Raikou (Pokémon GO)

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Blissey

Entei

#243

1972

2466

Attacker Rank

A Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

3/15/14 · L16 · CP 1500

C Tier

#171

Ultra LeagueUltra

1/15/12 · L27 · CP 2500

B Tier

#115

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3902

B Tier

#76

Normal

Shiny

Raikou

#243

Electric

Attack

241

Top 15.1%

Defense

195

Top 18.6%

Stamina

207

Top 16.8%

Total

643

Pokédex details

LegendaryShiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1889 -1972 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2361 -2466 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1417 -1479 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3902 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 Raikou 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 Raikou can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Thunder Shock
Aura Sphere
15.19
223.9
987.7s
13.01
2
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
14.70
216.7
1020.3s
12.62
3
Volt Switch
Aura Sphere
14.57
214.8
1029.5s
12.53
4
Volt Switch
Wild Charge
14.14
208.5
1060.5s
12.19
5
Thunder Shock
Thunderbolt
13.46
198.5
1114.2s
11.56
6
Volt Switch
Thunderbolt
12.97
191.2
1156.6s
11.10
7
Thunder Shock
Shadow Ball
12.76
188.2
1175.3s
10.94
8
Volt Switch
Shadow Ball
12.33
181.8
1216.5s
10.60
9
Thunder Shock
Thunder
11.62
171.3
1291.2s
9.97
10
Volt Switch
Thunder
10.87
160.3
1379.8s
9.33

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
33.02
1970.6
7.6
454.3s
31.82
2
Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot
Earth Power
29.88
2365.1
6.3
502.0s
28.98
3
Shadow Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
30.54
1229.9
12.2
491.2s
28.77
4
Shadow Garchomp
Mud Shot
Earth Power
28.16
1631.8
9.2
532.6s
26.69
5
Landorus Therian
Mud Shot
Sandsear Storm
28.66
831.0
18.1
523.3s
26.67
6
Shadow Landorus Incarnate
Mud Shot
Earth Power
28.35
695.3
21.6
529.1s
25.89
7
Shadow Excadrill
Mud Slap
Scorching Sands
28.52
776.1
19.3
525.9s
25.79
8
Shadow Regigigas
Hidden Power Ground
Crush Grip
28.68
677.5
22.1
523.1s
25.78
9
Shadow Rhyperior
Mud Slap
Earthquake
26.90
1070.7
14.0
557.7s
25.20
10
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Psystrike
27.06
728.6
20.6
554.3s
24.87

Go Battle League

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

Best moveset

Thunder Shock

Fast Charge

Wild Charge

Self-Debuff

Aura Sphere

Spam/Bait

Rank 1 IVs

1500

3/15/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 16

130.38

Attack

112.21

Defense

118

Stat Product · 1,726,433

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
3/15/14	16	1500	100.00%
0/14/7	16.5	1500	99.65%
2/15/15	16	1498	99.59%
2/15/14	16	1494	99.59%
4/15/12	16	1500	99.56%
0/12/9	16.5	1500	99.55%
3/14/15	16	1500	99.52%
3/14/14	16	1497	99.52%
4/13/14	16	1499	99.45%
0/10/11	16.5	1500	99.43%
0/8/13	16.5	1499	99.29%
0/15/6	16.5	1500	99.27%
0/15/5	16.5	1497	99.27%
1/14/5	16.5	1499	99.20%
1/15/15	16	1491	99.18%
1/15/14	16	1488	99.18%
0/13/8	16.5	1500	99.18%
0/13/7	16.5	1497	99.18%
3/15/13	16	1497	99.15%
3/15/12	16	1494	99.15%
0/6/15	16.5	1499	99.14%
2/14/15	16	1494	99.12%
2/14/14	16	1491	99.12%
1/12/7	16.5	1499	99.11%
4/14/13	16	1500	99.08%
4/14/12	16	1496	99.08%
0/11/10	16.5	1500	99.07%
0/11/9	16.5	1496	99.07%
3/13/15	16	1497	99.05%
3/13/14	16	1493	99.05%
5/13/12	16	1499	99.01%
1/10/9	16.5	1499	99.00%
4/12/15	16	1499	98.98%
4/12/14	16	1496	98.98%
0/9/12	16.5	1499	98.95%
0/9/11	16.5	1496	98.95%
5/11/14	16	1498	98.90%
1/8/11	16.5	1499	98.87%
1/15/4	16.5	1499	98.81%
0/7/14	16.5	1499	98.81%
0/7/13	16.5	1495	98.81%
0/14/6	16.5	1497	98.79%
0/14/5	16.5	1493	98.79%
0/15/15	16	1485	98.77%
0/15/14	16	1482	98.77%
2/15/13	16	1491	98.75%
2/15/12	16	1487	98.75%
1/13/6	16.5	1499	98.73%
1/13/5	16.5	1496	98.73%
1/6/13	16.5	1498	98.72%

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 (5)

Moves

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

Fast Attacks

Thunder Shock
4
7
0.5s
8
Volt Switch
13
20
1.5s
8.67

Charged Attacks

Aura Sphere
100
-50
2.0s
50
Shadow Ball
100
-50
3.0s
33.33
Thunder
100
-100
2.5s
40
Thunderbolt
80
-50
2.5s
32
Wild Charge
90
-50
2.5s
36

Family

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

Raikou

#243

Dynamax Raikou

#243

Shadow Raikou

#243

Backgrounds

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Raikou has 3 backgrounds in Pokémon GO.

GO Fest 2026 Global

Jul 11, 2026

GO Fest 2026: Chicago

Jun 4, 2026

GO Fest 2025 Dark Skies

Aug 18, 2025

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 Raikou 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 0.936 m to 3.342 m tall, averaging 1.91 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.936 m 3'01"	0.955 m 3'02"
XS	0.955 m 3'02"	1.433 m 4'08"
M	1.433 m 4'08"	2.388 m 7'10"
XL	2.388 m 7'10"	2.865 m 9'05"
XXL	2.865 m 9'05"	3.342 m 11'00"

XXS

0.936 m

3'01"

0.955 m

3'02"

0.955 m

3'02"

1.433 m

4'08"

1.433 m

4'08"

2.388 m

7'10"

2.388 m

7'10"

2.865 m

9'05"

XXL

2.865 m

9'05"

3.342 m

11'00"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1.2s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	20s
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 Raikou at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	48 CP	27	2663 CP
2	153 CP	28	2761 CP
3	257 CP	29	2860 CP
4	361 CP	30	2959 CP
5	465 CP	31	3008 CP
6	569 CP	32	3057 CP
7	674 CP	33	3107 CP
8	778 CP	34	3156 CP
9	882 CP	35	3205 CP
10	986 CP	36	3255 CP
11	1085 CP	37	3304 CP
12	1183 CP	38	3353 CP
13	1282 CP	39	3403 CP
14	1381 CP	40	3452 CP
15	1479 CP	41	3496 CP
16	1578 CP	42	3540 CP
17	1676 CP	43	3584 CP
18	1775 CP	44	3629 CP
19	1874 CP	45	3674 CP
20	1972 CP	46	3719 CP
21	2071 CP	47	3764 CP
22	2170 CP	48	3810 CP
23	2268 CP	49	3856 CP
24	2367 CP	50	3902 CP
25	2466 CP	51	3949 CP
26	2564 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	48 CP	18	1775 CP	35	3205 CP
2	153 CP	19	1874 CP	36	3255 CP
3	257 CP	20	1972 CP	37	3304 CP
4	361 CP	21	2071 CP	38	3353 CP
5	465 CP	22	2170 CP	39	3403 CP
6	569 CP	23	2268 CP	40	3452 CP
7	674 CP	24	2367 CP	41	3496 CP
8	778 CP	25	2466 CP	42	3540 CP
9	882 CP	26	2564 CP	43	3584 CP
10	986 CP	27	2663 CP	44	3629 CP
11	1085 CP	28	2761 CP	45	3674 CP
12	1183 CP	29	2860 CP	46	3719 CP
13	1282 CP	30	2959 CP	47	3764 CP
14	1381 CP	31	3008 CP	48	3810 CP
15	1479 CP	32	3057 CP	49	3856 CP
16	1578 CP	33	3107 CP	50	3902 CP
17	1676 CP	34	3156 CP	51	3949 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Raikou 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

Blissey

Entei