Raikou #0243

Electric
BlisseyBlissey(#0242)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Entei(#0244)Entei
Max CPL403452L503902L51 · Best Buddy3949
Buddy Distance20 km per Candy
ReleasedAug 31, 2017Jun 29, 2019

Type Effectiveness

Raikou takes 160% from Ground moves.

Weak ×1.6
Ground
Resists ×0.6
ElectricFlyingSteel

Raikou is a Electric-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Ground.

It reaches 3902 CP at level 50, or 3949 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Thunder Shock with Aura Sphere.

Raikou
Normal
Shiny Raikou
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack241
Defense195
Stamina207

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
ElectricThunder ShockFightingAura Sphere14.7319
2ElectricVolt SwitchFightingAura Sphere14.3310
3ElectricThunder ShockElectricWild Charge14.2307
4ElectricVolt SwitchElectricWild Charge13.8299
5ElectricThunder ShockElectricThunderbolt12.9280
6ElectricVolt SwitchElectricThunderbolt12.6273
7ElectricThunder ShockGhostShadow Ball12.4269
8ElectricVolt SwitchGhostShadow Ball12.1263
4 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9ElectricThunder ShockElectricThunder11.3246
10ElectricVolt SwitchElectricThunder10.8234
11ElectricThunder ShockNormalReturn10.7231
12ElectricVolt SwitchNormalReturn10.4225

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Volt SwitchElectric13201.5s8.713.3
Thunder ShockElectric470.5s8.014.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
ReturnPNormal25330.5s50.00.76
Aura SphereFighting100502.0s50.02.00
ThunderElectric1001002.5s40.01.00
Wild ChargeElectric90502.5s36.01.80
Shadow BallGhost100503.0s33.32.00
ThunderboltElectric80502.5s32.01.60

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Volt SwitchElectric141643.54.0
Thunder ShockElectric4922.04.5

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Wild ChargeElectric100452.22
Aura SphereFighting80402.00
ReturnPNormal130701.86
ThunderElectric100601.67
ThunderboltElectric90551.64
Shadow BallGhost90501.80

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Purified: Return is learned by purifying a Shadow.
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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Primal GroudonGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE31.6 eDPS
  2. 2Mega GarchompGroundMud ShotGroundEarth PowerE29.1 eDPS
  3. 3Shadow ExcadrillGroundMud-SlapGroundScorching Sands27.4 eDPS
  4. 4Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+27.3 eDPS
  5. 5Therian Forme LandorusGroundMud ShotGroundSandsear StormE27.1 eDPS
  6. 6Shadow MamoswineGroundMud-SlapGroundHigh Horsepower26.5 eDPS
See Full Rankings

Worth Powering Up?

Stronger than the everyday pick against 7 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. Mega AerodactylMega RaidElectricThunder ShockElectricWild Charge+0.2% Gainover Lucario
  2. KyogreTier 5 RaidElectricThunder ShockElectricWild Charge+0.1% Gainover Rillaboom
  3. Therian Forme EnamorusTier 5 RaidElectricThunder ShockElectricWild Charge+0.1% Gainover Glimmora
  4. Mega SkarmoryMega RaidElectricThunder ShockElectricWild Charge+0.1% Gainover Electivire
  5. Tapu FiniTier 5 RaidElectricThunder ShockElectricWild Charge+0.1% Gainover Roserade
  6. LugiaTier 5 RaidElectricThunder ShockElectricWild Charge+0.0% Gainover Tyranitar
  7. Primal KyogrePrimal RaidElectricThunder ShockElectricWild Charge+0.0% Gainover Rillaboom

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15141710/10/10147915/15/15
Raids & Eggs20188910/10/10197215/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25236110/10/10246615/15/15
L404030240/0/0345215/15/15
L505034180/0/0390215/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5134590/0/0394915/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1514791296
Level 2019721728
Level 2524662160
Level 3029592592
Level 3532052808
Level 4034523024
Level 4536743218
Level 5039023418
Level 5139493459

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move100 Candy · 100,000 Stardust
Height / Weight1.91 m · 178 kg
Gender Ratio
Genderless
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Raikou in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs3/15/141500 CP at level 16
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#13/15/14150016100.00%
#20/14/7150016.599.65%
#32/15/1414941699.59%
#42/15/1514981699.59%
#54/15/1215001699.55%
#60/12/9150016.599.54%
#73/14/1414971699.52%
#83/14/1515001699.52%
#94/13/1414991699.45%
#100/10/11150016.599.43%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1937 of 4,096, with 95.02% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs1/15/122500 CP at level 27
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#11/15/12250027100.00%
#20/13/1524952799.93%
#31/12/1524992799.86%
#40/14/1424952799.76%
#51/13/1425002799.69%
#60/15/1224902799.58%
#70/15/1324952799.58%
#81/14/1224942799.52%
#91/14/1325002799.52%
#100/11/10250027.599.49%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2371 of 4,096, with 95.36% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

Event Costumes

  • Raikou in the S costumeS

Cosmetic only. Some came with an event-exclusive move.

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