Raichu Information

Ah, the facts about my favorite Pokémon... Raichu. Raichu is Pocket Monster #26 (#157 in the GBA games), who evolves from Pikachu. Raichu
is an electric type, meaning that its weak against ground attacks and strong against flying attacks. An interesting fact is
the electrical mouse has the strongest attack of all electric-type Pokémon in the game (well, actually, it's tied with
Raikou, but it's a legendary Pokémon)! Anyway, evolution goes like this:

Pichu --(Happiness)--> Pikachu --(Thunderstone)--> Raichu

Red	Blue	Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high voltage power.
Yellow		When electricity builds up inside its body, it becomes feisty. It also glows in the dark.
Gold		When its electricity builds, its muscles are stimulated, and it becomes more aggressive that usual.
Silver		If the electric pouches in its cheeks become fully charged, both ears will stand up straight.
Crystal		If its electric pouches run empty, it raises its tail to gather electricity from the atmosphere.
Ruby		If the electrical sacks become excessively charged, RAICHU plants its tail in the ground and discharges. Scorched patches of ground will be found near this POKEMON's nest. Pokémon Characterstic: Static. There's a 30% chance that your opponent will be paralyzed after attacking Raichu through direct contact.
Sapphire		This POKEMON exudes a weak electrical charge from all over its body that makes it take on a slight glow in darkness. RAICHU searches for electricity by planting its tail in the ground. Pokémon Characterstic: Static. There's a 30% chance that your opponent will be paralyzed after attacking Raichu through direct contact.
Emerald		If it stores too much electricity, its behavior turns aggressive. To avoid this, it occasionally discharges excess energy and calms itself down. Pokémon Characteristic: Static. There's a 30% chance that your opponent will be paralyzed after attacking Raichu through direct contact.
FireRed		Its electric charges can reach even 100,000 volts. Careless contact can cause even an Indian elephant to faint. Pokémon Characteristic: Static. There's a 30% chance that your opponent will be paralyzed after attacking Raichu through direct contact.
LeafGreen		Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high voltage power. Pokémon Characteristic: Static. There's a 30% chance that your opponent will be paralyzed after attacking Raichu through direct contact.
Pokémon Stadium		Its electrical attacks my reach 10,000 volts. It discharges electricity from its tail, so it is not harmed by its own power.
Pokémon Stadium 2		(see Gold entry)
Animé		It can shock with more than 100,000 volts; enough to render a Dragonite unconscious.

Since Raichu can't learn any attacks by its own when evolved from a Pikachu, you'll have to teach it the moves you
want it to have before evolving it. Of course... TMs and HMs still work:

Red, Blue, and Yellow	Gold, Silver, and Crystal	Ruby and Sapphire
TM 01 - Mega Punch TM 05 - Mega Kick TM 06 - Toxic TM 08 - Body Slam TM 09 - Take Down TM 10 - Double-Edge TM 15 - Hyper Beam TM 16 - Pay Day TM 17 - Submission TM 19 - Seismic Toss TM 20 - Rage TM 24 - Thunderbolt TM 25 - Thunder TM 31 - Mimic TM 32 - Double Team TM 33 - Reflect TM 34 - Bide TM 39 - Swift TM 44 - Rest TM 45 - Thunder Wave TM 50 - Substitute HM 05 - Flash	TM 01 - Dynamic Punch TM 02 - Headbutt TM 03 - Curse TM 04 - Rollout TM 06 - Toxic TM 07 - Zap Cannon TM 10 - Hidden Power TM 13 - Snore TM 15 - Hyper Beam TM 18 - Rain Dance TM 20 - Endure TM 21 - Frustration TM 23 - Iron Tail TM 25 - Thunder TM 27 - Return TM 31 - Mud-Slap TM 32 - Double Team TM 34 - Swagger TM 35 - Sleep Talk TM 39 - Swift TM 40 - Defense Curl TM 41 - Thunderpunch TM 43 - Detect TM 44 - Rest TM 45 - Attract TM 46 - Thief HM 04 - Strength HM 05 - Flash	TM 01 - Focus Punch TM 06 - Toxic TM 10 - Hidden Power TM 15 - Hyper Beam TM 16 - Light Screen TM 17 - Protect TM 18 - Rain Dance TM 21 - Frustration TM 23 - Iron Tail TM 24 - Thunderbolt TM 25 - Thunder TM 27 - Return TM 28 - Dig TM 31 - Brick Break TM 32 - Double Team TM 34 - Shock Wave TM 42 - Facade TM 43 - Secret Power TM 44 - Rest TM 45 - Attract TM 46 - Thief HM 04 - Strength HM 05 - Flash HM 06 - Rock Smash

Raichu also appears in the animé, like any other Pokémon should sooner or later. Sometimes its there for the whole
episode, and others just for a small cameo:

#09 - The School of Hard Knocks - (You can barely make out Raichu on Brock's tea set. Pathetic, I know...)

#014 - Electric Shock Showdown - (Lt. Surge battles Ash's Pikachu with his huge and powerful Raichu. Raichu at first easily defeats Pikachu with very powerful Thunderbolt,
Mega Punch, and Mega Kick attacks. However, Pikachu returns with a strategy to defeat Raichu using speed, and succeeds. You know, after all these years, I still don't understand
how standing on its tail would let Pikachu dodge Raichu's Thunderbolt. It's not the fact that Pikachu won that bothers me,
it's the fact that I still don't know how that worked...)