Raging Bolt (Pokémon)

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Raging Bolt Paradox Pokémon タケルライコ Takeruraiko #1021 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Electric Dragon Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Protosynthesis Cacophony Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 10 (3.9%)
Breeding Egg Group No Eggs Discovered Hatch time 50 cycles Egg not obtainable
Height 17'01" 5.2 m Raging Bolt 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 1,058.2 lbs. 480.0 kg Raging Bolt 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 295	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Raging Bolt 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 3 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Yellow	Base friendship 0
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Raging Bolt (Japanese: タケルライコ Takeruraiko) is a dual-type Electric/Dragon Paradox Pokémon introduced during Generation IX, in The Indigo Disk.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

It is said to be an ancient relative of Raikou.

Biology

Raging Bolt's mane unfolding

Raging Bolt is a massive quadrupedal, yellow, sauropod-like Pokémon with feline features. It has black stripes and a white underside with red lines surrounding it. Raging Bolt's head is connected to a long neck with black stripes and a white bottom with red lines. It has a thin, light blue tail with sharp angles and a spark-shaped spiky ball at the end. It has three blue triangle spikes on the back. Most of its face consists of thick, white fur and shorter red fur around its blue eyes. The top of its head has seven tufts of hair shaped like a crown. Raging Bolt's muzzle is a light blue "X", the top part is shaped like lightning bolts. Its head has a black faceplate with two black spikes that cover its forehead, nose, and ears. The mouth has muzzle has two long fangs similar to saber-toothed cats. Its large claws converge to form a single point and never retract. The front feet have three red feathers connected to the red lines. The back feet have a red line surrounding the claws and feet. Raging Bolt's face is covered by a circle mane across its back that resembles dull purple rain clouds. The mane can extend to form a normal-looking mane.

It's said to incinerate everything around it with lightning launched from its fur, and it is rumored that Raging Bolt does this by covering the skies with dark clouds before using its neck to strike down targets with crashing lighting, yet very little is known about this creature. Found in Area Zero, it bears resemblance to a Pokémon that became a hot topic for a short while after a paranormal magazine touted it as Raikou's ancestor.

According to AI Sada, Raging Bolt is an ancient Pokémon related to Raikou. However, according to a Sada brought to the Crystal Pool by Terapagos, Raging Bolt is a counterpart of Raikou from another timeline. Its true origin is unknown. Raging Bolt was brought to the depths of Area Zero by a time machine built by Professor Sada ten years ago.

Raging Bolt is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Thunderclap. In Generation IX, Rising Voltage is also one of its signature moves.

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea #— Kitakami #— Blueberry #237 Scarlet It's said to incinerate everything around it with lightning launched from its fur. Very little is known about this creature. Violet It bears resemblance to a Pokémon that became a hot topic for a short while after a paranormal magazine touted it as Raikou's ancestor.

Raging Bolt in the Blueberry Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Scarlet Violet TradeVersion 3.0.0+ The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (Scarlet) Area Zero (after starting Perrin's questline in The Indigo Disk; only one) The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (Violet) Trade

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 125		185 - 232	360 - 454
Attack: 73		70 - 137	135 - 269
Defense: 91		86 - 157	168 - 309
Sp. Atk: 137		127 - 207	251 - 410
Sp. Def: 89		84 - 155	164 - 304
Speed: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Total: 590	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ¼× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ¼× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ¼× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ¼× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Twister Dragon Special 04040 100100% 20 011 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00——% 5 011 Shock Wave Electric Special 06060 00——% 20 011 Stomp Normal Physical 06565 100100% 20 Rem.Rem. Ancient Power Rock Special 06060 100100% 5 077 Charge Electric Status 0000— 00——% 20 1414 Dragon Breath Dragon Special 06060 100100% 20 2121 Electric Terrain Electric Status 0000— 00——% 10 2828 Discharge Electric Special 08080 100100% 15 3535 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 06060 09090% 10 4242 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 20 4949 Thunderclap Electric Special 07070 100100% 5 5656 Dragon Hammer Dragon Physical 09090 100100% 15 6363 Rising Voltage Electric Special 07070 100100% 20 7070 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100100% 10 7777 Zap Cannon Electric Special 120120 05050% 5 8484 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100100% 10 9191 Thunder Electric Special 110110 07070% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raging Bolt Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Raging Bolt

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM009 TM009 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM023 TM023 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM030 TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM044 TM044 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 06060 090}}90% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM048 TM048 Volt Switch Electric Special 07070 100}}100% 20 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM072 TM072 Electro Ball Electric Special 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM089 TM089 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM096 TM096 Eerie Impulse Electric Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM108 TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM115 TM115 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TM117 TM117 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM121 TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM126 TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM129 TM129 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM136 TM136 Electric Terrain Electric Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM147 TM147 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM156 TM156 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM166 TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM169 TM169 Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM172 TM172 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM173 TM173 Charge Electric Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM193 TM193 Weather Ball Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM210 TM210 Supercell Slam Electric Physical 100100 095}}95% 15 TM211 TM211 Electroweb Electric Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM222 TM222 Breaking Swipe Dragon Physical 06060 100}}100% 15 TM226 TM226 Dragon Cheer Dragon Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raging Bolt Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Raging Bolt

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Raging Bolt Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raging Bolt Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Raging Bolt

Side game data

Pokémon GO File:GO1021.png Base HP: 268 Base Attack: 258 Base Defense: 180 Egg Distance: N/A km Buddy Distance: 20 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Charged Attacks:

Evolution data

Unevolved Raging Bolt  Electric  Dragon

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Raging Bolt images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In the TCG

Main article: Raging Bolt (TCG)

Trivia

Sketch resembling Legendary beasts in the Scarlet Book

• Before the official reveal of Raging Bolt, a sketch of an imaginary Pokémon similar to it appeared in the Scarlet Book in Pokémon Scarlet as an amalgam of the Legendary beasts (Raikou, Entei, and Suicune).
• Raging Bolt is the tallest and heaviest Electric-type Pokémon.
• Raging Bolt is the tallest Paradox Pokémon overall.
• Raging Bolt can be considered the counterpart of Iron Crown as both were revealed to the public on August 8, 2023, via Pokémon Presents.

Origin

Raging Bolt is based on Raikou. It also resembles sauropods such as the Brontosaurus (whose name literally means "thunder lizard"), giraffes, and storm clouds. Its bodily proportions (with longer forelimbs and shorter hind limbs) may be based on the Brachiosaurus, another sauropod.

It may also be based on mythical creatures such as the Qilin, who shares the Japanese-to-English translation with giraffes, further explaining its long neck; and the serpopard, a mythical animal resembling a leopard with a long, serpent-like neck. Raging Bolt may also take its inspiration from an archaic word for giraffe, camelopard, which is derived from "camel" and "leopard". Its Dragon typing comes from its saurian and/or Qilin design basis, as dinosaurs as well as the Qilin are equated to dragons in various media.

It also may be a literal interpretation of the expression "(to have your) head in the clouds", perhaps referencing the fantastical nature of Paradox Pokémon.

Raging Bolt's ability to incinerate everything in its surroundings with lightning may allude to how several rock and coal samples imply that wildfires were very frequent in the Jurassic era, in which most sauropods like Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus lived. Soil studies also implied that the Jurassic period had abundant rainfall and storms.

Name origin

Raging Bolt is literally raging bolt.

Takeruraiko can be taken as 猛る雷鼓 takeru raiko (furious thunderclap). It may also come from Raikou.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese タケルライコ Takeruraiko From 猛る雷鼓 takeru raiko and Raikou French Ire-Foudre From ire and foudre Spanish Electrofuria From electro- and furia German Furienblitz From Furien and Blitz Italian Furiatonante From furia and tonante Korean 날뛰는우레 Nalttwineun-ure From 날뛰는 우레 nalttwineun ure Mandarin Chinese 猛雷鼓 Měngléigǔ From 猛 měng and 雷鼓 léigǔ Cantonese Chinese 猛雷鼓 Máahnglèuihgú From 猛 máahng and 雷鼓 lèuihgú

More languages Brazilian Portuguese Raio Fúria From raio and fúria

Related articles

• Paradox Pokémon
• Scarlet Book
• Legendary beasts

External links

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