Raichu

If the electrical sacs become excessively charged, Raichu plants its tail in the ground and discharges. Scorched patches of ground will be found near this Pokémon's nest.

Dex No

#026

Raichu Weaknesses and Strengths

Raichu is a Electric type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Electric Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Flying	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Electric	62.5%

Best Moves for Raichu in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Raichu.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Volt Switch	Wild Charge	52.04	444.76
Spark	Wild Charge	51.83	443.35
Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	51.54	439.11
Charm	Wild Charge	54.87	406.19
Volt Switch	Thunder	60.50	387.33
Thunder Shock	Thunder	60.00	378.94
Thunder Shock	Skull Bash	51.94	376.41
Spark	Thunder	60.29	373.63
Volt Switch	Skull Bash	52.44	373.43
Spark	Skull Bash	52.23	369.69

All Moves for Raichu

Below are all the moves that Raichu can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Thunder EliteTM	Charged	100	50	2400ms	-100
Trailblaze	Charged	65	32.5	2000ms	-50
Brick Break	Charged	40	25	1600ms	-33
Thunder Punch	Charged	45	30	1800ms	-33
Wild Charge	Charged	90	41.54	2600ms	-50
Skull Bash	Charged	130	41.94	3100ms	-100
Volt Switch	Quick	14	10.5	1600ms	21
Spark	Quick	6	10.29	700ms	9
Charm	Quick	20	13.33	1500ms	11
Thunder Shock	Quick	5	10	600ms	8

Raichu Evolution

Pikachu	Requires 50x Candy	Raichu
Pichu	Requires 25x Candy	Pikachu

Best Raichu Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Raichu Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Raichu in a raid.