Raichu (Pokémon GO)

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Pikachu

Sandshrew

#26

1247

1558

Attacker Rank

D Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/14 · L26 · CP 1499

C Tier

#189

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2467

D Tier

#223

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2467

Normal

Shiny

Raichu

#26

Electric

Attack

193

Top 39.1%

Defense

151

Top 49%

Stamina

155

Top 60.7%

Total

499

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1180 -1247 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1476 -1558 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1180 -1247 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

885 -935 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2467 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Raichu takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Ground

160%

Resists

Electric

62.5%

Flying

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Raichu can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
11.09
98.9
1353.2s
8.67
2
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle
10.78
96.2
1391.7s
8.47
3
Spark
Wild Charge
10.56
94.2
1420.7s
8.27
4
Spark
Volt Tackle
10.48
93.5
1431.4s
8.22
5
Volt Switch
Wild Charge
10.40
92.8
1442.7s
8.16
6
Volt Switch
Volt Tackle
10.26
91.6
1461.5s
8.03
7
Charm
Volt Tackle
9.87
88.0
1520.3s
7.72
8
Charm
Wild Charge
9.60
85.7
1562.0s
7.51
9
Thunder Shock
Thunder Punch
9.39
83.8
1596.7s
7.37
10
Thunder Shock
Surf
9.11
81.2
1647.4s
7.14

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Raichu in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
44.69
3853.3
0.9
80.6s
44.35
2
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
42.65
2191.6
1.6
84.4s
42.01
3
Shadow Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
41.55
2288.6
1.6
86.6s
40.87
4
Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot
Earth Power
40.54
4073.2
0.9
88.8s
40.21
5
Shadow Regigigas
Hidden Power Ground
Crush Grip
40.38
1417.3
2.5
89.1s
39.38
6
Shadow Excadrill
Mud Slap
Scorching Sands
39.63
1631.9
2.2
90.8s
38.82
7
Mega Mewtwo X
Psycho Cut
Dynamic Punch+
39.15
1851.7
1.9
92.0s
38.48
8
Landorus Therian
Mud Shot
Sandsear Storm
39.01
1777.5
2.0
92.3s
38.26
9
Shadow Garchomp
Mud Shot
Earth Power
38.30
2810.1
1.3
94.0s
37.81
10
Shadow Landorus Incarnate
Mud Shot
Earth Power
38.30
1473.9
2.4
94.0s
37.41

Go Battle League

View full PvP rankings

Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Raichu in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Volt Switch

Multipurpose

Volt Tackle

Self-Debuff Spam

Trailblaze

Boost

Rank 1 IVs

1499

0/15/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 26

131.46

Attack

113.07

Defense

115

Stat Product · 1,709,495

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/14	26	1499	100.00%
0/14/15	26	1499	99.40%
0/14/14	26	1495	99.40%
1/13/14	26	1498	99.31%
0/15/13	26	1495	99.13%
0/9/14	26.5	1500	99.09%
1/14/13	26	1498	99.04%
0/13/15	26	1495	98.80%
0/13/14	26	1490	98.80%
1/15/12	26	1498	98.77%
1/15/11	26	1494	98.77%
3/15/15	25.5	1498	98.73%
3/15/14	25.5	1493	98.73%
1/12/15	26	1498	98.70%
1/12/14	26	1493	98.70%
2/14/11	26	1497	98.68%
0/14/8	26.5	1496	98.67%
4/14/14	25.5	1496	98.64%
0/11/11	26.5	1496	98.60%
2/11/14	26	1497	98.60%
3/13/11	26	1500	98.59%
1/13/8	26.5	1500	98.58%
5/13/14	25.5	1500	98.54%
0/14/13	26	1490	98.53%
1/10/11	26.5	1499	98.50%
3/10/14	26	1500	98.50%
0/8/15	26.5	1500	98.47%
0/8/14	26.5	1496	98.47%
1/13/13	26	1494	98.44%
2/15/10	26	1497	98.40%
0/15/7	26.5	1496	98.38%
4/15/13	25.5	1497	98.37%
1/7/14	26.5	1499	98.36%
2/12/13	26	1497	98.35%
0/12/10	26.5	1496	98.34%
3/14/10	26	1500	98.31%
1/14/7	26.5	1499	98.29%
5/14/13	25.5	1500	98.27%
0/15/12	26	1490	98.26%
0/15/11	26	1486	98.26%
3/11/13	26	1500	98.25%
1/11/10	26.5	1499	98.24%
0/9/13	26.5	1496	98.24%
2/15/15	25.5	1490	98.23%
2/15/14	25.5	1486	98.23%
0/2/15	27	1499	98.21%
0/12/15	26	1490	98.19%
0/12/14	26	1486	98.19%
1/14/12	26	1494	98.17%
1/14/11	26	1489	98.17%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (6)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Raichu can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Charm
20
11
1.5s
13.33
Spark
4
6
0.5s
8
Thunder Shock
4
7
0.5s
8
Volt Switch
13
20
1.5s
8.67

Charged Attacks

Brick Break
40
-33
1.5s
26.67
Skull Bash
130
-100
3.0s
43.33
Surf
60
-50
1.5s
40
Thunder
100
-100
2.5s
40
Thunder Punch
50
-33
2.0s
25
Trailblaze
65
-50
2.0s
32.5
Volt Tackle
90
-33
3.5s
25.71
Wild Charge
90
-50
2.5s
36

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Pichu	25 Candy	Pikachu
Pikachu	50 Candy	Raichu
Raichu	300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Raichu X
Raichu	300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Raichu Y

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Raichu including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Pikachu

#25

Dynamax Pikachu

#25

Gigantamax Pikachu

#25

Raichu

#26

Alolan Raichu

#26

Dynamax Raichu

#26

Mega Raichu X

#26

Mega Raichu Y

#26

Pichu

#172

Costumes

Raichu has 14 costumes in Pokémon GO.

Santa Hat Raichu

Party Hat Raichu

Original Cap Raichu

Witch Hat Raichu

Summer Hat Raichu

Fragment Hat Raichu

Flower Crown Raichu

Detective Hat Raichu

Beanie Raichu

World Cap Raichu

New Year's Hat Raichu

Cherry Blossom Raichu

Detective Hat 2023 Raichu

Holiday 2023 Raichu

Backgrounds

All backgrounds

Raichu has 62 backgrounds in Pokémon GO.

GO Tour 2026 Mega

Sep 5, 2026

WCS 2026 San Francisco

Aug 28, 2026

LEGO

Jun 11, 2026

Poké Lid Tokushima

Jan 20, 2026

Poké Lid Tottori

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Yamaguchi

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Aichi

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Akita

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Aomori

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Chiba

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Fukui

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Fukushima

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Gifu

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Hokkaido

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Hyogo

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Ibaraki

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Ishikawa

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Iwate

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Kanagawa

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Kyoto

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Mie

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Miyagi

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Nara

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Niigata

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Osaka

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Saitama

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Shiga

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Shizuoka

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Tochigi

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Tokyo

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Toyama

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Wakayama

Jan 1, 2026

Poké Lid Yamagata

Jan 1, 2026

NFL Arizona Cardinals

Dec 21, 2025

Poké Lid Fukuoka

Nov 7, 2025

Poké Lid Kagoshima

Nov 7, 2025

Poké Lid Miyazaki

Nov 7, 2025

Poké Lid Nagasaki

Nov 7, 2025

Poké Lid Okinawa

Nov 7, 2025

Poké Lid Saga

Nov 7, 2025

MLB Texas Rangers

Sep 7, 2025

MLB Minnesota Twins

Aug 31, 2025

MLB Boston Red Sox

Aug 29, 2025

MLB San Francisco Giants

Aug 29, 2025

MLB New York Mets

Aug 25, 2025

MLB Cleveland Guardians

Aug 14, 2025

MLB Baltimore Orioles

Aug 13, 2025

MLB Chicago White Sox

Aug 11, 2025

MLB Arizona Diamondbacks

Aug 10, 2025

MLB Washington Nationals

Aug 5, 2025

MLB Milwaukee Brewers

Jul 25, 2025

MLB Tampa Bay Rays

Jul 20, 2025

MLB Miami Marlins

Jul 18, 2025

Lotte Giants

Jun 19, 2025

Stamp Rally EXPO 2025 Pikachu

Apr 13, 2025

Stamp Rally Suita City

Apr 13, 2025

MLB Seattle Mariners

Sep 13, 2024

Poké Lid Ehime

Poké Lid Kagawa

Poké Lid Kochi

Poké Lid Okayama

Poké Lid Shimane

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Electric-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Raichu with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Raichu X #26

Boosts:

Mega Raichu Y #26

Boosts:

Mega Ampharos #181

Boosts:

Mega Manectric #310

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.392 m to 1.4 m tall, averaging 0.8 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.392 m 1'03"	0.4 m 1'04"
XS	0.4 m 1'04"	0.6 m 2'00"
M	0.6 m 2'00"	1 m 3'03"
XL	1 m 3'03"	1.2 m 3'11"
XXL	1.2 m 3'11"	1.4 m 4'07"

XXS

0.392 m

1'03"

0.4 m

1'04"

0.4 m

1'04"

0.6 m

2'00"

0.6 m

2'00"

1 m

3'03"

1 m

3'03"

1.2 m

3'11"

XXL

1.2 m

3'11"

1.4 m

4'07"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	6s
Jump time	1.25s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	17s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Raichu at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	30 CP	27	1683 CP
2	96 CP	28	1745 CP
3	162 CP	29	1808 CP
4	228 CP	30	1870 CP
5	294 CP	31	1901 CP
6	360 CP	32	1933 CP
7	426 CP	33	1964 CP
8	491 CP	34	1995 CP
9	557 CP	35	2026 CP
10	623 CP	36	2057 CP
11	686 CP	37	2088 CP
12	748 CP	38	2120 CP
13	810 CP	39	2151 CP
14	873 CP	40	2182 CP
15	935 CP	41	2210 CP
16	997 CP	42	2237 CP
17	1060 CP	43	2265 CP
18	1122 CP	44	2294 CP
19	1184 CP	45	2322 CP
20	1247 CP	46	2351 CP
21	1309 CP	47	2379 CP
22	1371 CP	48	2408 CP
23	1434 CP	49	2437 CP
24	1496 CP	50	2467 CP
25	1558 CP	51	2496 CP
26	1621 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	30 CP	18	1122 CP	35	2026 CP
2	96 CP	19	1184 CP	36	2057 CP
3	162 CP	20	1247 CP	37	2088 CP
4	228 CP	21	1309 CP	38	2120 CP
5	294 CP	22	1371 CP	39	2151 CP
6	360 CP	23	1434 CP	40	2182 CP
7	426 CP	24	1496 CP	41	2210 CP
8	491 CP	25	1558 CP	42	2237 CP
9	557 CP	26	1621 CP	43	2265 CP
10	623 CP	27	1683 CP	44	2294 CP
11	686 CP	28	1745 CP	45	2322 CP
12	748 CP	29	1808 CP	46	2351 CP
13	810 CP	30	1870 CP	47	2379 CP
14	873 CP	31	1901 CP	48	2408 CP
15	935 CP	32	1933 CP	49	2437 CP
16	997 CP	33	1964 CP	50	2467 CP
17	1060 CP	34	1995 CP	51	2496 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Raichu up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

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