Alolan Raichu • Generation VIII Pokédex

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Pokédex Page for Alolan Raichu

This is the Marriland Pokédex page for Alolan Raichu, showing its information and moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Alolan Raichu is not available in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl and cannot be used in or sent to those versions.

Alolan Raichu

Alolan-raichu
Sprite of Alolan Raichu in Pokémon HOME

Alolan Raichu's Type

ELECTRIC
PSYCHIC

Raichu's Pokédex #s

National #
26
Galar #
195
Armor #
86
Crown #
--

Alolan Raichu's Base Stats

HP:
60
Attack:
85
Defense:
50
Sp. Atk:
95
Sp. Def:
85
Speed:
110
Total:
485

Misc. Info

Height:
2'4" (0.7m)
Weight:
46.3 lbs. (21 kg)
Gender Ratio:
Egg Groups:
Field / Fairy
EXP At Lv. 100:
1,000,000
EV Yield:
3 Speed
Base EXP:
218
Catch Rate:
75
Base Happiness:
70

Alolan Raichu's Abilities

Here is what ability Alolan Raichu has, along with its effect.
Surge Surfer
Doubles Raichu's Speed during the effects of Electric Terrain.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Raichu's weakness and resistance is to various types.
GROUND
BUG
GHOST
DARK
½
ELECTRIC
FIGHTING
FLYING
PSYCHIC
STEEL

Raichu's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Raichu evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.
Pikachu
Pikachu
level up w/ high happiness
Raichu
Raichu
use Thunder Stone
Alolan-raichu
Alolan Raichu
use Thunder Stone (Alola region only)

Raichu's Alternate Forms

Base Form

Gender Differences

Male ♂
Raichu (Male)
Female ♀
Raichu (Female)

Alolan Raichu's Moves in Sword & Shield

Below is a list of all of the moves that Alolan Raichu can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Alolan Raichu learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.
Lv. Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
Evo.
Psychic
10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.
PSYCHIC
SPECIAL
90 100% 10 One Target
1
Psychic
10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.
PSYCHIC
SPECIAL
90 100% 10 One Target
1
Play Nice
Lowers the target's Attack by one stage. Ignores Protect/Detect/etc.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 20 One Target
1
Sweet Kiss
Confuses the target.
FAIRY
STATUS
-- 75% 10 One Target
1
Nuzzle
Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.
ELECTRIC
PHYSICAL
20 100% 20 One Target
1
Nasty Plot
Raises Raichu's Special Attack by two stages.
DARK
STATUS
-- -- 20 User
1
Charm
Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.
FAIRY
STATUS
-- 100% 20 One Target
1
Thunder Wave
Paralyzes the target.
ELECTRIC
STATUS
-- 90% 20 One Target
1
Double Team
Raises Raichu's Evasion by one stage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 15 User
1
Electro Ball
Power ranges from 60–150 based on Raichu's Speed vs. the target's.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
varies 100% 10 One Target
1
Feint
Strikes first and breaks through the target's Protect-like moves.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
30 100% 10 One Target
1
Spark
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
ELECTRIC
PHYSICAL
65 100% 20 One Target
1
Agility
Raises Raichu's Speed by two stages.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 30 User
1
Slam
Damages the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
80 75% 20 One Target
1
Discharge
Has a 30% chance to paralyze all nearby Pokémon.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
80 100% 15 All But Self
1
Thunderbolt
Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
90 100% 15 One Target
1
Light Screen
Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 30 User's Field
1
Thunder
30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
110 70% 10 One Target
1
Thunder Shock
Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
40 100% 30 One Target
1
Tail Whip
Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 100% 30 Nearby Enemies
1
Growl
Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack by one stage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 100% 40 Nearby Enemies
1
Quick Attack
Has higher priority.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
40 100% 30 One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Alolan Raichu can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.
TM Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
TM00
Mega Punch
Damages the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
80 85% 20 One Target
TM01
Mega Kick
Damages the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
120 75% 5 One Target
TM02
Pay Day
Scatters coins after the fight. $5 times Raichu's level.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
40 100% 20 One Target
TM05
Thunder Punch
Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
ELECTRIC
PHYSICAL
75 100% 15 One Target
TM08
Hyper Beam
Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).
NORMAL
SPECIAL
150 90% 5 One Target
TM09
Giga Impact
Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
150 90% 5 One Target
TM14
Thunder Wave
Paralyzes the target.
ELECTRIC
STATUS
-- 90% 20 One Target
TM15
Dig
Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
80 100% 10 One Target
TM17
Light Screen
Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 30 User's Field
TM18
Reflect
Reduces damage from Physical-based moves for 5 turns.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 20 User's Field
TM19
Safeguard
Protects your team from status conditions for the next 5 turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 25 User's Field
TM21
Rest
Raichu restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM23
Thief
Damages the target and steals its held item.
DARK
PHYSICAL
60 100% 25 One Target
TM24
Snore
Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.
NORMAL
SPECIAL
50 100% 15 One Target
TM25
Protect
Protects Raichu from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM29
Charm
Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.
FAIRY
STATUS
-- 100% 20 One Target
TM31
Attract
Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 100% 15 One Target
TM33
Rain Dance
Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.
WATER
STATUS
-- -- 5 Entire Field
TM39
Facade
Does double damage if Raichu is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
70 100% 20 One Target
TM40
Swift
Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.
NORMAL
SPECIAL
60 -- 20 Nearby Enemies
TM41
Helping Hand
Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 20 Ally
TM43
Brick Break
Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.
FIGHTING
PHYSICAL
75 100% 15 One Target
TM59
Fling
Throws Raichu's held item. Type and power depend on the item.
DARK
PHYSICAL
varies 100% 10 One Target
TM62
Speed Swap
Swaps Raichu's Speed stat with the target's.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 10 One Target
TM72
Magic Room
For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's held items have no effect and can't be used.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 10 Entire Field
TM76
Round
Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.
NORMAL
SPECIAL
60 100% 15 One Target
TM80
Volt Switch
Forces Raichu to switch out after dealing damage.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
70 100% 20 One Target
TM82
Electroweb
Lowers all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
55 95% 15 Nearby Enemies
TM87
Draining Kiss
Heals Raichu by 75% of the damage dealt to the target.
FAIRY
SPECIAL
50 100% 10 One Target
TM90
Electric Terrain
Activates Electric Terrain for 5 turns, which prevents non-airborne Pokémon from falling asleep and powers up Electric-type moves by 50%.
ELECTRIC
STATUS
-- -- 10 Entire Field

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Alolan Raichu can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.
TR Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
TR01
Body Slam
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
85 100% 15 One Target
TR04
Surf
Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.
WATER
SPECIAL
90 100% 15 All But Self
TR08
Thunderbolt
Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
90 100% 15 One Target
TR09
Thunder
30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
110 70% 10 One Target
TR11
Psychic
10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.
PSYCHIC
SPECIAL
90 100% 10 One Target
TR12
Agility
Raises Raichu's Speed by two stages.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 30 User
TR20
Substitute
Costs 25% of Raichu's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TR21
Reversal
Does more damage when Raichu's HP is low.
FIGHTING
PHYSICAL
varies 100% 15 One Target
TR25
Psyshock
Psyshock uses the target's Defense stat to calculate damage instead of its Special Defense.
PSYCHIC
SPECIAL
80 100% 10 One Target
TR26
Endure
Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TR27
Sleep Talk
Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Raichu's moves at random.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TR30
Encore
Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 100% 5 One Target
TR31
Iron Tail
30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.
STEEL
PHYSICAL
100 75% 15 One Target
TR34
Future Sight
Does its damage after two more turns have passed.
PSYCHIC
SPECIAL
120 100% 10 One Target
TR35
Uproar
Lose control for up to 5 turns. While the Uproar is active, no Pokémon can be asleep.
NORMAL
SPECIAL
90 100% 10 Random Enemy
TR49
Calm Mind
Raises Raichu's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 20 User
TR64
Focus Blast
10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.
FIGHTING
SPECIAL
120 70% 5 One Target
TR68
Nasty Plot
Raises Raichu's Special Attack by two stages.
DARK
STATUS
-- -- 20 User
TR77
Grass Knot
Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.
GRASS
SPECIAL
varies 100% 20 One Target
TR80
Electro Ball
Power ranges from 60–150 based on Raichu's Speed vs. the target's.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
varies 100% 10 One Target
TR82
Stored Power
Increases power by 20 for each positive stat modifier Raichu has, excluding accuracy or evasion.
PSYCHIC
SPECIAL
20 100% 10 One Target
TR83
Ally Switch
Switches places with Raichu for the rest of the battle.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 15 User
TR86
Wild Charge
Raichu takes 25% of Wild Charge's damage as recoil damage.
ELECTRIC
PHYSICAL
90 100% 15 One Target
TR90
Play Rough
10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.
FAIRY
PHYSICAL
90 90% 10 One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Alolan Raichu can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.
Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
TUTOR
Rising Voltage
If used during Electric Terrain, Rising Voltage does double damage.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
70 100% 20 One Target
TUTOR
Expanding Force
If used during Psychic Terrain, Expanding Force does 50% more damage and additionally targets both enemy Pokémon if in a Double Battle instead.
PSYCHIC
SPECIAL
80 100% 10 One Target

Alolan Raichu's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Alolan Raichu's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Raichu's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Raichu is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.
Stats at
level 100
0 EVs 252+ EVs Base Stat
Min Max Min Max
HP
230 261 293 324 60
Attack
175 206 238 269 85
Defense
105 136 168 199 50
Sp. Atk
195 226 258 289 95
Sp. Def
175 206 238 269 85
Speed
225 256 288 319 110
Total
485

Where to Find Alolan Raichu in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Alolan Raichu, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Raichu in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Alolan Raichu

Given as a gift on the Isle of Armor (DLC) after locating 40 Alolan Diglett on the isle.

Catchable during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Getting Alolan Raichu By Evolution

Evolves from Pikachu by using a Thunder Stone Thunder Stone on it in the Alola region.

Notes About Alolan Raichu

Cannot evolve from Pikachu in the Galar Region.

Pokédex Entries for Raichu

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword
It's believed that the weather, climate, and food of the Alola region all play a part in causing Pikachu to evolve into this form of Raichu.
Shield
This Pokémon rides on its tail while it uses its psychic powers to levitate. It attacks with star-shaped thunderbolts.
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