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Raikou

Legendary

Category: Thunder Pokémon

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Raikou #0243

Basic Information

Height

1.9 m

Weight

178 kg

Abilities

Pressure

Raises foe’s PP usage.
Inner Focus Hidden

Prevents flinching.
Electric
Generation II Type matchups on PokeTypes

Raikou

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

Base Stats

Total580
HPATKDEFSP.ATKSP.DEFSPD
HP90
Attack85
Defense75
Sp. Atk.115
Sp. Def.100
Speed115

Training

Base experience
261
Capture rate
3
Base happiness
35
Growth rate
Slow
EV yield
1 Sp. Atk. + 2 Speed

Breeding

Egg groups
Undiscovered
Gender ratio
Genderless
Egg cycles
80

Pokédex numbers

Total historical: 3
National
#243

Evolution Chain

raikou
raikou#0243

Smogon tier

Source: Smogon (via Pokémon Showdown)

NU
Tier Categories Legend

Tier Categories Legend

Uber

Uber

Pokémon too powerful for the standard tiers.

OU

Overused

The competitive standard.

UU

Underused

Strong mid-usage Pokémon.

RU

Rarely Used

Pokémon of the intermediate league.

NU

Never Used

Pokémon with specific niches.

PU

PU

Low-usage category.

LC

Little Cup

Level 5 Pokémon.

AG

Anything Goes

No rules.

Moves

Learned moves

Lv. Move Category Priority Method Version Effect / Description
- Body Slam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Take Down TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Double Edge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Roar TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Hyper Beam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunderbolt TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunder Wave TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunder TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Agility TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Light Screen TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Reflect TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Swift TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rest TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Substitute TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Protect TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Scary Face TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Mud Slap TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sandstorm TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Endure TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sleep Talk TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rain Dance TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sunny Day TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Crunch TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Shadow Ball TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Facade TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Charge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Helping Hand TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Weather Ball TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Calm Mind TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Aura Sphere TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Giga Impact TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunder Fang TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Iron Head TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Charge Beam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Electro Ball TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Scald TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Volt Switch TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Electroweb TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Wild Charge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Snarl TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Eerie Impulse TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Electric Terrain TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Throat Chop TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Tera Blast TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Trailblaze TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Supercell Slam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
1 Leer Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Thunder Shock Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Quick Attack Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Extreme Speed Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Charge Level Scarlet / Violet
6 Spark Level Scarlet / Violet
12 Bite Level Scarlet / Violet
18 Calm Mind Level Scarlet / Violet
24 Roar Level Scarlet / Violet
30 Thunder Fang Level Scarlet / Violet
36 Howl Level Scarlet / Violet
42 Crunch Level Scarlet / Violet
48 Extrasensory Level Scarlet / Violet
54 Discharge Level Scarlet / Violet
60 Reflect Level Scarlet / Violet
66 Rain Dance Level Scarlet / Violet
72 Thunder Level Scarlet / Violet
78 Zap Cannon Level Scarlet / Violet