RAIKOU
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The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.
The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.
A POKéMON that races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder.
This rough POKéMON stores energy inside its body, then sweeps across the land, shooting off electricity.
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This Pokémon does not evolve.
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This Pokémon has a Quadruped body shape.
It is classified as Yellow colored.
Natural habitat: Grassland.
Its base happiness is 35.
Its capture rate is 3/255, roughly 1%.
It follows a Slow growth curve.
It belongs to the No Eggs egg group.
This species is genderless.
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MOVESETS
| LVL | NAME | TYPE | CAT. | PWR | ACC | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | STA | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock | Electric | SPE | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | PHY | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Extreme Speed | Normal | PHY | 80 | 100% | 5 |
| 1 | Charge | Electric | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 6 | Spark | Electric | PHY | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 12 | Bite | Dark | PHY | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 18 | Calm Mind | Psychic | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 24 | Roar | Normal | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Thunder Fang | Electric | PHY | 65 | 95% | 15 |
| 36 | Howl | Normal | STA | — | — | 40 |
| 42 | Crunch | Dark | PHY | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 48 | Extrasensory | Psychic | SPE | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 54 | Discharge | Electric | SPE | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 60 | Reflect | Psychic | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 66 | Rain Dance | Water | STA | — | — | 5 |
| 72 | Thunder | Electric | SPE | 110 | 70% | 10 |
| 78 | Zap Cannon | Electric | SPE | 120 | 50% | 5 |
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Raikou · Skyridge
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Raikou · Shining Legends
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