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Height
6'03" Imperial
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1.9 m Metric
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6'03"/1.9 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
392.4 lbs. Imperial
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178.0 kg Metric
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392.4 lbs./178.0 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 0
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 1
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 2
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Base Exp.: 216
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Battle Exp.: 2161*
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Raikou (Japanese: ライコウ Raikou) is an Template:Type2 legendary Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Along with Entei and Suicune, it is one of the legendary beasts created by Ho-Oh after the burning of the Brass Tower. Of the three legendary beasts, Raikou is said to represent the lightning strike which ignited the burning Brass Tower.
Biology
Physiology
Raikou is a yellow tiger-like creature with black stripes that resemble lightning bolts and a white under-side. Raikou has a skinny, light-blue tail with a star-shaped formation at the end. Raikou appears to have a purple cape that is supposedly made of thunderclouds. Most of Raikou's face is white with a light-blue "X" on its face and a gray crest on its forehead. Raikou has red eyes and long fangs in its upper jaws that make its appearance similar to the sabre-tooth cat.
Gender differences
Raikou is a genderless species.
Special abilities
Raikou has the ability to shoot bolts of lightning from the rain clouds on its back. Raikou can also attack using its fangs and has limited psychic powers. Raikou has also shown an ability to create storm clouds from its cape, allowing it to fly, however this has only been seen in the Pokémon Adventures manga, whilst attacking Falkner.
Behavior
Raikou is normally distrustful of humans due to the fact that humans have tried to capture the Legendary Beast of Thunder for many centuries, though it has shown some friendship with those that just wish to help it. Raikou tends to show up either when there is a thunderstorm or when other Electric-type Pokémon are in danger.
Habitat
As a member of the legendary beast trio, Raikou is constantly on the move and seems to lack any set place where they show up.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Being an Electric Type Pokémon, Raikou tends to feed on electricity at most Powerplants and Storm clouds.
In the anime
Major appearances
Raikou appeared in the Pokémon Chronicles episode, The Legend of Thunder! where members of Team Rocket hunt down and attempt to catch Raikou.
Other
A shiny Raikou made its first movie appearance alongside Celebi, and the other members of its trio in the thirteenth Pokémon movie, Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Minor appearances
Raikou first appeared in Houndoom's Special Delivery. It was spotted by Togepi and a Houndoom before it disappeared.
The Mauville City Gym Leader Wattson owns many Raikou robots which he uses in his Gym.
Raikou made a small cameo at the opening of Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
Raikou also had a minor appearance in Dawn's Piplup's dream in Three Sides to Every Story!.
Pokédex entries
In the manga
Raikou was awakened by Yellow along with its two counterparts, and the three raced around Kanto and Johto looking for Trainers to help them defeat the Masked Man to free Ho-Oh and repay the debt of the latter saving its life. Nearing the end of the chapter, Raikou eventually pairs up with Lt. Surge after encountering and escaping Falkner, and later Gold. Once Ho-Oh is freed and Pryce, the true identity of the Masked Man, is defeated, it once again roams the lands of Johto with Suicune and Entei.
Anabel also owns a Raikou in the Battle Frontier saga. It has been confirmed that it is the same Raikou as the one that befriended Gold, having caught it sometime before the Emerald arc in Johto. Raikou is more powerful than any other Electric-type Pokémon in the manga because billowing thunder clouds follow it everywhere carried on its back, allowing it to perform powerful attacks, such as Thunder, more quickly and efficiently than regular Electric Pokémon. Strangely, despite clearly possessing sentient intelligence like its fellow beasts, it obeyed Anabel's commands to battle Emerald without question while she was under psychic control of Guile Hideout. After he is defeated and the Battle Frontier is saved, Raikou is seen interacting with Gold and Crystal, and has not appeared since.
In the TCG
- Main article: Raikou (TCG)
Other appearances
When released from a Poké Ball, Raikou releases a powerful Spark attack that electrocutes any opponents that get caught in it. Raikou is the only legendary beast that does not return in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Gold
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The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.
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Silver
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A Pokémon that races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder.
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Crystal
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This rough Pokémon stores energy in its body, then sweeps across the land, shooting off electricity.
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Stadium 2
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The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Raikou embodies the speed of lightning. The roars of this Pokémon send shock waves shuddering through the air and shake the ground as if lightning bolts had come crashing down.
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Sapphire
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{{{sapphiredex}}}
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Emerald
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Raikou embodies the speed of lightning. Its roars send shock waves shuddering through the air and ground as if lightning bolts were crashing down.
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FireRed
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This Pokémon races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder.
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LeafGreen
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The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It is said to have fallen with lightning. It can fire thunderbolts from the rain clouds on its back.
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Pearl
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{{{pearldex}}}
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.
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SoulSilver
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A Pokémon that races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder.
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Generation V
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Black
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カミナリと ともに おちてきたと いわれている。せなかの あまぐもから カミナリを うちだすことが できる。
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White
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{{{whitedex}}}
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Black 2
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White 2
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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In side games
In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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90
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150 - 197
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290 - 384
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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115
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108 - 183
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211 - 361
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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115
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108 - 183
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211 - 361
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Total: 580
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raikou
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Raikou
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Raikou in Generation V
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Raikou in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raikou
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Raikou
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
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- A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Raikou can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Raikou cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raikou
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Raikou
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Special moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Raikou is the only Pokémon in the anime whose image on the anime Pokédex was of stylized art rather than Ken Sugimori's official artwork for it.
- In the 4Kids dub of the anime, Raikou's name is frequently mispronounced as rai-kuu, rather than rai-ko.
- Raikou is the only member of its trio not to be weak to another member of its trio. Entei is weak against Suicune and Suicune is weak against Raikou, but Raikou is not weak to either of them.
- In Pokémon Gold and Silver's sprite, Raikou's facial design does not match its official artwork, but this was corrected in Crystal.
- The order that the beasts appears in the National Pokédex is the order of the events that happened at the Burned Tower; The lightning that started the fire (Raikou), the fire that consumed the Brass Tower (Entei) and the rain that quenched the fire (Suicune).
- As of Generation V, Raikou's EV Yield (1 Sp. Atk, 2 Speed) is unique.
Origin
Raikou is based on the 雷獣 raijū, a thunder demon of Japanese lore. In regards to physical build, it is based on the Smilodon fatalis, a well-known but extinct species of wildcat often referred to as a saber-toothed tiger. Its color and pattern scheme are reminiscent to that of a Tiger. In the anime, Raikou is shown to be very agile, swift, stealthy, and a powerful attacker, just like a tiger. It has sharp claws in addition to it's long fangs, and its roar, which sounds like thunder, is so loud it can be heard miles away. The stripes that decorate Raikou's body also can be compared to zigzagging thunderbolts and perhaps even scars from claws. The white ruff around Raikou's face is akin to the Siberian Tiger 's thick fur around its neck. The grey "plate" atop its head may be similar to Entei's head ornament, being either a helmet or crown that signifies courage and power.
Raikou is particularly based on the Thunder and Lightning gods of most cultures surrounding the world. The flowing purple mane on its back is likely meant to invoke the image of a cumulonimbus cloud, the cloud type most often associated with thunderstorms.
Name origin
The name in Japanese could be taken to mean 雷光, raikou, lightning. It could also be a combination of 雷 rai, thunder and 皇 kō, emperor. Its name may also come from 雷公 raikō ("thunder duke"), identical to the name of the Taoist deity Lei Gong.
In other languages
Related articles
External links
Notes
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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