Electric
#0026
— Mouse Pokémon
Raichu
Height0.8 m
Weight30.0 kg
Base Exp218
BST485
Abilities
Static
Lightning Rodhidden
Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high voltage power.
Base Stats
HP
60
Atk
90
Def
55
SpA
90
SpD
80
Spe
110
BST485
Evolution Chain
Max Friendship
Move Learnset
Select a generation to see the moves Raichu can learn in those games
Learnset for Gen IX games · PWR = base power · ACC = accuracy (%) · Cat = physical/special/status
Move
TypeCategoryPwrAcc
EvoThunder Punch
Electric75100%
Lv1Agility
Psychic——
Lv1Charm
Fairy—100%
Lv1Discharge
Electric80100%
Lv1Double Team
Normal——
Lv1Electro Ball
Electric—100%
Lv1Feint
Normal30100%
Lv1Growl
Normal—100%
Lv1Iron Tail
Steel10075%
Lv1Light Screen
Psychic——
Lv1Nasty Plot
Dark——
Lv1Nuzzle
Electric20100%
Lv1Play Nice
Normal——
Lv1Quick Attack
Normal40100%
Lv1Spark
Electric65100%
Lv1Sweet Kiss
Fairy—75%
Lv1Tail Whip
Normal—100%
Lv1Thunder
Electric11070%
Lv1Thunder Shock
Electric40100%
Lv1Thunder Wave
Electric—90%
Lv5Thunderbolt
Electric90100%
Pokédex Entries
In-game descriptions of Raichu across different games
- Pokémon Red
- "Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high voltage power."
- Pokémon Yellow
- "When electricity builds up inside its body, it becomes feisty. It also glows in the dark."
- Pokémon Gold
- "When its electric ity builds, its muscles are stimu lated, and it be comes more aggres sive than usual."
- Pokémon Silver
- "If the electric pouches in its cheeks become fully charged, both ears will stand straight up."
- Pokémon Crystal
- "If its electric pouches run empty, it raises its tail to gather electri city from the atmosphere."
- Pokémon Ruby
- "If the electrical sacks become excessively charged, RAICHU plants its tail in the ground and discharges. Scorched patches of ground will be found near this POKéMON’s nest."
More Electric-type Pokémon
Other Electric-type species — explore their stats and movesets
About Raichu
Raichu is the Mouse Pokémon a Electric type Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 485 with Static as its ability. Use the learnset above to find the best moves for Raichu in each generation, and check its type defenses to build a team that covers its weaknesses.
