Is Raichu Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Only available by evolving a wild-caught Pikachu, not your partner. Raichu has decent Electric stats but misses out on the exclusive moves that make the partner dominant. In Let's Go Pikachu, there's no reason to pick Raichu over the partner. In Let's Go Eevee, Jolteon fills the Electric role better.
Brock's typing presses Pikachu's defenses.
Pikachu has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Pikachu trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Raichu's defenses.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Giovanni's team hits Raichu's weaknesses hard.
Raichu resists most of Lorelei's coverage and hits back hard.
Raichu trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Raichu trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catch Pikachu
Catch Pikachu in Viridian Forest (walking, Lv 3-6).
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TMNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 21ElectricThunderboltPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMSteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15
- TMFightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 30ElectricThunderPower 165Accuracy 70%PP 10
- After Erika
- TMElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Pikachu to Raichu
Pikachu evolves into Raichu with a Thunder Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Erika.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 26)
- LV 26ElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMElectricThunderboltPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- TMSteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15
- TMFightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Sabrina
- TMElectricThunderPower 165Accuracy 70%PP 10
How to Get Raichu in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
No wild encounters for Raichu. The 2-stage line runs through Pikachu, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve through a special method once you've got the levels.
Catch Pikachu at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Raichu.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Pikachu
- 2Evolve RaichuUse Thunder Stone
Where To Catch Raichu in Let's Go
- Step 1Catch Pikachu
- Step 2Raichu ✓
How to Get Shiny Raichu in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Raichu is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Shininess carries through evolution, so hunting an earlier stage and evolving it counts too. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Raichu odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Raichu Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Raichu in the Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Raichu Weakness
Type-wise, Raichu takes extra damage from Ground. Not many exploitable gaps in the Electric typing defensive chart. Raichu's special bulk (base 80 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
Raichu Evolutions
Raichu evolved from Pikachu's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. The evolution from Pikachu pushed Raichu to 485 total stats. Sp.Atk saw the largest single gain at +40. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Raichu Best Moveset
110 Speed at 90/90 mixed offenses behind Electric TermStab. Without AbilityLightning Rod absorbing Electric for boosts or any held item to amplify the damage, the moveset runs fast but hits at exactly the power the stats show. Quick and clean but not threatening enough.
Best Build
Pikachu Candy
Quick Candy+SPEHasty raises Speed and lowers Defense. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Pink, then Yellow. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Raichu
- Pikachu Candy
- Quick Candy
Quick Candy L
Quick Candy XL
Pikachu Candy raises every stat, but only Pikachu and Raichu can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Raichu is Quick Candy (Speed), and any Pokemon can eat it; Quick Candy L needs level 30 and Quick Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Alolan Form
- Alolan Raichu
Alolan Raichu (Electric/Psychic type) has 60 HP, 85 Attack, 50 Defense, 95 Sp. Atk, 85 Sp. Def and 110 Speed, 485 in total. Weak to Ground, Bug, Ghost and Dark. Resists Electric, Fighting, Flying, Psychic and Steel. Alolan Raichu is not found in the wild in Let's Go. Give a Raichu to a person in Saffron City to get a level 30 Alolan Raichu. Best nature for Alolan Raichu: Hasty (Madam Celadon: Pink, then Yellow). Stat candy: Quick Candy (Speed). Pokedex: It loves pancakes prepared with a secret Alolan recipe. Some wonder whether that recipe holds the key to this Pokemon's evolution.
Alolan Raichu learns by level up: Psychic (on evolution); Double Team, Encore, Fake Out, Growl, Tail Whip and Thunder Shock (Lv 1). TM moves: Brick Break, Calm Mind, Dig, Facade, Headbutt, Helping Hand, Hyper Beam, Iron Tail, Light Screen, Pay Day, Protect, Psychic, Reflect, Rest, Seismic Toss, Substitute, Teleport, Thunder, Thunder Punch, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt and Toxic.
Master Trainer
Charlotte battles with one level 75 Raichu that knows Headbutt, Double Team and Hyper Beam. It takes extra damage from Ground moves. Win to earn the Raichu Master title. Find Charlotte in Pokemon Tower.
Moves List
Most of Raichu's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Thunder and Thunderbolt, but Normal and Fighting and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
When electricity builds up inside its body, it becomes feisty. It also glows in the dark.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Raichu appears in 22 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained an Alolan form in Generation 7.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMAlolan
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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