Raichu in Pokémon GO

Type	Electric
Pokédex number	#26
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	193 / 151 / 155
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,182 / 2,467 / 2,496
Max HP, level 50	142
Buddy distance	1 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	0.8 m / 30 kg

Raichu evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Raichu evolves from Pikachu for 50 Pikachu Candy.

Raichu is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Pikachu · Raichu · Pichu

Raichu CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	935	885	87	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,247	1,180	101	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,558	1,476	113	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,870	1,771	124	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,026	1,918	129
40	2,182	2,066	134
45	2,322	2,199	138
50	2,467	2,336	142
51	2,496	2,364	143	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Raichu best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Raichu at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Raichu gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	11.4
Spark	Wild Charge	11.0
Volt Switch	Wild Charge	10.6
Charm	Wild Charge	10.0
Thunder Shock	Skull Bash	10.0

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Charm	Fairy	20	11	1.5 s	13.3
Spark	Electric	4	6	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2
Thunder Shock	Electric	4	7	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2
Volt Switch	Electric	13	20	1.5 s	8.7	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Brick Break	Fighting	40	33	1.5 s	26.7
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	3 s	43.3
Surf	Water	60	50	1.5 s	40.0
Thunder	Electric	100	100	2.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Thunder Punch	Electric	50	33	2 s	25.0	same type, ×1.2
Trailblaze	Grass	65	50	2 s	32.5
Wild Charge	Electric	90	50	2.5 s	36.0	same type, ×1.2

Raichu weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Electric. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Ground	×1.6
Electric	×0.625
Flying	×0.625
Steel	×0.625

Raichu CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,182 · HP 134

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.