Raikou
Gold

The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.

Silver

A POKéMON that races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder.

Crystal

This rough POKéMON stores energy inside its body, then sweeps across the land, shooting off electricity.

Pokédex & Training Data

Classification Thunder Pokémon
Height 1.9 m (6'03")
Weight 178.0 kg (392.4 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen II
EV Yield +1 Sp. Atk
+2 speed
Catch Rate 3
Base Friendship 35
Growth Rate slow
Gender Ratio
Genderless
Egg Groups This Pokemon Cannot Breed

Pokédex Numbers

Johto (G/S/C) #238
Johto (HG/SS) #243
National #243

Game Locations

Roaming Johto Area

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Gold/Silver
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Leer
— 100% 30 Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.
1 Bite
60 100% 25 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
11 Thunder Shock
40 100% 30 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
21 Roar
— — 20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
31 Quick Attack
40 100% 30 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
41 Spark
65 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
51 Reflect
— — 20 Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.
61 Crunch
80 100% 15 Has a 20% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
71 Thunder
110 70% 10 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
Crystal
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Leer
— 100% 30 Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.
1 Bite
60 100% 25 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
11 Thunder Shock
40 100% 30 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
21 Roar
— — 20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
31 Quick Attack
40 100% 30 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
41 Spark
65 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
51 Reflect
— — 20 Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.
61 Crunch
80 100% 15 Has a 20% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
71 Thunder
110 70% 10 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

TM/HM Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
HM01 Cut
50 95% 30 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
HM04 Strength
80 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
HM05 Flash
— 100% 20 Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.
TM02 Headbutt
70 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TM03 Curse
— — 10 Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
TM05 Roar
— — 20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
TM06 Toxic
— 90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM07 Zap Cannon
120 50% 5 Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.
TM08 Rock Smash
40 100% 15 Has a 50% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
TM09 Psych Up
— — 10 Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.
TM10 Hidden Power
60 100% 15 Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day
— — 5 Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM13 Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM15 Hyper Beam
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM17 Protect
— — 10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM18 Rain Dance
— — 5 Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM20 Endure
— — 10 Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM21 Frustration
— 100% 20 Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM23 Iron Tail
100 75% 15 Has a 30% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
TM25 Thunder
110 70% 10 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
TM27 Return
— 100% 20 Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM28 Dig
80 100% 10 User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
TM31 Mud Slap
20 100% 10 Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
TM32 Double Team
— — 15 Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.
TM34 Swagger
— 85% 15 Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM35 Sleep Talk
— — 10 Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM37 Sandstorm
— — 10 Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.
TM39 Swift
60 — 20 Never misses.
TM43 Detect
— — 5 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM44 Rest
— — 5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.

Tutor Moves

Crystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Thunderbolt
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Base Stats

Hp 90
Attack 85
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 115
Sp. Def 100
Speed 115
Total 580

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

0.5x
2x
0.5x
0.5x