Raikou Raid Guide

Raikou

Raikou is a Tier 5 Legendary Raid Boss in Pokémon GO, with a Raid Boss CP of 45435. Raikou is a pure Electric type, meaning it is weak to Ground types, while resisting Electric, Flying and Steel types. It is boosted by Rainy weather.

Raikou can be caught in the following CP-ranges:

• 1889-1972 CP for a regular Level 20 encounter
• 2361-2466 CP for a Rainy weather boosted encounter (Level 25)

Raikou duo is possible, but it would require maxed out counters, as well as Best Friend Bonus, Sunny weather Boost, and a good amount of luck. We suggest you to take on Raikou in groups of 4-6 for high-level players, or 7-20 for lower level players.

Raikou is one of the Johto Beasts (together with Entei and Suicune), a Legendary Trio originally discovered in the Johto Region (Gen II). This guide has been updated as of July 2021.

Best Raikou Counters in Pokémon GO

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	33.01	7	464s
2.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	29.87	6	513s
3.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	30.54	12	504s
4.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	28.16	9	548s
5.	Therian Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm	28.67	17	543s
6.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	28.51	19	541s
7.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	26.89	14	570s
8.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	27.28	17	560s
9.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	25.66	12	598s
10.	Eternatus	Poison Jab	Dynamax Cannon	25.05	14	616s
11.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	24.85	16	623s
12.	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	24.99	19	615s
13.	Shadow Rhydon	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	24.57	18	623s
14.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	24.44	22	639s
15.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	23.48	9	655s
16.	Shadow Donphan	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	23.87	18	647s
17.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	24.03	19	643s
18.	Incarnate Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	23.69	21	657s
19.	Shadow Regigigas	Zen Headbutt	Crush Grip	24.42	25	635s
20.	Shadow Hippowdon	Sand Attack	Earth Power	23.18	16	668s
21.	Shadow Flygon	Sand Attack	Earth Power	23.09	15	667s
22.	Shadow Torterra	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	22.71	12	672s
23.	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	22.56	13	679s
24.	Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	23.08	17	663s
25.	Black Kyurem	Dragon Tail	Freeze Shock	22.96	20	675s
26.	Shadow Golem	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	23.03	20	664s
27.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	23.32	22	652s
28.	Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Earthquake	22.57	19	683s
29.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	24.18	40	663s
30.	Shadow Ursaluna	Tackle	High Horsepower	22.04	14	693s

Raikou Stats and Moveset

	Raikou Electric
Max CP	3902
ATK	241
DEF	195
HP	207
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Thunder Shock Volt Switch
Charge moves	Thunder Wild Charge Thunderbolt Shadow Ball Aura Sphere

• Thunder hits hard, but it gets resisted by Ground types
• Wild Charge and Thunderbolt don’t hit as hard as Thunder, and also get resisted by Ground types
• Shadow Ball is a powerful move, but doesn’t deal Super Effective damage to any of your counters (unless you choose to fight with Mewtwo)

Weather Effects

Raikou is boosted by Rainy weather, while being more vulnerable in Sunny weather.
Rainy weather will give you the chance to catch Raikou at level 25, but the battle will be harder because of Raikou’s boosted Electric moves. If you want the fight to be easier, challenge Raikou in Sunny weather to boost your Ground counters.

Weather	Pro	Con
Sunny	Boosts Ground types	–
Windy	–	–
Partly Cloudy	–	–
Cloudy	–	–
Snow	–	–
Rainy	Allows a Level 25 Encounter from Weather Boost.	Boosts Raikou’s Electric moves
Fog	–	Boosts Raikou’s Shadow Ball Ghost

Sprites

Raikou can be shiny, and it is a cool orange colour.

Regular Raikou	Shiny Raikou