Raichu (Alola)
Alolan Raichu is a Tier 3 raid boss with 15380 Raid Boss CP. Alolan Raichu Raid boss can be relatively easily soloed.
Best Alola Raichu counters are strong Ghost and Dark type Pokémon like Hydreigon, Darkrai, Mega Gengar, Shadow Ball Mewtwo and Tyranitar. Alolan Raichu is a Raid exclusive Pokémon, together with Alolan Marowak. It is available as a shiny.
Alolan Raichu has stats of 201 ATK, 172 DEF, and 120 STA, so even with the boosted raid boss stamina, it won’t be too threatening. Alola Raichu, as an Electric and Psychic type, will be weak to plenty of meta-relevant types, including Dark, Ground, Ghost, and Bug types.
When beat, the catch CP will range from:
- 1238 – 1306 CP (Regular, Level 20 encounter)
- 1548- 1633 CP (Weather Boosted Level 25 encounter)
Alolan Raichu Counters
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
The following table lists the best Alolan Raichu raid counters in Pokémon GO.
| # | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Gengar (Mega)
|
Lick Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 63.29s | 1.75 |
| 2. |
Houndoom (Mega)
|
Snarl Dark | Foul Play Dark | 79.19s | 1.67 |
| 3. |
Absol (Mega)
|
Snarl Dark | Payback Dark | 79.30s | 3.25 |
| 4. |
Beedrill (Mega)
|
Infestation Bug | X-Scissor Bug | 84.31s | 3.08 |
| 5. |
Gyarados (Mega)
|
Bite Dark | Crunch Dark | 88.15s | 2.33 |
| 6. |
Scizor (Mega)
|
Fury Cutter Bug | X-Scissor Bug | 92.49s | 1.92 |
| 7. |
Pheromosa
|
Bug Bite Bug | Bug Buzz Bug | 96.24s | 4.67 |
| 8. |
Hydreigon
|
Bite Dark | Brutal Swing Dark | 111.39s | 1.50 |
| 9. |
Darkrai
|
Snarl Dark | Shadow Ball Ghost | 109.73s | 2.83 |
| 10. |
Charizard (Mega Y)
|
Ember Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 107.39s | 3.67 |
| 11. |
Chandelure
|
Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 108.07s | 3.58 |
| 12. |
Landorus (Therian)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earthquake Ground | 113.15s | 2.50 |
| 13. |
Gengar
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 106.58s | 4.42 |
| 14. |
Latios (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Dragon Claw Dragon | 117.74s | 1.75 |
| 15. |
Giratina (Origin)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 117.98s | 1.75 |
| 16. |
Garchomp
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earthquake Ground | 120.18s | 1.58 |
| 17. |
Blastoise (Mega)
|
Bite Dark | Hydro Cannon Water | 112.75s | 3.83 |
| 18. |
Excadrill
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Earthquake Ground | 118.82s | 2.33 |
| 19. |
Hoopa (Confined)
|
Astonish Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 114.73s | 3.42 |
| 20. |
Hoopa (Unbound)
|
Astonish Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 116.99s | 2.92 |
| 21. |
Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earthquake Ground | 122.85s | 1.78 |
| 22. |
Rhyperior
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Earthquake Ground | 123.58s | 1.67 |
| 23. |
Aerodactyl (Mega)
|
Bite Dark | Earth Power Ground | 114.75s | 4.17 |
| 24. |
Charizard (Mega X)
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 123.26s | 2.00 |
| 25. |
Landorus
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 121.05s | 2.92 |
| 26. |
Latias (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 125.79s | 1.75 |
| 27. |
Landorus (Incarnate)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 121.29s | 3.00 |
| 28. |
Deoxys (Attack)
|
Poison Jab Poison | Dark Pulse Dark | 108.57s | 8.75 |
| 29. |
Yveltal
|
Snarl Dark | Dark Pulse Dark | 122.74s | 3.00 |
| 30. |
Weavile
|
Snarl Dark | Foul Play Dark | 123.17s | 3.70 |
| 31. |
Krookodile
|
Snarl Dark | Earthquake Ground | 130.31s | 1.67 |
| 32. |
Absol
|
Snarl Dark | Payback Dark | 125.52s | 3.33 |
| 33. |
Yanmega
|
Bug Bite Bug | Bug Buzz Bug | 128.56s | 2.00 |
| 34. |
Zarude
|
Bite Dark | Dark Pulse Dark | 131.21s | 1.50 |
| 35. |
Mewtwo
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Shadow Ball Ghost | 125.33s | 3.30 |
Alolan Raichu has so many top-tier counters, it won’t be hard to send it crashing. Between Groudon, Tyranitar, Mewtwo, and Gengar, this psychic surfer has to deal with some of the highest damage dealing Pokémon in the game.
Your fastest time to win, not accounting for weather, will be with Legacy Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball Mega Gengar, followed by Mega Houndoom, then Gengar and finally Chandelure, although this can very easily change depending on the weather.
Alolan Raichu Moveset
Alolan Raichu can hit you with the following moves:
| Fast moves | Charge moves |
|---|---|
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|
Weather Effects
| Weather | Pro Attacker | Pro Raichu |
|---|---|---|
| Sunny | Boosts Super Effective Ground attacks | – |
| Partly Cloudy | – | – |
| Cloudy | – | – |
| Rainy | Boosts Super Effective Bug attacks | Boosts Electric moves |
| Snow | – | – |
| Fog | Boosts Super Effective Ghost and Dark Attacks | – |
| Windy | – | Boosts Psychic move |
As you can see, the best weather to hit an Alolan Raichu in is either Sunny or Fog weather, where they boost the likes of Groudon or Gengar, while providing no benefits to Raichu. However, you can get some benefit in the Rainy where a Pheromosa or Mega Scizor will become the best attacker, at the cost of Raichu then receiving a boost to its own Electric attacks.
Windy might make it harder if it happens to have Psychic, however the difference in time is minimal at best, and in fact, a point can be made the extra damage weather boosted Psychic does can charge your bar faster and make the fight faster in certain cases.
