Raichu

Raichu ライチュウ
Pikachu < Raichu > Sandshrew
Species	Type
Mouse Pokémon
Number	Ability
#26	Static Lightningrod
Height	Weight
2'7" (0.8m)	66.1 lbs. (30kg)
Gender Ratio
Male: 50%	Female: 50%
Evolves From	Evolves Into
Pikachu	None
Egg Group	Catch Rate
Field/Fairy	75
Tier	EV Yield
NU/RU	3 Speed Points

Raichu (ライチュウ) is the 26th Pokémon in the Pokédex. It is an Electric Type, and it is known as the Mouse Pokémon.

Raichu has the Static Ability, which may paralyze a Pokémon if an attack that requires making direct contact with it is used. A second Ability is available to ,Raichu from the Dream World, the Lightningrod Ability. This Ability draws all electric attacks to that Pokémon, nullifying the move along with its effects, and raising it's Special Attack by one stage.

Pichu can evolve into Pikachu by way of high Happiness and Leveling Up, and can evolve into Raichu by using a Thunderstone.

Raichu is in the Egg Groups Field and Fairy, and its Egg takes approximately 2,560 Steps to hatch. It takes Raichu One Million Experience Points to reach Level 100.

[edit] Biology

[edit] Physiology

Raichu is very much like it's evolution family, but with very distinctive features. It is an orangey-brown mouse Pokémon with brown ears, paws and markings. It also has a cream stomach, and yellow cheeks. These yellow pouches are the key to it's Electric power, it stores up if it hasn't been released and so the build up can make it angrier. It has a long black tail which a large lightning bolt shape is attached to. Females' tails are smaller and blunt at the end. It is one of three Pokémon able to use the attack Volt Tackle and is the second Pokémon to show this attack in the anime.

[edit] Gender Differences

Male Raichu have a sharper lightning bolt-shaped tail.

[edit] Game Information

[edit] Original Games

Raichu can be found at Cerulean Cave and Kanto's Power Plant in Red and Blue.

In all other games, the only way to obtain a Raichu is to trade for one, including in Pokémon Yellow because the Pikachu received at the start of the game can only evolve by trading it to another game, as it won't evolve from using a Thunderstone.

[edit] Spin-Off Games

Raichu can be found at Secret Storage 8 and Mr. Who's Den in Pokémon Trozei!.

Raichu can only be obtained by evolving Pikachu in the first set of Mystery Dungeon games. In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, Raichu can be found at Sky Stairway 1F-49F. Raichu is exclusive to Light Adventure Squad in Mystery Dungeon 3, appearing at Light Summit 21F-29F and Legendary Mountains on the following floors: 26, 28, 31-37, 39 & 40, 43, 45 and 47-49. Raichu can be found at Silent Tundra, Dreamy Isle, Cape at the Edge and Strongest Trail in Gates to Infinity.

Raichu can be found in many locations in Pokémon Ranger. In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Raichu can be found at The Ice Lake, Almia Castle, and Volcano Cave. Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs has Raichu at multiple locations on Sobiana Island in the Present, and can be obtained in the Thunder Temple missions A Shock Everywhere You Turn and Panic at the Perplexing Temple in the past by defeating it or a Pikachu and obtaining its Slate.

Raichu can be found at the Cavern Zone and Haunted Zone in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure. To obtain it, awaken Snorlax first, then complete a Tag Race. In PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond, Raichu can be found at Cove Town in the Cove Area. To befriend it you'll have to battle it using Pikachu, after which you'll be able to call Raichu into battle.

The only way to obtain Raichu in Pokémon Conquest is to evolve a Pikachu.

[edit] Trading Card Game

Like it's pre-evolved form Pikachu, Raichu appears in many different sets, along with Pokémon Organized Play Series 9 as a Rare Card, the Diamond/Pearl Promo and Black/White Promo sets.

[edit] Anime/Manga Information

[edit] Anime

Raichu in the Anime.

Lt. Surge would use a Raichu in the episode Electric Shock Showdown, defeating Ash's Pikachu using an overwhelming amount of power, only to be defeated by Ash's Pikachu in a rematch because Pikachu took advantage of the speed-based moves that Raichu never got the chance to learn.

Volkner would use a Raichu in Flint Sparks the Fire! and The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!, the latter of which would see Ash's Gym Battle against Volkner get postponed due to one of Team Rocket's shenanigans.

Other trainers have used Raichu in Lights, Camera, Quacktion!, Stage Fight, Mild'n Wooley, Cooking up a Great Story!, and Pika and Goliath.

[edit] Movies

Volkner's Raichu makes an appearance in Zoroark: Master of Illusions. Wild Raichu make appearances in The Power of One and the Pikachu Short Pikachu's Vacation.

[edit] Manga

Lt. Surge uses his own Raichu in Chapters 29, 139-142 and 154.

Volkner would use a Raichu of his own in Chapters 404, 405, 412 and 416.

[edit] Pokémon Information

[edit] Competitive Battling

Raichu finds itself in the Never-Utilized and Rarely-Utilized Tiers of Competitive Battling. While moderately powerful attacks stand a good chance of defeating a Raichu due to its low Defenses, it has the potential to be a very dangerous special sweeper if it can set up with Nasty Plot, and Lightningrod gives it an immunity to Electric-Type moves and increases its Special Attack as well.

For Raichu, it's KO or be KO'd, and if played correctly Raichu will be able to get a number of KO's before being defeated.

[edit] Area Locations

[edit] Pokédex Entries

[edit] Pokéthlon Statistics

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Moves

[edit] Via Level-up

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Start	Thundershock		40	100	Special
Start	Tail Whip		N/A	100	Status
Start	Quick Attack		40	100	Physical
Start	Thunderbolt		95	100	Special

[edit] Via TM/HM

TM/HM No.	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
TM06	Toxic		--	90	Status
TM10	Hidden Power		??	100	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam		150	90	Special
TM16	Light Screen		--	--	Status
TM17	Protect		--	--	Status
TM18	Rain Dance		--	--	Status
TM21	Frustration		??	100	Physical
TM24	Thunderbolt		95	100	Special
TM25	Thunder		120	70	Special
TM27	Return		??	100	Physical
TM28	Dig		80	100	Physical
TM31	Brick Break		75	100	Physical
TM32	Double Team		--	--	Status
TM42	Facade		70	100	Physical
TM44	Rest		--	--	Status
TM45	Attract		--	100	Status
TM46	Thief		40	100	Physical
TM48	Round		60	100	Special
TM49	Echoed Voice		40	100	Special
TM52	Focus Blast		120	70	Special
TM56	Fling		??	100	Physical
TM57	Charge Beam		50	90	Special
TM68	Giga Impact		150	90	Physical
TM70	Flash		--	100	Status
TM72	Volt Switch		70	100	Special
TM73	Thunder Wave		--	100	Status
TM86	Grass Knot		??	100	Special
TM87	Swagger		--	90	Status
TM90	Substitute		--	--	Status
TM93	Wild Charge		90	100	Physical
TM94	Rock Smash		40	100	Physical
HM04	Strength		80	100	Physical

[edit] Via Breeding

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Reversal		--	100%	Physical
Bide		--	--%	Status
Present		--	90%	Physical
Encore		--	100%	Status
Doubleslap		15	85%	Physical
Wish		--	--%	Status
Charge		--	--%	Status
Fake Out		40	100%	Physical
Thunderpunch		75	100%	Physical
Tickle		--	100%	Status
Flail		--	100%	Physical
Endure		--	--%	Status
Lucky Chant		--	--%	Status
Bestow		--	--%	Status
Volt Tackle*		120	100%	Physical

• Volt Tackle is only available if parent breeds while holding a Light Ball.

[edit] Pre-Evolution Exclusive Moves

[edit] Pichu

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
1	Charm		N/A	100	Status
13	Sweet Kiss		N/A	75	Status
18	Nasty Plot		N/A	N/A	Status

[edit] Pikachu

[edit] Via Level-Up

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
8	Thunder Wave		N/A	100	Status
18	Electro Ball		??	100	Special
21	Double Team		N/A	100	Status
26	Slam		80	75	Physical
34	Feint		30	100	Physical
37	Agility		N/A	N/A	Status
42	Discharge		80	100	Special
45	Light Screen		N/A	N/A	Status
50	Thunder		120	70	Special

[edit] Via Events

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Fly		90	95%	Physical
Sing		--	55%	Status
Surf		95	100%	Special
Teeter Dance		--	--%	Status
Extremespeed		80	100%	Physical

[edit] Generation III Exclusive Move Tutor Moves

[edit] Emerald

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Dynamicpunch		100	50%	Physical
Defense Curl		--	--%	Status

[edit] Fire Red/Leaf Green

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Mega Punch		80	85%	Physical
Mega Kick		120	75%	Physical
Body Slam		85	100%	Physical
Double-Edge		120	100%	Physical
Counter		??	100%	Physical
Seismic Toss		??	100%	Physical
Mimic		--	--%	Status

[edit] Generation IV Exclusive Moves

[edit] Via TM/HM

• TM01: Focus Punch
• TM34: Shock Wave
• TM43: Secret Power
• TM78: Captivate
• TM83: Natural Gift

[edit] Via Move Tutor

[edit] Platinum/Heart Gold/Soul Silver

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Swift		60	--%	Special
Mud-Slap		20	100%	Special
Rollout		30	100%	Physical

[edit] Heart Gold/Soul Silver

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Headbutt		70	100%	Physical

[edit] Evolution Line

Evolution Line
Pichu	Pikachu	Raichu
High Happiness + Level Up -- Use a Thunderstone

[edit] Type Matchups

Type	Attack Advantages	Attack Disadvantages	Defense Advantages	Defense Disadvantages