Characteristics
- Height
- 1.0 m · 3′ 3″
- Weight
- 26.0 kg · 57.3 lb
- Gender
- 50.0% female · 50.0% male
- Abilities
- No Guard
- Egg Groups
- Ground · Fairy
- Growth Rate
- Medium
- Catch Rate
- 75
- Base Friendship
- 70
Base Stats
Forms
Persistent forms share this canonical species record. Use the Normal / Shiny control above to inspect the exact HOME artwork for each legally available Shiny form. Mega Evolutions and Gigantamax appearances are linked here for reference without becoming ordinary Collection form choices.
Evolutionary Line
Pokédex Numbers
Main-series regional Pokédexes only. DLC and local Pokédexes are nested beneath their parent region.
Kanto
Johto
Hoenn
Sinnoh
Kalos
Alola
Galar
Hisui
Paldea
Location Data
Native encounter and acquisition records are organized in release order. Downloadable expansions are nested beneath the base game that is required to use them. Transfer-only compatibility and untracked side games are intentionally excluded.
No verified native encounter or acquisition rows are available for this exact form. Transfer-only compatibility is not treated as a native location.
Masterdex acquisition notes
- Alolan Form: Alolan Form
- Male, Kantonian Form: Male, Kantonian Form
- Female, Kantonian Form: Female, Kantonian Form
Pokédex Entries
Pokémon Red & BlueView entryHide entry⌄
Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high voltage power.
Pokémon Yellow & Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!View entryHide entry⌄
When electricity builds up inside its body, it becomes feisty. It also glows in the dark.
Pokémon GoldView entryHide entry⌄
When its electric ity builds, its muscles are stimu lated, and it be comes more aggres sive than usual.
Pokémon Silver, SoulSilver & VioletView entryHide entry⌄
If the electric pouches in its cheeks become fully charged, both ears will stand straight up.
Pokémon CrystalView entryHide entry⌄
If its electric pouches run empty, it raises its tail to gather electri city from the atmosphere.
Pokémon RubyView entryHide entry⌄
If the electrical sacks become excessively charged, RAICHU plants its tail in the ground and discharges. Scorched patches of ground will be found near this POKéMON’s nest.
Pokémon SapphireView entryHide entry⌄
This POKéMON exudes a weak electrical charge from all over its body that makes it take on a slight glow in darkness. RAICHU searches for electricity by planting its tail in the ground.
Pokémon FireRedView entryHide entry⌄
Its electric charges can reach even 100,000 volts. Careless contact can cause even an Indian elephant to faint.
Pokémon LeafGreen & SwordView entryHide entry⌄
Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high-voltage power.
Pokémon EmeraldView entryHide entry⌄
If it stores too much electricity, its behavior turns aggressive. To avoid this, it occasionally discharges excess energy and calms itself down.
Pokémon DiamondView entryHide entry⌄
It turns aggressive if it has too much electricity in its body. It discharges power through its tail.
Pokémon Pearl & YView entryHide entry⌄
It can loose 100,000-volt bursts of electricity, instantly downing foes several times its size.
Pokémon Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2 & ScarletView entryHide entry⌄
Its tail discharges electricity into the ground, protecting it from getting shocked.
Pokémon HeartGold, X & Legends: Z-AView entryHide entry⌄
When its electricity builds, its muscles are stimulated, and it becomes more aggressive than usual.
Pokémon Omega RubyView entryHide entry⌄
If the electrical sacs become excessively charged, Raichu plants its tail in the ground and discharges. Scorched patches of ground will be found near this Pokémon’s nest.
Pokémon Alpha SapphireView entryHide entry⌄
This Pokémon exudes a weak electrical charge from all over its body that makes it take on a slight glow in darkness. Raichu plants its tail in the ground to discharge electricity.
Pokémon SunView entryHide entry⌄
It unleashes electric shocks that can reach 100,000 volts. When agitated, it can knock out even an Indian elephant.
Pokémon MoonView entryHide entry⌄
It becomes aggressive when it has electricity stored up. At such times, even its Trainer has to take care to avoid being attacked.
Pokémon Ultra SunView entryHide entry⌄
As electricity builds up inside its body, it becomes more aggressive. One theory is that the electricity buildup is actually causing stress.
Pokémon Ultra MoonView entryHide entry⌄
Because so many Trainers like the way Pikachu looks, you don’t see this Pokémon very often.
Pokémon ShieldView entryHide entry⌄
If its electric pouches run empty, it raises its tail to gather electricity from the atmosphere.
Pokémon Legends: ArceusView entryHide entry⌄
It can discharge bursts of electricity exceeding 100,000 volts— a single strike with that amount of power would incapacitate one of the Copperajah of my homeland.
My Collection
0 individuals recorded for this species.
No owned individuals are recorded yet.
