Raikou #243(Nat. #0243)

The Thunder Pokémon

Typing	Electric
Abilities	Pressure
Classification	The Thunder Pokémon
National ID	#0243
Regional ID	#0243
Where to find	Route 29, Route 30, Route 31 and 13 more places

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Ground

Resists x½

FlyingSteelElectric

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	90	150—197
Attack	85	81—150
Defense	75	72—139
Sp. Attack	115	108—183
Sp. Defense	100	94—167
Speed	115	108—183
Total	580	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Where to Find

Place	Lv.
Route 29Roaming	40	100%
Route 30Roaming	40	100%
Route 31Roaming	40	100%
Route 32Roaming	40	100%
Route 33Roaming	40	100%
Route 34Roaming	40	100%
Route 35Roaming	40	100%
Route 36Roaming	40	100%
Route 37Roaming	40	100%
Route 38Roaming	40	100%
Route 39Roaming	40	100%
Route 42Roaming	40	100%
Route 43Roaming	40	100%
Route 44Roaming	40	100%
Route 45Roaming	40	100%
Route 46Roaming	40	100%

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Undiscovered
Egg Cycles	80
Egg Steps	20400
Gender Ratio	Unknown
Height	1.9 m (6'3")
Weight	178.0 kg (392.4 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Sp. Attack 2 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	216
Catch Rate	3
Catch Chance	~0.42% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	35

Pokédex Entries

HeartGold

"The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning."

SoulSilver

"A Pokémon that races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder."

Learnset

Level-up Tutor TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Raikou via level-up in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
8	Thunder Shock	40	100	Electric	Spec.
15	Roar	—	100	Normal	Stat.
22	Quick Attack	40	100	Normal	Phys.
29	Spark	65	100	Electric	Phys.
36	Reflect	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
43	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
50	Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.
57	Discharge	80	100	Electric	Spec.
64	Extrasensory	80	100	Psychic	Spec.
71	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
78	Calm Mind	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
85	Thunder	120	70	Electric	Spec.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Raikou as Tutor Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Headbutt	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
Magnet Rise	—	—	Electric	Stat.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Signal Beam	75	100	Bug	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Raikou via TM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM004	Calm Mind	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM005	Roar	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM016	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM023	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TM024	Thunderbolt	95	100	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Thunder	120	70	Electric	Spec.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM033	Reflect	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM034	Shock Wave	60	—	Electric	Spec.
TM037	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM057	Charge Beam	50	90	Electric	Spec.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Flash	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM073	Thunder Wave	—	100	Electric	Stat.
TM077	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Raikou via HM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
HM08	Rock Climb	90	85	Normal	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Raikou via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Body Slam	EFRLGxd	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Double-Edge	EFRLGxd	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Mimic	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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