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raichu
#026

Raichu

Mouse Pokémon

Electric

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.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 90
Defense 55
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 80
Speed 110
Total 485

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Mouse Pokémon
Height 0.8 m
Weight 30.0 kg
Base Exp 218
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Ground ,Fairy

Sprites

raichu Front Front
raichu Back Back
raichu Front Shiny Front Shiny
raichu Back Shiny Back Shiny
raichu Front ♀ Front ♀
raichu Back ♀ Back ♀
raichu Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
raichu Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
raichu Official Art Official Art
raichu Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.4%
Encore
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Mild / Rash
EVs
Atk 68
SpA 200
Spe 240
Special Sweeper with Focus Punch
Moves
Focus Punch / Substitute
Hidden Power Ice / Hidden Power Grass
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Wish
Moves
Hidden Power Grass / Hidden Power Ice
Thunder Wave / Substitute
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 108
SpA 252
Spe 148
Reversal
Item
Salac Berry
Nature
Lonely
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 120
Spe 136

Strategy Overview

Can be a threat to standard teams if your opponent doesn't happen to have Celebi, as it hits about any standard wall quite hard.

Most Used Moves

Encore
58.8%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
71.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc