Raichu (Pokémon)
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Raichu (Japanese: ライチュウ Raichu) is an Template:Type2 Pokémon.
It evolves from Pikachu by Template:Stone. It is the final form of Pichu.
Biology
Physiology
Raichu is a rather small bipedal rodent. It's able to run faster on all fours. Like Pikachu, from which it evolves, Raichu has long ears and feet, and stubby arms. Also like Pikachu, Raichu has two horizontal brown stripes on its back. Its long, thin tail has a broad, lightning bolt-shaped end.
Raichu is yellow-brownish in color, with a white belly. Its arms are halfway brown, as well as its feet. The soles of its feet are tan colored. Its bifurcated ears are brown on the outsides and yellow on the insides, and end in a distinctive curl at their bottom-most point. Its cheek sacs are yellow.
Gender differences
A female Raichu has a smaller, blunted lightning bolt at the end of its tail.
Special abilities
Although Raichu is quite small, it is capable of storing over 100,000 volts of electricity in its body.
Raichu, and its evolution family, Pichu and Pikachu, are the only known Pokémon that can learn Volt Tackle, a very powerful Electric-type move.
Behavior
Raichu is much more aggressive than Pikachu, especially if it has stored too much electricity in its body. It needs to discharge this electricity through its tail into the ground. However, Raichu can sometimes be timid Pokémon, using Dig to hide or zapping people from fear.
It will constantly electrocute objects, people, and Pokémon until its electricity level is back to normal.
Habitat
Raichu are found in forests and vibrant woodlands.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Lt. Surge, the Gym Leader of Vermilion City, has a Raichu that was defeated when it could not keep up with the speed of Ash's Pikachu in Electric Shock Showdown.
Raichu was one of the four Pokémon causing trouble for Pikachu and co. in Pikachu's Vacation, along with Marill, Snubbull and Cubone.
In Lights, Camera, Quacktion!, a girl named Katrina decided to use her Raichu in the film "Pokémon in Love."
Stage Fight was about a stage show that featured "talking" Pokémon. Kay's Raichu was supposed be a part of these shows, but it had stage fright.
A Raichu was seen herding Mareep in Mild'n Wooley.
Raichu is one of the Pokémon that were affected by the crystal in As Clear As Crystal.
Raichu also made a cameo in The Legend of Thunder!. It was one of the Electric Pokémon that were lured by the "Miracle Crystal" that Attila and Hun were using. Raichu tried to be the hero by zapping the crystal, but the attack bounced back to itself.
A Raichu named Sugar appeared in Cooking Up a Sweet Story, having evolved from the restaurant owners' missing Pikachu.
Another Raichu appeared in Pika and Goliath!, owned by Sho. It battled against Ash's Pikachu in that episode.
The Pokémon Summer Academy has a very skittish Raichu for its students. It appeared in Camping It Up! where it was trained by Ash.
In the manga
Lt. Surge has a Raichu in Pokémon Special.
Satoshi had a Pikachu that chose to evolve into a Raichu to help him defeat the Elite Four in Pokémon Zensho.
A Raichu is a character in Pokémon PiPiPi Adventure.
In the TCG
- Main article: Raichu (TCG)
In the TFG
One Raichu figure has been released.
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
Game | Location |
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Pokémon Channel | Viridian Forest |
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire |
Evolve from Pikachu |
Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 8 Mr. Who's Den |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team |
Evolve from Pikachu |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness |
Sky Stairway |
Pokémon Ranger | Sekra Mountain Range Fiore Temple |
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia |
The Ice Lake Almia Castle Volcano Cave |
Held items
Game | Items |
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Gold, Silver, and Crystal | Berry (8%) |
Gold Leaf (trade from Generation I) | |
Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald | Oran (5%) |
Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum | Oran (5%) |
Base stats
Stat | Range | ||
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 60
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120 - 167 | 230 - 324 | |
90
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85 - 156 | 166 - 306 | |
55
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54 - 117 | 103 - 229 | |
90
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85 - 156 | 166 - 306 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
100
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94 - 167 | 184 - 328 | |
Total: 475
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Type effectiveness
Template:DP type effectiveness
Learnset
By leveling up
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Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Gen | Game | ||||||
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- In Pokémon Red and Blue there is a Scientist at the Pokémon Lab in Cinnabar Island that would trade a Raichu for an Electrode. If the player talked to him after the trade, he would mention that the Raichu evolved, which is not possible. This mistake, which was due to the original translation of the Japanese Blue's script, was corrected in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
- Raichu's Generation II normal sprites are orange while its shiny sprites are yellow. This was reversed in Crystal and remained in later generations.
- Raichu remains the only Pokémon whose pre-evolution is known and obtainable in a game that it is not: in Pokémon Yellow, Pikachu is the starter, while the only way to obtain a Raichu is by trading one in from one of the other games.
- Raichu's FireRed Pokédex entry references an early documentary film by Thomas Edison.
- Out of all Pokemon that are not Basic Pokemon that have evolved in some way other than leveling up, Raichu is the only one that has ever been available in the wild.
Origin
Raichu's legs and long tail are like those of a kangaroo rat.
Name origin
Raichu comes from the combination of 雷 rai, thunder, and ちゅうちゅう chūchū, which is Japanese onomatopoeia for squeaking.
In other languages
- German: Raichu
- French: Raichu
- Korean: 라이츄 Raichyu
- Chinese (Taiwan): 雷丘 Léi Qiu - Transliteration of its original name.
- Chinese (Hong Kong): 雷超 Léi Chao - Transliteration of its original name. Also note that 雷 means "thunder".
Related articles
External links
- Thunder Mouse, the fanlisting for Raichu.
Notes
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