Raichu
Artwork
Names
- English: Raichu
- Japanese: ライチュウ (Raichu)
- German: Raichu
- French: Raichu
Number(s)
- National: 26
- Hoenn: 157
- Johto: 23
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Ground / Fairy
Evolution
| Baby/Pre-evo | Basic | Stage One |
|---|---|---|
 PichuBaby form |  PikachuHappiness |  RaichuThunderstone |
Size
- Height: 0.8 m / 2’07”
- Weight: 30.0 kg / 66.1 lbs.
Damage Taken
- ×½: Flying, Steel, Electric
- ×2: Ground
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 475 | ||
| HP | 51 | 0 | |
| Attack | 25 | 0 | |
| Defense | 54 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 21 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 31 | 0 | |
| Speed | 14 | 3 | |
Ability
- Static
- Game's description
- Contact with the Pokémon may cause paralysis.
- Battle effect
- The opponent has a 30% chance of being induced with PARALYZE when using an attack, that requires physical contact, against this Pokémon.
- Map effect
- If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering an Electric-type wild Pokémon increases to 150%.
Wild Item
- Diamond/Pearl
- Oran Berry (5%)
Pal Park
- Area: Forest
- Points: 90
- Encounter rate: 3
Miscellaneous
- Species: Mouse Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 2,560
- Color: Yellow
- Catch Rate: 75
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Medium Fast
1,000,000 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Evolve from Pikachu [Evolve]
- Pearl
- Evolve from Pikachu [Evolve]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Red/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 electricity builds, its muscles are stimulated, and it becomes more aggressive 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 electricity 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.
- Fire Red
- Its electric charges can reach even 100,000 volts. Careless contact can cause even an Indian elephant to faint.
- Leaf Green
- 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.