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raichu
#026

Raichu

Mouse Pokémon

Electric

When its electricity builds, its muscles are stimulated, and it becomes more aggressive than usual.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

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

Nasty Plot
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Lightning Rod
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
All-Out Attacker
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Raichu is a decent wallbreaker with access to Nasty Plot, good coverage, and a high Special Attack. Raichu has excellent Speed that lets it outrun the majority of the PU tier, allowing it to revenge kill and clean up while still being able to wallbreak. Raichu is also good at taking advantage of forced switches by pivoting with Volt Switch or setting up with Nasty Plot. Raichu faces a lot of competition from the faster Zebstrika and Electrode, but it has the advantages of hitting harder and having access to Nasty Plot. It also faces competition with Electabuzz, which is bulkier, but Raichu is a little faster and has Nasty Plot. Finally, Raichu is very frail, meaning that it is easily revenge killed and has a hard time setting up.

Most Used Moves

Surf
15.4%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
53.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc