Poke Champions

Pokemon

Raichu

Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high-voltage power.

Base form Alolan Raichu
Raichu
Dex
#26
Type
Electric
Abilities
Static Lightning Rod
Weight
66.1 lbs

Build recommendations

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Base stats

HP 60
Attack 90
Defense 55
Sp. Atk 90
Sp. Def 80
Speed 110

Teams using Raichu

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Team Archetypes
Bruneaux's Orthworm Raichu Team
Gardevoir Choice Scarf Garchomp White Herb Whimsicott Leftovers Orthworm Sitrus Berry Raichu Focus Sash Gyarados Lum Berry
No archetypes
Xeminan's Gyarados Raichu Team
Mega Gyarados Gyaradosite Arcanine Sitrus Berry Raichu Focus Sash Kingambit Black Glasses Sinistcha Leftovers Dragapult White Herb
No archetypes
Miquel Nicolau Gómez's Gyarados Raichu Team
Talonflame Bright Powder Garchomp White Herb Kingambit Chople Berry Mega Gyarados Gyaradosite Sinistcha Sitrus Berry Raichu Focus Sash
No archetypes
A_tenP5cms_B's Charizard-Y Reuniculus Team
Mega Charizard Y Charizardite Y Venusaur Leftovers Garchomp Choice Scarf Reuniclus Mental Herb Raichu Focus Sash Kingambit Sitrus Berry
No archetypes

Alternate Forms

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Type matchups

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Defense

Weak to

Ground 2.0x

Resists

Electric 0.5x Flying 0.5x Steel 0.5x

Immune

Offense

Strong against

Water 2.0x Flying 2.0x

Resisted by

Electric 0.5x Grass 0.5x Dragon 0.5x

No effect on

Ground 0x

Moves available on Raichu

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Agility Psychic Status - - 20
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 16
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 16
Brutal Swing Dark Physical 60 100 20
Calm Mind Psychic Status - - 20
Charge Electric Status - - 20
Charge Beam Electric Special 50 90 12
Charm Fairy Status - 100 20
Curse Ghost Status - - 12
Detect Fighting Status - - 5
Discharge Electric Special 80 100 16
Double Team Normal Status - - 16
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Draining Kiss Fairy Special 50 100 12
Electro Ball Electric Special - 100 12
Electroweb Electric Special 55 95 15
Encore Normal Status - 100 8
Endeavor Normal Physical - 100 5
Endure Normal Status - - 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100 12
Feint Normal Physical 30 100 10
Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70 8
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 8
Grass Knot Grass Special - 100 20
Growl Normal Status - 100 20
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 16
Helping Hand Normal Status - - 20
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 8
Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75 16
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Light Screen Psychic Status - - 20
Magnet Rise Electric Status - - 12
Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75 8
Mega Punch Normal Physical 80 85 20
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 12
Nasty Plot Dark Status - - 20
Nuzzle Electric Physical 20 100 20
Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90 12
Protect Normal Status - - 12
Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 20
Rain Dance Water Status - - 8
Reflect Psychic Status - - 20
Rest Psychic Status - - 8
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Safeguard Normal Status - - 20
Seismic Toss Fighting Physical - 100 20
Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100 16
Skull Bash Normal Physical 130 100 12
Slam Normal Physical 80 75 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status - - 12
Snore Normal Special 50 100 16
Spark Electric Physical 65 100 20
Speed Swap Psychic Status - - 10
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 16
Submission Fighting Physical 80 80 20
Substitute Normal Status - - 12
Surf Water Special 90 100 16
Swagger Normal Status - 85 16
Sweet Kiss Fairy Status - 75 12
Swift Normal Special 60 - 20
Tail Whip Normal Status - 100 20
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 20
Thunder Electric Special 110 70 12
Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100 16
Thunder Shock Electric Special 40 100 20
Thunder Wave Electric Status - 90 20
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 16
Toxic Poison Status - 90 12
Upper Hand Fighting Physical 65 100 15
Uproar Normal Special 90 100 12
Volt Switch Electric Special 70 100 20
Wild Charge Electric Physical 90 100 16