No.0243 · Thunder Pokémon
Raikou
ライコウ
Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.
Prevents flinching.
02 //Base stats
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 21%
- Attacktop 40%
- Defensetop 43%
- Sp. Atktop 9%
- Sp. Deftop 14%
- Speedtop 6%
03 //Type matchups
04 //Easily confused with
Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
05 //Where to find it
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SV | West Province Area OneAtlas The Indigo Disk | Wild |
ZA | Not in this game | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
06 //Moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Page → | Electric | — | — | 20 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | 80 | 100 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | 100 | 30 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Electric | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| 6 | Page → | Electric | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 12 | Page → | Dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 18 | Page → | Psychic | — | — | 20 | ||
| 24 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 20 | ||
| 30 | Page → | Electric | 65 | 95 | 15 | ||
| 36 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 40 | ||
| 42 | Page → | Dark | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 48 | Page → | Psychic | 80 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 54 | Page → | Electric | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 60 | Page → | Psychic | — | — | 20 | ||
| 66 | Page → | Water | — | — | 5 | ||
| 72 | Page → | Electric | 110 | 70 | 10 | ||
| 78 | Page → | Electric | 120 | 50 | 5 |
Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.
07 //Pokédex entries
It is said to have fallen with lightning. It can fire thunderbolts from the rain clouds on its back.
This Pokémon races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder.
Raikou embodies the speed of lightning. Its roars send shock waves shuddering through the air and ground as if lightning bolts were crashing down.
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.
This rough Pokémon stores energy inside its body, then sweeps across the land, shooting off electricity.
A Pokémon that races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder.
08 //Names in other languages
- Japanese
- ライコウ
- Rōmaji
- Raikou
- Korean
- 라이코
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 雷公
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 雷公
- French
- Raikou
- German
- Raikou
- Spanish
- Raikou
- Italian
- Raikou
09 //Training & breeding
Training
Breeding
Other names
Regional Pokédex numbers
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