The Essentials on Raichu
- Type
- Electric
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Ground Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Electric, Flying, Steel
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Special Forms
- Alolan Form · Mega Evolution Details
- Stats
- Total 475 · top stat: Speed (100) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 54 in the Lumiose Pokédex, 20 Wild Zone
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 75 in the Paldea Pokédex, No. 22 in the Kitakami Pokédex
- Pokémon Champions: playable, with Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny
- Other Names
- Raichu in French · ライチュウ, Raichu in Japanese · Raichu in German All Languages
Overview
Raichu is a Electric-type Pokémon, No. 26 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 1. Category: Mouse Pokémon. Height: 0.8 m, weight: 30 kg.
Raichu evolves from Pikachu and does not evolve further.
Ability: Static. Hidden Ability: Lightning Rod. Raichu is weak to Ground-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 1
Red / Blue / Yellow
National No.
#026
National Pokédex
Category
Mouse Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
60
255
Attack
90
255
Defense
55
255
Special Attack
90
255
Special Defense
80
255
Speed
100
255
Total
475
Min HP (Lv. 100)
230
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
324
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Electric). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 1 type
Ground
×2
Normal (×1) — 14 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 3 types
Electric
×½
Flying
×½
Steel
×½
Abilities
Ability 1
The Pokémon is charged with static electricity and may paralyze attackers that make direct contact with it.
The Pokémon draws in all Electric-type moves. Instead of taking damage from them, its Sp. Atk stat is boosted.
Raichu Evolution
Raichu Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Electric
Alolan Form
Electric · Psychic
Alolan Form
Mega Evolution
Electric
Mega Evolution
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Raichu Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Thunder Punch
Electric
Phys.
100%
75
15
1
Fake Out
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
10
1
Electro Ball
Electric
Spec.
100%
—
10
1
Thunder Wave
Electric
Stat
90%
—
20
1
Play Nice
Normal
Stat
—
—
20
1
Charm
Fairy
Stat
100%
—
20
1
Discharge
Electric
Spec.
100%
80
15
1
Sweet Kiss
Fairy
Stat
75%
—
10
1
Thunder Shock
Electric
Spec.
100%
40
30
1
Encore
Normal
Stat
100%
—
5
1
Spark
Electric
Phys.
100%
65
20
1
Thunder
Electric
Spec.
70%
110
10
1
Nuzzle
Electric
Phys.
100%
20
20
1
Agility
Psychic
Stat
—
—
30
1
Nasty Plot
Dark
Stat
—
—
20
1
Tail Whip
Normal
Stat
100%
—
30
1
Light Screen
Psychic
Stat
—
—
30
1
Iron Tail
Steel
Phys.
75%
100
15
1
Double Team
Normal
Stat
—
—
15
1
Growl
Normal
Stat
100%
—
40
1
Feint
Normal
Phys.
100%
30
10
1
Slam
Normal
Phys.
75%
80
20
1
Quick Attack
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
30
5
Thunderbolt
Electric
Spec.
100%
90
15
15
Swift
Normal
Spec.
—
60
20
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Fairy · Field
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Speed
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Raichu
Available in 7 games, 11 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Blue
Red
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation I
Blue 4 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(4)
Kanto Power Plant
Lv. 33 4%
Kanto Power Plant
Lv. 36 1%
Cerulean Cave 1F
Lv. 53 4%
Cerulean Cave B1F
Lv. 64 10%
Red 2 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(2)
Cerulean Cave 1F
Lv. 53 4%
Cerulean Cave B1F
Lv. 64 10%
Generation VIII
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Hisui Region
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Red
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Blue
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
In Our Tier Lists
Raichu in Pokémon GO
- 2,182Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,247Perfect CP in Raids
- 1 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Sword
“Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high-voltage power.”
Red
“Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high voltage power.”
Blue
“Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high voltage power.”
Yellow
“When electricity builds up inside its body, it becomes feisty. It also glows in the dark.”
Gold
“When its electric ity builds, its muscles are stimu lated, and it be comes more aggres sive than usual.”
Silver
“If the electric pouches in its cheeks become fully charged, both ears will stand straight up.”
Crystal
“If its electric pouches run empty, it raises its tail to gather electri city from the atmosphere.”
Ruby
“If the electrical sacks become excessively charged, RAICHU plants its tail in the ground and discharges. Scorched patches of ground will be found near this POKéMON’s nest.”
Sapphire
“This POKéMON exudes a weak electrical charge from all over its body that makes it take on a slight glow in darkness. RAICHU searches for electricity by planting its tail in the ground.”
Emerald
“If it stores too much electricity, its behavior turns aggressive. To avoid this, it occasionally discharges excess energy and calms itself down.”
FireRed
“Its electric charges can reach even 100,000 volts. Careless contact can cause even an Indian elephant to faint.”
LeafGreen
“Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high-voltage power.”
Diamond
“It turns aggressive if it has too much electricity in its body. It discharges power through its tail.”
Pearl
“It can loose 100,000-volt bursts of electricity, instantly downing foes several times its size.”
Platinum
“Its tail discharges electricity into the ground, protecting it from getting shocked.”
HeartGold
“When its electricity builds, its muscles are stimulated, and it becomes more aggressive than usual.”
SoulSilver
“If the electric pouches in its cheeks become fully charged, both ears will stand straight up.”
Black
“Its tail discharges electricity into the ground, protecting it from getting shocked.”
White
“Its tail discharges electricity into the ground, protecting it from getting shocked.”
Black 2
“Its tail discharges electricity into the ground, protecting it from getting shocked.”
White 2
“Its tail discharges electricity into the ground, protecting it from getting shocked.”
X
“When its electricity builds, its muscles are stimulated, and it becomes more aggressive than usual.”
Y
“It can loose 100,000-volt bursts of electricity, instantly downing foes several times its size.”
Omega Ruby
“If the electrical sacs become excessively charged, Raichu plants its tail in the ground and discharges. Scorched patches of ground will be found near this Pokémon’s nest.”
Alpha Sapphire
“This Pokémon exudes a weak electrical charge from all over its body that makes it take on a slight glow in darkness. Raichu plants its tail in the ground to discharge electricity.”
Sun
“It unleashes electric shocks that can reach 100,000 volts. When agitated, it can knock out even an Indian elephant.”
Moon
“It becomes aggressive when it has electricity stored up. At such times, even its Trainer has to take care to avoid being attacked.”
Ultra Sun
“As electricity builds up inside its body, it becomes more aggressive. One theory is that the electricity buildup is actually causing stress.”
Ultra Moon
“Because so many Trainers like the way Pikachu looks, you don’t see this Pokémon very often.”
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
“When electricity builds up inside its body, it becomes feisty. It also glows in the dark.”
Let’s Go, Eevee!
“When electricity builds up inside its body, it becomes feisty. It also glows in the dark.”
Shield
“If its electric pouches run empty, it raises its tail to gather electricity from the atmosphere.”
Legends: Arceus
“It can discharge bursts of electricity exceeding 100,000 volts— a single strike with that amount of power would incapacitate one of the Copperajah of my homeland.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Raichu
🇬🇧 English
Raichu
🇯🇵 漢字
ライチュウ
🇯🇵 Kana
ライチュウ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Raichu
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Raichu
🇪🇸 Español
Raichu
🇮🇹 Italiano
Raichu
🇰🇷 한국어
라이츄
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
雷丘
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
雷丘
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Souris
🇬🇧 EN
Mouse Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ねずみポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Maus-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Origins and Trivia
Name origin: Raichu comes from the Japanese rai, “thunder”, and chū, the squeak of a mouse. Its name is the same in every language.
Design: Atsuko Nishida drew it, like Pikachu and Alolan Raichu. Its legs and long tail recall a jerboa or a kangaroo rat.
Alolan Raichu: Its Alolan form, an Electric and Psychic type introduced in Sun and Moon, gets around by surfing on its tail: a nod to surfing, born in Hawaii, the islands that inspired Alola.
Did you know?: During the creation of the first generation, Raichu was meant to evolve into Gorochu, a big rodent with fangs and horns; the idea was dropped for game balance. Raichu finally received two Mega Evolutions, X and Y, in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
Frequently asked questions about Raichu
What type is Raichu?
Raichu is a Electric-type Pokémon.
Can Raichu still evolve?
Raichu is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Pikachu, it does not evolve further.
What are Raichu's weaknesses?
Raichu is weak to Ground-type moves (×2 damage).
What is Raichu's Hidden Ability?
Raichu's Hidden Ability is Lightning Rod. Its regular Ability is Static.
Where to find Raichu in Pokémon Legends: Z-A?
In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Raichu appears in the wild in Wild Zone 20. Lumiose Pokédex number: 54. All Wild Zones
How to Mega Evolve Raichu?
Raichu can Mega Evolve in battle if it holds the matching Mega Stone. For Mega Raichu X, the required Mega Stone is Raichunite X. In Pokémon Champions: given as a special gift. For Mega Raichu Y, the required Mega Stone is Raichunite Y. In Pokémon Champions: given as a special gift.
Is Raichu available in Pokémon Champions?
Yes, Raichu is playable in Pokémon Champions, as is Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y. In our Champions · Doubles tier list, Raichu is ranked tier A (No. 13).
Can you get a Shiny Raichu in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Raichu is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
