Raichu

Alternate Forms

Scarlet

Its tail discharges electricity into the ground, protecting it from getting shocked.

Violet

If the electric pouches in its cheeks become fully charged, both ears will stand straight up.

Evolution Chain

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High Friendship
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In Alola region
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Raichu

Pokédex & Training Data

Classification Mouse Pokémon
Height 0.8 m (2'07")
Weight 30.0 kg (66.1 lbs)
Abilities
EV Yield +3 speed
Catch Rate 75
Base Friendship 70
Growth Rate medium
Gender Ratio
♂ ♀
Egg Groups Ground, Fairy

Pokédex Numbers

Kanto (R/B/Y) #026
Johto (G/S/C) #023
Hoenn (R/S/E) #157
Sinnoh (D/P) #105
Sinnoh (Plat.) #105
Johto (HG/SS) #023
Kalos (Central) #037
Hoenn (OR/AS) #164
Alola (S/M) #026
Alola (US/UM) #033
Galar (Sw/Sh) #195
Hisui #057
Paldea (S/V) #075
National #026
Isle of Armor #086
Kitakami #022

Held Items

None in this generation.

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Scarlet/Violet
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Tail Whip
— 100% 30 Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.
1 Growl
— 100% 40 Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.
1 Thunder Shock
40 100% 30 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
1 Thunder Wave
— 90% 20 Paralyzes the target.
1 Thunder
110 70% 10 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
1 Agility
— — 30 Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.
1 Quick Attack
40 100% 30 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Double Team
— — 15 Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.
1 Light Screen
— — 30 Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.
1 Sweet Kiss
— 75% 10 Confuses the target.
1 Charm
— 100% 20 Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages.
1 Spark
65 100% 20 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
1 Iron Tail
100 75% 15 Has a 30% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
1 Feint
30 100% 10 Hits through Protect and Detect.
1 Nasty Plot
— — 20 Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.
1 Discharge
80 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
1 Electro Ball
— 100% 10 Power is higher when the user has greater Speed than the target, up to a maximum of 150.
1 Play Nice
— — 20 Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.
1 Nuzzle
20 100% 20 Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.
5 Thunderbolt
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

TM/HM Moves

Scarlet/Violet
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
TM01 Take Down
90 85% 20 User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
TM02 Charm
— 100% 20 Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages.
TM04 Agility
— — 30 Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.
TM07 Protect
— — 10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM18 Thief
60 100% 25 Takes the target’s item.
TM19 Disarming Voice
40 — 15 Never misses.
TM20 Trailblaze
50 100% 20 No effect description available.
TM23 Charge Beam
50 90% 10 Has a 70% chance to raise the user’s Special Attack by one stage.
TM25 Facade
70 100% 20 Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
TM32 Swift
60 — 20 Never misses.
TM37 Draining Kiss
50 100% 10 Drains 75% of the damage inflicted to heal the user.
TM43 Fling
— 100% 10 Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.
TM47 Endure
— — 10 Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM48 Volt Switch
70 100% 20 User must switch out after attacking.
TM50 Rain Dance
— — 5 Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM55 Dig
80 100% 10 User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
TM58 Brick Break
75 100% 15 Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.
TM66 Body Slam
85 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
TM68 Thunder Punch
75 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
TM70 Sleep Talk
— — 10 Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM72 Electro Ball
— 100% 10 Power is higher when the user has greater Speed than the target, up to a maximum of 150.
TM74 Reflect
— — 20 Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.
TM75 Light Screen
— — 30 Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.
TM81 Grass Knot
— 100% 20 Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.
TM82 Thunder Wave
— 90% 20 Paralyzes the target.
TM85 Rest
— — 5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM96 Eerie Impulse
— 100% 15 Lowers the target’s Special Attack by two stages.
TM103 Substitute
— — 10 Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
TM122 Encore
— 100% 5 Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.
TM123 Surf
90 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.
TM126 Thunderbolt
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
TM127 Play Rough
90 90% 10 Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage.
TM130 Helping Hand
— — 20 Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.
TM134 Reversal
— 100% 15 Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.
TM136 Electric Terrain
— — 10 For five turns, prevents all Pokémon on the ground from sleeping and strengthens their electric moves to 1.5× their power.
TM140 Nasty Plot
— — 20 Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.
TM147 Wild Charge
90 100% 15 User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
TM152 Giga Impact
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM158 Focus Blast
120 70% 5 Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
TM163 Hyper Beam
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM166 Thunder
110 70% 10 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
TM171 Tera Blast
80 100% 10 No effect description available.
TM173 Charge
— — 20 Raises the user’s Special Defense by one stage. User’s Electric moves have doubled power next turn.
TM181 Knock Off
65 100% 20 Target drops its held item.
TM192 Focus Punch
150 100% 20 If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.
TM205 Endeavor
— 100% 5 Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s.
TM211 Electroweb
55 95% 15 Lowers the target’s Speed by one stage.
TM227 Alluring Voice
80 100% 10 No effect description available.
TM229 Upper Hand
65 100% 15 No effect description available.

Base Stats

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

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

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