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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#026 Raichu
Electric
- SpeciesMouse Pokémon
- Japanese nameRaichu
- PronunciationRYE-CHEW
- Height2′ 7″ 0.79 m
- Weight66.0 lb 29.70 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of RAI, Japanese for “thunder,” and Pikachu, from which Raichu evolves.
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | 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. |
| Stadium | Its electrical attacks may reach 10,000 volts. It discharges electricity from its tail, so it is not harmed by its own power. |
| GoldStadium 2 | 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. |
Where to find Raichu
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Power Plant, Unknown Dungeon, Route 23 | NA | Few/Evolve |
| Red | NA | Few/Evolve | |
| Yellow | Must Trade from other pak, since Pikachu refuses to Evolve. | NA | None |
| Gold | Must Evolve from Pikachu with a Thunderstone. | Any | Evolve |
| Silver | Any | Evolve | |
| Crystal | Any | Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Yellow | |||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×0.5
- Grass×1
- Ice×1
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×2
- ×0.5
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×0.5
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 1 weakness and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 3 (33%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 weakness and 2 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).
- This Pokémon has one more resistance in GSC than RBY, thus GSC has a better defense ratio.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireNormal
- WaterGood
- ElectricBad
- GrassBad
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNo Effect
- Good
- PsychicNormal
- BugNormal
- RockNormal
- GhostNormal
- DragonBad
- DarkNormal
- SteelNormal
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 2 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 2 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B | Y/G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | — | Thundershock | Electric | Special |
| Start | — | Growl | Normal | Status |
| — | — | Tail Whip | Normal | Status |
| * | — | Thunderwave | Electric | Status |
| — | — | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical |
| — | — | Double Team | Normal | Status |
| — | — | Slam | Normal | Physical |
| — | — | Swift | Normal | Physical |
| — | — | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special |
| — | — | Agility | Psychic | Status |
| — | — | Thunder | Electric | Special |
| — | — | Light Screen | Psychic | Status |
| * = If caught in wild, Raichu will have learned Thunder Wave | * = If caught in wild, Raichu will have learned Thunder Wave | * = If caught in wild, Raichu will have learned Thunder Wave | * = If caught in wild, Raichu will have learned Thunder Wave | Physical |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Thunderbolt
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM01Dynamicpunch
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM04Rollout
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Zap Cannon
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM25Thunder
- TM27Return
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM39Swift
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM41Thunderpunch
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- HM04Strength
- HM05Flash
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM01Mega Punch
- TM05Mega Kick
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM16Pay Day
- TM17Submission
- TM19Seismic Toss
- TM20Rage
- TM24Thunderbolt
- TM25Thunder
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM39Swift
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM45Thunder Wave
- TM50Substitute
- HM05Flash
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 Fairy Pokémon group 12 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
- Chansey Family
- Clefairy Family
- Hoppip Family
- Jigglypuff Family
- Marill Family
- Togetic
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Bide | Teach a wild male Smeargle the move Bide using its Sketch attack, then mate it with a female Pikachu/Raichu. |
| Doubleslap | Mate with a male from Clefairy or Jigglypuff Family. |
| Encore | Mate with a male Clefairy/Clefable or Togetic (all via their pre-evolved forms). |
| Present | Mate with a male Delibird. |
| Reversal | Teach a wild male Smeargle the move Reversal using its Sketch attack, then mate it with a female Pikachu/Raichu. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 60 | 293-323 | 27/4540.14% | 24/4244.05% |
| Attack | 90 | 248-278 | 11/4975.80% | 11/4574.19% |
| Defense | 55 | 178-208 | 34/5532.66% | 29/4430.85% |
| Speed | 100 | 268-298 | 7/4789.41% | 7/4287.46% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 90 | 248-278 | 12/4680.20% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 80 | 228-258 | 17/4165.54% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 90 | 248-278 | — | 11/2975.80% |
| Total | 475 G/S/C 395 R/B/Y |
1463-1643 1235-1385 |
20/8774.19% | 20/6572.57% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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