Raichu
It can discharge bursts of electricity exceeding 100,000 volts— a single strike with that amount of power would incapacitate one of the Copperajah of my homeland.
Combat Profile
Move Pool
| TYPE | CAT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Punch | Electric | 75 | 100 | 15 | |
| 1Agility | Psychic | — | — | 30 | |
| 1Charm | Fairy | — | 100 | 20 | |
| 1Discharge | Electric | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| 1Double Team | Normal | — | — | 15 | |
| 1Electro Ball | Electric | — | 100 | 10 | |
| 1Feint | Normal | 30 | 100 | 10 | |
| 1Growl | Normal | — | 100 | 40 | |
| 1Iron Tail | Steel | 100 | 75 | 15 | |
| 1Light Screen | Psychic | — | — | 30 | |
| 1Nasty Plot | Dark | — | — | 20 | |
| 1Nuzzle | Electric | 20 | 100 | 20 | |
| 1Play Nice | Normal | — | — | 20 | |
| 1Quick Attack | Normal | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| 1Spark | Electric | 65 | 100 | 20 | |
| 1Sweet Kiss | Fairy | — | 75 | 10 | |
| 1Tail Whip | Normal | — | 100 | 30 | |
| 1Thunder | Electric | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| 1Thunder Shock | Electric | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| 1Thunder Wave | Electric | — | 90 | 20 | |
| 5Thunderbolt | Electric | 90 | 100 | 15 |
Abilities
Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Hidden
Redirects single-target Electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.
Type Matchups
Breeding & Growth
Family Tree
Thunder StoneEncounters
Sprite Museum
Where to catch Raichu
Raichu cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed/LeafGreen — you only get it through evolution: Pikachu evolves into Raichu with a Thunder Stone.
Other games? Find every location per route and version in the interactive maps.
Weaknesses & resistances
Defensive profile of Raichu (Electric) — calculated from the gen 3 type chart:
WEAK TO
Ground (×2)
RESISTS
Electric, Flying, Steel
IMMUNE TO
—
Ground (×2). Resists Electric, Flying, Steel. Calculated from the gen 3 type chart (FireRed/LeafGreen).
Pichu evolves into Pikachu with high friendship. Pikachu evolves into Raichu with a Thunder Stone.
Not in the wild. Raichu cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed/LeafGreen — you only get it through evolution: Pikachu evolves into Raichu with a Thunder Stone.
Our take: Partly. Raichu is fast and hits hard but stays frail and learns no new level-up moves after evolving in FR/LG — it rarely lasts past the midgame.