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Height
6'3"
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1.9 m
Metric
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6'3"/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.
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178 kg
Metric
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392.4 lbs./178 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
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Atk
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Def
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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 a Legendary Electric-type Pokémon. First appearing in the Generation II Games, it is--along with Entei and Suicune--one of the Legendary Beasts created by Ho-oh after the burning of Ecruteak Tower.
Raikou comes with the Ability Pressure, which causes the foe to use two PP instead of one each time it uses a move.
Raikou does not evolve, and no Pokémon evolves into it.
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 has 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 grey crest on its forehead. Raikou has red eyes and long fangs in its upper jaws.
Gender differences
Raikou is a genderless species.
Special abilities
Raikou has the ability to shoot bolts of lightning from the rain clouds on it's back. Raikou can also attack using its fangs and has partial mental powers.
Behavior
Raikou are normally distrustful of humans due to the fact that humans have tried to capture the Ledgendary Beast of Thunder for many centuries. Raikou tend to show up either when there is thunderstorm or when other Electric-type Pokémon are in danger.
Habitat
As a member of the Ledgendary Beast Trio, Raikou is constantly on the move and seems to lack any set place where they show up.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Raikou has two appearances in the anime. The first is in Houndoom's Special Delivery, where Togepi and a Houndoom spot him before he disappears into the skies. He also appears in the Pokémon Chronicles episode, The Legend of Thunder!
The Mauville City Gym Leader Wattson owns two Raikou robots.
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 Mask of Ice to free Ho-oh. Raikou eventually pairs up with Lt. Surge, and later Gold.
Anabel also owns a Raikou in the Battle Frontier saga. It is not certain if it is the same Raikou as the one that befriended Gold. Raikou is more powerful than other Electric-type Pokémon in the manga because billowing thunder clouds follow it everywhere, allowing it to perform powerful attacks more quickly than regular Electric Pokémon.
In the TCG
Other appearances
When released from a Poké Ball, Raikou releases a powerful Spark attack that electrocutes any opponents that get caught in it.
Pokédex entries
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Pokédex
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| Pokémon Gold
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The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it desended with lightning.
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| Pokémon LeafGreen
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| Pokémon 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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| Pokémon 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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| Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
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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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| Pokémon 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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| Pokémon FireRed
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This Pokémon races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder.
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| Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
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It is said to have landed together with a thunder. It is able to make thunder from the rain cloud on its back.
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Game locations
In side games
Base stats
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Range
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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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Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
By leveling up
By TM/HM
By breeding
By tutoring
Special moves
Evolution
Trivia
- Raikou is the only Pokémon in the anime whose image on the 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 mispronounces as rai-kuu rather than rai-ko.
- Raikou's sprites in Pokémon Gold and Silver, portrayed it as having an orange cape and lacked the four-point star on its face. This was corrected in Pokémon Crystal.
Origin
Name origin
Raikou's appearance resembles the ancient creature known as the sabretooth tiger. The name in Japanese could be taken to mean 雷光, raikou, lightning. This Pokémon is also based on a demon of Japanese lore, the 雷獣 raijū. It may also bea combination of the Japanese word for thunder and the Japanese word for lightning.
In other languages
External links
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