Thunder Pokémon
Raikou
Japaneseライコウraikou
Weaknesses and type matchups
Raikou is weak to Ground moves.
Raikou's Electric moves are super effective against Water and Flying types. Electric moves have no effect on Ground types.
Pokédex entry
12 versionsRaikou embodies the speed of lightning. The roars of this Pokémon send shock waves shuddering through the air and shake the ground as if lightning bolts had come crashing down.
Raikou in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages
9 languages- JapaneseJapanese
- ライコウraikou
- Chinese (Simplified)Chinese (Simplified)
- 雷公léi gōng
- KoreanKorean
- 라이코raiko
- Chinese (Traditional)Chinese (Traditional)
- 雷公léi gōng
- FrenchFrench
- Raikou
- GermanGerman
- Raikou
- SpanishSpanish
- Raikou
- ItalianItalian
- Raikou
- EnglishEnglish
- Raikou
What Raikou’s name means
thunder in 2 languages2 languages build the name from thunder + lord.
Japanese
ライコウraikou
雷raithunder
公koulord
Chinese
雷公léi gōng
雷léithunder
公gōnglord
These spell out the Japanese name by sound
- Raikou
- 라이코raiko
French, German, Spanish, and Italian use the English name. Pokémon names are never officially explained. These are the readings most widely agreed on.
Where to find Raikou
9 gamesScarlet · Violet
- West Province (Area One) Fixed encounter Lv. 70
Brilliant Diamond · Shining Pearl
- Ramanas Park Fixed encounter Lv. 70 Brilliant Diamond
Every Pokémon in Brilliant Diamond · Shining Pearl →Route map →
Ultra Sun · Ultra Moon
- Ultra Space Fixed encounter Lv. 60 Ultra Sun
- Ultra Space Wilds Fixed encounter Lv. 60 Ultra Sun
Omega Ruby · Alpha Sapphire
- Trackless Forest Fixed encounter Lv. 50
HeartGold · SoulSilver
- Roaming Johto Fixed encounter Lv. 40 Later in the story
FireRed · LeafGreen
- Roaming Kanto Fixed encounter Lv. 50 Later in the story
Gold · Silver
- Roaming Johto Fixed encounter Lv. 40 Later in the story
Moves Raikou learns
56 movesLevel up · 18
TM · 46
TM001Take Down⚔TM004Agility◆TM005Mud-Slap✦TM006Scary Face◆TM007Protect◆TM009Thunder Fang⚔TM020Trailblaze⚔TM023Charge Beam✦TM025Facade⚔TM030Snarl✦TM032Swift✦TM047Endure◆TM048Volt Switch✦TM049Sunny Day◆TM050Rain Dance◆TM051Sandstorm◆TM066Body Slam⚔TM070Sleep Talk◆TM072Electro Ball✦TM074Reflect◆TM075Light Screen◆TM082Thunder Wave◆TM085Rest◆TM096Eerie Impulse◆TM099Iron Head⚔TM103Substitute◆TM108Crunch⚔TM112Aura Sphere✦TM114Shadow Ball✦TM126Thunderbolt✦TM129Calm Mind◆TM130Helping Hand◆TM136Electric Terrain◆TM147Wild Charge⚔TM152Giga Impact⚔TM163Hyper Beam✦TM166Thunder✦TM171Tera Blast✦TM172Roar◆TM173Charge◆TM188Scald✦TM193Weather Ball✦TM204Double-Edge⚔TM210Supercell Slam⚔TM211Electroweb✦TM221Throat Chop⚔