Raichu

Pokédex number	026	Gender ratio	50% male, 50% female	Growth rate	Medium Fast
Category	Mouse Pokémon	Steps to hatch	2805	Base EXP yield	214
Base friendship	70	Egg groups	Fairy, Field

Normal Form

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Type	Electric
Weaknesses	GROUND
Resistances	FLYING STEEL ELECTRIC

Abilities	Name	Description
Regular Abilities	Static	May paralyze any attacker who makes direct contact.
Regular Abilities	Lightning Rod	Attracts Electric moves. They raise its Sp. Atk.

Pokédex entry	If it stores too much electricity, its behavior turns aggressive. To avoid this, it occasionally discharges excess energy and calms itself down.
Cry
Height	3′7″ / 0.8 m	Weight	661 lb / 30.0 kg	Catch Rate	75
Wild held items	None
Eggs hatch into	Pichu

Stats

	HP	Attack	Defense	Speed	Special Attack	Special Defense	Total
Base stats	60	90	55	110	90	80	485
EV yields	0	0	0	3	0	0	3

Evolution

Pichu

→ Level up with at least 220 friendship

Pikachu

→ Use a Thunder Stone in certain areas (details)

Raichu (Normal Form)

→ Use a Thunder Stone in certain areas (details)

Raichu (Alolan Form)

Moves

Learnt by levelling up

Level	Move
1	Thunder Shock
1	Tail Whip
1	Quick Attack
1	Thunderbolt

Learnt from a pre-evolution

Pre-evolution	Move	Method
Pichu	Bestow	Egg Move
Pichu	Bide	Egg Move
Pichu	Charge	Egg Move
Pichu	Disarming Voice	Egg Move
Pichu	Double Slap	Egg Move
Pichu	Electric Terrain	Egg Move
Pichu	Encore	Egg Move
Pichu	Endure	Egg Move
Pichu	Fake Out	Egg Move
Pichu	Flail	Egg Move
Pichu	Lucky Chant	Egg Move
Pichu	Present	Egg Move
Pichu	Reversal	Egg Move
Pichu	Tickle	Egg Move
Pichu	Volt Tackle	Egg Move
Pichu	Wish	Egg Move
Pichu	Charm	Level 1
Pichu	Sweet Kiss	Level 10
Pichu	Nasty Plot	Level 13
Pichu	Uproar	Move Tutor
Pikachu	Extreme Speed	Level 1
Pikachu	Sing	Level 1
Pikachu	Yawn	Level 1
Pikachu	Growl	Level 5
Pikachu	Play Nice	Level 7
Pikachu	Electro Ball	Level 13
Pikachu	Feint	Level 21
Pikachu	Spark	Level 26
Pikachu	Nuzzle	Level 29
Pikachu	Discharge	Level 34
Pikachu	Slam	Level 37
Pikachu	Agility	Level 45
Pikachu	Volt Tackle	Move Tutor

Learnt from TMs/TMXs

Item	Move
TM06	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power
TM15	Hyper Beam
TM16	Light Screen
TM17	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance
TM21	Frustration
TM24	Thunderbolt
TM25	Thunder
TM27	Return
TM31	Brick Break
TM32	Double Team
TM42	Facade
TM44	Rest
TM45	Attract
TM46	Thief
TM48	Round
TM49	Echoed Voice
TM52	Focus Blast
TM56	Fling
TM57	Charge Beam
TM68	Giga Impact
TM72	Volt Switch
TM73	Thunder Wave
TM86	Grass Knot
TM87	Swagger
TM88	Sleep Talk
TM90	Substitute
TM93	Wild Charge
TM94	Secret Power
TM100	Confide
TMX2	Fly
TMX3	Surf
TMX4	Strength
TMX7	Rock Smash
TMX8	Flash

Learnt from Move Tutors

Encounter rates

Area ID	Area name	Encounter method	Level range	Rate
834	New World	Grass	99–105	15 %
455	Cerulean Cave	Cave	55–65	5 %
847	New World	Grass	103–110	15 %

Appearances in Trainer teams

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Level 76, holding Wise Glasses, male, 70 friendship
Lightning Rod
Modest nature

Moves

Focus Blast (5 PP)
Thunderbolt (15 PP)
Hidden Power (15 PP)
Nasty Plot (20 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	248	149	112	243	181	150
EVs	252	4	0	252	0	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 75, holding Wise Glasses, male, 70 friendship
Lightning Rod
Modest nature

Moves

Focus Blast (5 PP)
Thunderbolt (15 PP)
Hidden Power (15 PP)
Nasty Plot (20 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	245	147	110	240	179	148
EVs	252	4	0	252	0	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 75, no item, random gender, 70 friendship
Static/Lightning Rod (?)
Docile nature

Moves

Psychic (10 PP)
Thunderbolt (15 PP)
Focus Blast (5 PP)
Hidden Power (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	202	167	114	197	167	152
EVs	85	85	85	85	85	85
IVs	15	15	15	15	15	15

Level 69, holding Magical Seed, random gender, 70 friendship
Lightning Rod
Naive nature

Moves

Heart Stamp (25 PP)
Hidden Power (15 PP)
Uproar (10 PP)
Brick Break (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	197	165	116	211	165	135
EVs	85	85	85	85	85	85
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 74, no item, random gender, 70 friendship
Lightning Rod
Hardy nature

Moves

Nasty Plot (20 PP)
Discharge (15 PP)
Hidden Power (15 PP)
Focus Blast (5 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	195	161	109	190	161	146
EVs	85	85	85	85	85	85
IVs	10	10	10	10	10	10

Appearances in battle facilities

Holding Air Balloon; Lightning Rod; Timid nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	0	0	0	252	252	0

Holding Focus Sash; Lightning Rod; Jolly nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	0	0	0	252	252	0

Holding Assault Vest; Static; Calm nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	252	0	0	0	0	252

Holding Life Orb; Lightning Rod; Jolly nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	0	252	0	252	0	0

Holding Elemental Seed; Lightning Rod; Modest nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	252	0	0	252	252	0

Alolan Form

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Type	Electric Psychic
Weaknesses	GROUND BUG GHOST DARK
Resistances	FIGHTING FLYING STEEL ELECTRIC PSYCHIC

Abilities	Name	Description
Regular Abilities	Surge Surfer	Electric Terrain doubles this Pokémon's Speed stat.
Regular Abilities	Surge Surfer	Electric Terrain doubles this Pokémon's Speed stat.

Pokédex entry	It uses psychokinesis to control electricity. It hops aboard its own tail, using psychic power to lift the tail and move about while riding it.
Cry
Height	23′12″ / 7.0 m	Weight	4630 lb / 210.0 kg	Catch Rate	75
Wild held items	None
Eggs hatch into	Pichu

Stats

	HP	Attack	Defense	Speed	Special Attack	Special Defense	Total
Base stats	60	85	50	110	95	85	485
EV yields	0	0	0	3	0	0	3

Evolution

Pichu

→ Level up with at least 220 friendship

Pikachu

→ Use a Thunder Stone in certain areas (details)

Raichu (Normal Form)

→ Use a Thunder Stone in certain areas (details)

Raichu (Alolan Form)

Moves

Learnt by levelling up

Level	Move
1	Speed Swap
1	Thunder Shock
1	Tail Whip
1	Quick Attack
1	Thunderbolt

Learnt on evolution

Psychic

Learnt from a pre-evolution

Pre-evolution	Move	Method
Pichu	Bestow	Egg Move
Pichu	Bide	Egg Move
Pichu	Charge	Egg Move
Pichu	Disarming Voice	Egg Move
Pichu	Double Slap	Egg Move
Pichu	Electric Terrain	Egg Move
Pichu	Encore	Egg Move
Pichu	Endure	Egg Move
Pichu	Fake Out	Egg Move
Pichu	Flail	Egg Move
Pichu	Lucky Chant	Egg Move
Pichu	Present	Egg Move
Pichu	Reversal	Egg Move
Pichu	Tickle	Egg Move
Pichu	Volt Tackle	Egg Move
Pichu	Wish	Egg Move
Pichu	Charm	Level 1
Pichu	Sweet Kiss	Level 10
Pichu	Nasty Plot	Level 13
Pichu	Uproar	Move Tutor
Pikachu	Extreme Speed	Level 1
Pikachu	Sing	Level 1
Pikachu	Yawn	Level 1
Pikachu	Growl	Level 5
Pikachu	Play Nice	Level 7
Pikachu	Electro Ball	Level 13
Pikachu	Feint	Level 21
Pikachu	Spark	Level 26
Pikachu	Nuzzle	Level 29
Pikachu	Discharge	Level 34
Pikachu	Slam	Level 37
Pikachu	Agility	Level 45
Pikachu	Volt Tackle	Move Tutor

Learnt from TMs/TMXs

Item	Move
TM03	Psyshock
TM04	Calm Mind
TM06	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power
TM15	Hyper Beam
TM16	Light Screen
TM17	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance
TM20	Safeguard
TM21	Frustration
TM24	Thunderbolt
TM25	Thunder
TM27	Return
TM29	Psychic
TM31	Brick Break
TM32	Double Team
TM33	Reflect
TM42	Facade
TM44	Rest
TM45	Attract
TM46	Thief
TM48	Round
TM49	Echoed Voice
TM52	Focus Blast
TM56	Fling
TM57	Charge Beam
TM68	Giga Impact
TM72	Volt Switch
TM73	Thunder Wave
TM86	Grass Knot
TM87	Swagger
TM88	Sleep Talk
TM90	Substitute
TM93	Wild Charge
TM94	Secret Power
TM100	Confide
TMX2	Fly
TMX3	Surf
TMX4	Strength
TMX7	Rock Smash
TMX8	Flash

Learnt from Move Tutors

Encounter rates

There are no regular wild encounters for this Pokémon.

Appearances in Trainer teams

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Level 128, holding Wise Glasses, male, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Modest nature

Moves

Focus Blast (8 PP)
Thunderbolt (24 PP)
Hidden Power (24 PP)
Psychic (16 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	411	236	172	406	315	262
EVs	252	4	0	252	0	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 100, holding Focus Sash, random gender, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Timid nature

Moves

Nasty Plot (32 PP)
Thunderbolt (24 PP)
Surf (24 PP)
Psyshock (16 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	262	185	136	350	289	206
EVs	4	0	0	252	252	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 46, no item, female, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Modest nature

Moves

Volt Switch (20 PP)
Psychic (10 PP)
Nasty Plot (20 PP)
Thunderbolt (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	130	91	70	125	122	102
EVs	69	69	69	69	69	69
IVs	25	25	25	25	25	25

Level 49, no item, female, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Modest nature

Moves

Volt Switch (20 PP)
Psychic (10 PP)
Nasty Plot (20 PP)
Thunderbolt (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	138	98	75	133	130	109
EVs	73	73	73	73	73	73
IVs	25	25	25	25	25	25

Level 36, no item, female, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Modest nature

Moves

Volt Switch (20 PP)
Psychic (10 PP)
Nuzzle (20 PP)
Fake Out (10 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	99	68	51	94	91	76
EVs	54	54	54	54	54	54
IVs	15	15	15	15	15	15

Level 100, holding Aloraichium-Z, random gender, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Timid nature

Moves

Grass Knot (32 PP)
Signal Beam (24 PP)
Psyshock (16 PP)
Thunderbolt (24 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	261	185	137	350	289	206
EVs	0	0	4	252	252	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 72, no item, random gender, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Hardy nature

Moves

Quick Attack (30 PP)
Thunderbolt (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	190	149	99	185	164	149
EVs	85	85	85	85	85	85
IVs	10	10	10	10	10	10

Level 94, holding Synthetic Seed, female, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Timid nature

Moves

Volt Switch (20 PP)
Psychic (10 PP)
Focus Blast (5 PP)
Discharge (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	245	173	129	330	271	193
EVs	0	0	4	252	252	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 120, holding Aloraichium-Z, random gender, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Timid nature

Moves

Thunderbolt (24 PP)
Psyshock (16 PP)
Nasty Plot (32 PP)
Surf (24 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	311	221	163	419	345	246
EVs	0	0	4	252	252	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 100, holding Aloraichium-Z, random gender, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Timid nature

Moves

Thunderbolt (24 PP)
Psyshock (16 PP)
Nasty Plot (32 PP)
Surf (24 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	261	185	137	350	289	206
EVs	0	0	4	252	252	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 100, holding Focus Sash, random gender, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Timid nature

Moves

Thunderbolt (24 PP)
Psyshock (16 PP)
Nasty Plot (32 PP)
Focus Blast (8 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	261	185	137	350	289	206
EVs	0	0	4	252	252	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 38, no item, random gender, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Hardy nature

Moves

Quick Attack (30 PP)
Thunderbolt (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	102	78	52	97	86	78
EVs	57	57	57	57	57	57
IVs	10	10	10	10	10	10

Level 79, no item, random gender, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Hardy nature

Moves

Grass Knot (20 PP)
Nasty Plot (20 PP)
Psyshock (10 PP)
Discharge (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	208	163	108	203	179	163
EVs	85	85	85	85	85	85
IVs	10	10	10	10	10	10

Level 73, holding Elemental Seed, random gender, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Modest nature

Moves

Surf (15 PP)
Thunderbolt (15 PP)
Psyshock (10 PP)
Nasty Plot (20 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	185	129	93	180	174	144
EVs	85	85	85	85	85	85
IVs	0	0	0	0	0	0

Level 125, holding Aloraichium-Z, random gender, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Modest nature

Moves

Thunderbolt (24 PP)
Psyshock (16 PP)
Surf (24 PP)
Reflect (32 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	323	230	170	397	396	256
EVs	0	0	4	252	252	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 39, no item, female, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Hardy nature

Moves

Hidden Power (15 PP)
Nasty Plot (20 PP)
Psychic (10 PP)
Thunderbolt (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	112	88	61	107	96	88
EVs	58	58	58	58	58	58
IVs	30	30	30	30	30	30

Level 38, no item, female, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Hardy nature

Moves

Hidden Power (15 PP)
Nasty Plot (20 PP)
Psychic (10 PP)
Thunderbolt (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	106	82	55	101	90	82
EVs	57	57	57	57	57	57
IVs	20	20	20	20	20	20

Level 74, no item, female, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Modest nature

Moves

Nuzzle (20 PP)
Nasty Plot (20 PP)
Psyshock (10 PP)
Discharge (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	196	137	101	237	236	153
EVs	4	0	0	252	252	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 75, holding Synthetic Seed, female, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Modest nature

Moves

Nuzzle (20 PP)
Nasty Plot (20 PP)
Psyshock (10 PP)
Discharge (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	199	139	103	240	239	155
EVs	4	0	0	252	252	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Level 91, holding Focus Sash, female, 70 friendship
Surge Surfer
Modest nature

Moves

Nuzzle (20 PP)
Nasty Plot (20 PP)
Psyshock (10 PP)
Thunderbolt (15 PP)

Stats
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
	239	168	124	290	289	187
EVs	4	0	0	252	252	0
IVs	31	31	31	31	31	31

Appearances in battle facilities

Holding Elemental Seed; Surge Surfer; Modest nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	252	0	0	252	252	0

Holding Focus Sash; Surge Surfer; Timid nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	0	0	0	252	252	0

Holding Choice Specs; Surge Surfer; Timid nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	0	0	0	252	252	0

Holding Air Balloon; Surge Surfer; Timid nature

Moves

EVs
	HP	Atk	Def	Spe	SpA	SpD
EVs	0	0	0	252	252	0