Raikou #0243

The Thunder Pokémon

Typing	Electric
Abilities	Pressure Inner Focus - Hidden
Classification	The Thunder Pokémon
National ID	#0243

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Ground

Resists x½

FlyingSteelElectric

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This page displays data from The Indigo Disk (Violet) (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

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:

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Undiscovered
Egg Cycles	80
Egg Steps	20480 - Generations II, III, and VII 20400 - Generations IV 20560 - Generations V and VI 20400 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 10240 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	Unknown
Height	0.2 m (0'8")
Weight	17.8 kg (39.2 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Sp. Attack 2 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	290
Catch Rate	3
Catch Chance	~1.57% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	35

Pokédex Entries

Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "It is said to have fallen with lightning. It can fire thunderbolts from the rain clouds on its back."
X "The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning." Y "This rough Pokémon stores energy inside its body, then sweeps across the land, shooting off electricity."
Alpha Sapphire Omega Ruby "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."
Black White "It is said to have fallen with lightning. It can fire thunderbolts from the rain clouds on its back."
Black 2 White 2 "It is said to have fallen with lightning. It can fire thunderbolts from the rain clouds on its back."
Diamond Pearl "It is said to have fallen with lightning. It can fire thunderbolts from the rain clouds on its back."
Platinum "It is said to have fallen with lightning. It can fire thunderbolts from the rain clouds on its back."
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."
Ruby Sapphire "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."
FireRed "This POKéMON races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder." LeafGreen "The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning."
Emerald "RAIKOU embodies the speed of lightning. Its roars send shock waves shuddering through the air and ground as if lightning bolts were crashing down."
Gold "The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning." Silver "A POKéMON that races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder."
Crystal "This rough POKéMON stores energy inside its body, then sweeps across the land, shooting off electricity."

Learnset

Level-up TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Raikou via level-up in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Charge	—	—	Electric	Stat.
1	Extreme Speed	80	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Quick Attack	40	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Thunder Shock	40	100	Electric	Spec.
6	Spark	65	100	Electric	Phys.
12	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
18	Calm Mind	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
24	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
30	Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.
36	Howl	—	—	Normal	Stat.
42	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
48	Extrasensory	80	100	Psychic	Spec.
54	Discharge	80	100	Electric	Spec.
60	Reflect	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
66	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
72	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
78	Zap Cannon	120	50	Electric	Spec.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Raikou via TM in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM004	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM005	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM009	Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.
TM020	Trailblaze	50	100	Grass	Phys.
TM023	Charge Beam	50	90	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM030	Snarl	55	95	Dark	Spec.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM048	Volt Switch	70	100	Electric	Spec.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM051	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM072	Electro Ball	1	100	Electric	Spec.
TM074	Reflect	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM075	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM082	Thunder Wave	—	90	Electric	Stat.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM096	Eerie Impulse	—	100	Electric	Stat.
TM099	Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM108	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM112	Aura Sphere	80	—	Fighting	Spec.
TM114	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM126	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM129	Calm Mind	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM136	Electric Terrain	—	—	Electric	Stat.
TM147	Wild Charge	90	100	Electric	Phys.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM166	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM172	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM173	Charge	—	—	Electric	Stat.
TM188	Scald	80	100	Water	Spec.
TM193	Weather Ball	50	100	Normal	Spec.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM210	Supercell Slam	100	95	Electric	Phys.
TM211	Electroweb	55	95	Electric	Spec.
TM221	Throat Chop	80	100	Dark	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation II

Gold

Catchable

Silver

Catchable

Crystal

Catchable

Generation III

Ruby

Transfer

Sapphire

Transfer

FireRed

Catchable

LeafGreen

Catchable

Emerald

Transfer

Generation IV

Diamond

Transfer

Pearl

Transfer

Platinum

Transfer

HeartGold

Catchable

SoulSilver

Catchable

Generation V

Black

Transfer

White

Transfer

Black 2

Transfer

White 2

Transfer

Generation VI

X

Transfer

Y

Transfer

Alpha Sapphire

Catchable

Omega Ruby

Catchable

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Catchable

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Generation VIII

Sword

Transfer

Shield

Transfer

The Crown Tundra (Sword)

Catchable

The Crown Tundra (Shield)

Catchable

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Transfer

Generation IX

Scarlet

Transfer

Violet

Transfer

The Indigo Disk (Scarlet)

Catchable

The Indigo Disk (Violet)

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

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Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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Raikou #0243

The Thunder Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites