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#0026

Raichu

Mouse Pokémon

ElectricGen I · Kanto

Height: 0.8 m
Weight: 30.0 kg
Total: 485

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Description

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.

Pokédex text from Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Raichu base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

110

Total485

What is Raichu weak to?

Weaknesses

Ground×2

Resistances

Electric×½
Flying×½
Steel×½

Immunities

None

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

How does Raichu evolve?

#0172

Pichu

Electric

Level up with friendship ≥ 220

#0025

Pikachu

Electric

Use Thunder Stone

#0026

Raichu

Electric

Which moves does Raichu learn?

Moves from Scarlet / Violet: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (21)

Moves it learns: By level (21)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Evo.	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Thunder Shock	Electric	Special	40	100	30
1	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90	20
1	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
1	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
1	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100	30
1	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
1	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
1	Sweet Kiss	Fairy	Status	—	75	10
1	Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100	20
1	Spark	Electric	Physical	65	100	20
1	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15
1	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100	10
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
1	Discharge	Electric	Special	80	100	15
1	Electro Ball	Electric	Special	—	100	10
1	Play Nice	Normal	Status	—	—	20
1	Nuzzle	Electric	Physical	20	100	20
5	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15

By TM (49)

Moves it learns: By TM (49)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Alluring Voice	Fairy	Special	80	100	10
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
Charge	Electric	Status	—	—	20
Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90	10
Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100	20
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
Disarming Voice	Fairy	Special	40	—	15
Draining Kiss	Fairy	Special	50	100	10
Eerie Impulse	Electric	Status	—	100	15
Electric Terrain	Electric	Status	—	—	10
Electro Ball	Electric	Special	—	100	10
Electroweb	Electric	Special	55	95	15
Encore	Normal	Status	—	100	5
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100	5
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Grass Knot	Grass	Special	—	100	20
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100	20
Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90	10
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100	15
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90	20
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15
Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100	20
Upper Hand	Fighting	Physical	65	100	15
Volt Switch	Electric	Special	70	100	20
Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100	15

Raichu forms and variants

Alolan Form
Regional form · Alola
ElectricPsychic(different types)
Total 485 · 0.7 m · 21.0 kg
Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form: Alolan Form
HP
60
Attack
85
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
95
Sp. Def
85
Speed
110
Total485
Weaknesses
Ground×2
Bug×2
Ghost×2
Dark×2
Resistances
Electric×½
Fighting×½
Flying×½
Psychic×½
Steel×½
Immunities
None
Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.
- Surge Surfer
Mega Raichu X
Mega Evolution
Electric
Total 585 (+100) · 1.2 m · 38.0 kg
Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form: Mega Raichu X
HP
60
Attack
135
Defense
95
Sp. Atk
90
Sp. Def
95
Speed
110
Total585
Weaknesses
Ground×2
Resistances
Electric×½
Flying×½
Steel×½
Immunities
None
Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.
- Electric Surge
Mega Raichu Y
Mega Evolution
Electric
Total 585 (+100) · 1.0 m · 26.0 kg
Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form: Mega Raichu Y
HP
60
Attack
100
Defense
55
Sp. Atk
160
Sp. Def
80
Speed
130
Total585
Weaknesses
Ground×2
Resistances
Electric×½
Flying×½
Steel×½
Immunities
None
Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.
- No Guard

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Which moves does Raichu learn?

Moves from Scarlet / Violet: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (21)

Moves it learns: By level (21)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Evo.	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Thunder Shock	Electric	Special	40	100	30
1	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90	20
1	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
1	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
1	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100	30
1	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
1	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
1	Sweet Kiss	Fairy	Status	—	75	10
1	Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100	20
1	Spark	Electric	Physical	65	100	20
1	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15
1	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100	10
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
1	Discharge	Electric	Special	80	100	15
1	Electro Ball	Electric	Special	—	100	10
1	Play Nice	Normal	Status	—	—	20
1	Nuzzle	Electric	Physical	20	100	20
5	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15

By TM (49)

Moves it learns: By TM (49)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Alluring Voice	Fairy	Special	80	100	10
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
Charge	Electric	Status	—	—	20
Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90	10
Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100	20
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
Disarming Voice	Fairy	Special	40	—	15
Draining Kiss	Fairy	Special	50	100	10
Eerie Impulse	Electric	Status	—	100	15
Electric Terrain	Electric	Status	—	—	10
Electro Ball	Electric	Special	—	100	10
Electroweb	Electric	Special	55	95	15
Encore	Normal	Status	—	100	5
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100	5
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Grass Knot	Grass	Special	—	100	20
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100	20
Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90	10
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100	15
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90	20
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15
Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100	20
Upper Hand	Fighting	Physical	65	100	15
Volt Switch	Electric	Special	70	100	20
Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100	15

Raichu forms and variants

Alolan Form

Regional form · Alola

Electric

Psychic(different types)

Total 485 · 0.7 m · 21.0 kg

Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

110

Total485

Weaknesses

Ground×2
Bug×2
Ghost×2
Dark×2

Resistances

Electric×½
Fighting×½
Flying×½
Psychic×½
Steel×½

Immunities

None

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

Surge Surfer

Mega Raichu X

Mega Evolution

Electric

Total 585 (+100) · 1.2 m · 38.0 kg

Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form

Attack

135

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

110

Total585

Weaknesses

Ground×2

Resistances

Electric×½
Flying×½
Steel×½

Immunities

None

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

Electric Surge

Mega Raichu Y

Mega Evolution

Electric

Total 585 (+100) · 1.0 m · 26.0 kg

Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form

Attack

100

Defense

Sp. Atk

160

Sp. Def

Speed

130

Total585

Weaknesses

Ground×2

Resistances

Electric×½
Flying×½
Steel×½

Immunities

None

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

No Guard