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Pokémon · #26

Raichu

Electric Legal in M-C 2 Mega formes

Mega Raichu Y is #13 on the ladder, on 12.5% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 60
Atk 100
Def 55
SpA 160
SpD 80
Spe 130

Base stat total 585

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

167
108
86
180
100
190

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 11 Def / 23 Spe · Timid Nature

Types and weaknesses

Electric
Weak ×2
Ground
Resists ×½
ElectricFlyingSteel

Abilities

No Guard
Every move used by or against this Pokemon will always hit. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Raichu holding Raichunite Y .

Speed tier

Most common
200 (Timid, 32 Spe SP, 56% of spreads)
Fastest
200 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
150 (0 SP)
Slowest
135 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 190, it outspeeds 42 of the other 49 Pokémon in the top 50, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Mega Delphox 204
  2. Mega Garchomp Z 203
  3. Mega Gengar 200
  4. Mega Raichu Y (this) 190
  5. Mega Froslass 189
  6. Mega Salamence 189
  7. Tyranitar 186 (Scarf)
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #13 · on 12.5% of teams · 338,792 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Zap Cannon 99.9%
  2. Focus Blast 97.8%
  3. Protect 97.3%
  4. Fake Out 77.1%
  5. Encore 21.5%
  6. Volt Switch 1.5%
  7. Substitute 1.2%
  8. Grass Knot 0.8%
  9. Electroweb 0.5%
  10. Helping Hand 0.5%

Items

  1. Raichunite Y 100.0%

Abilities

  1. No Guard 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Timid 32/0/11/0/0/23 · Spe 190 12.2%
  2. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 200 6.2%
  3. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 200 6.1%
  4. Timid 29/0/5/0/0/32 · Spe 200 3.8%
  5. Timid 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 200 3.2%
  6. Timid 30/0/13/0/0/23 · Spe 190 2.7%
  7. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 200 2.3%
  8. Timid 26/0/17/0/0/23 · Spe 190 2.3%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 73.2%
  2. Gholdengo 53.7%
  3. Arcanine-Hisui 35.2%
  4. Incineroar 28.7%
  5. Mega Salamence 26.5%
  6. Sylveon 25.7%
  7. Sneasler 23.6%
  8. Mega Staraptor 23.0%
  9. Kingambit 16.9%
  10. Milotic 15.7%
  11. Basculegion 10.8%
  12. Volcarona 10.8%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #14 · on 11.1% of teams · 338,792 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Zap Cannon 99.6%
  2. Focus Blast 98.4%
  3. Protect 96.1%
  4. Fake Out 76.6%
  5. Encore 17.7%
  6. Volt Switch 3.4%
  7. Grass Knot 2.1%
  8. Dazzling Gleam 0.9%
  9. Nasty Plot 0.8%
  10. Electroweb 0.6%

Items

  1. Raichunite Y 100.0%

Abilities

  1. No Guard 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 200 13.2%
  2. Timid 32/0/11/0/0/23 · Spe 190 9.3%
  3. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 200 5.1%
  4. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 200 4.4%
  5. Timid 29/0/5/0/0/32 · Spe 200 4.1%
  6. Timid 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 200 3.1%
  7. Timid 26/0/17/0/0/23 · Spe 190 2.5%
  8. Timid 20/0/21/0/0/25 · Spe 192 2.0%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 66.4%
  2. Gholdengo 45.5%
  3. Arcanine-Hisui 29.5%
  4. Incineroar 28.1%
  5. Sneasler 23.4%
  6. Mega Staraptor 20.9%
  7. Sylveon 18.7%
  8. Mega Salamence 16.5%
  9. Kingambit 15.4%
  10. Milotic 15.1%
  11. Volcarona 14.8%
  12. Mega Garchomp Z 11.2%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #16 · on 9.3% of teams · 338,792 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Zap Cannon 99.0%
  2. Focus Blast 97.5%
  3. Protect 94.3%
  4. Fake Out 75.0%
  5. Encore 16.4%
  6. Volt Switch 4.8%
  7. Grass Knot 3.1%
  8. Dazzling Gleam 1.4%
  9. Nasty Plot 1.2%
  10. Alluring Voice 1.1%

Items

  1. Raichunite Y 100.0%

Abilities

  1. No Guard 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 200 16.6%
  2. Timid 32/0/11/0/0/23 · Spe 190 8.1%
  3. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 200 7.4%
  4. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 200 3.8%
  5. Timid 29/0/5/0/0/32 · Spe 200 3.6%
  6. Timid 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 200 2.9%
  7. Timid 26/0/17/0/0/23 · Spe 190 2.4%
  8. Modest 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 182 2.2%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 60.9%
  2. Gholdengo 41.1%
  3. Incineroar 27.4%
  4. Arcanine-Hisui 26.0%
  5. Sneasler 22.7%
  6. Mega Staraptor 18.7%
  7. Sylveon 16.7%
  8. Kingambit 15.1%
  9. Mega Salamence 15.0%
  10. Milotic 14.6%
  11. Volcarona 13.7%
  12. Mega Garchomp Z 10.7%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 1,138 of 4,641 teams (24.5%) · win rate 49.5% (95% interval 48.2%–50.8%, n = 5,796 games) · 81 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

  1. Mega Charizard Y +4.8 pp n = 122 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Mega Charizard Y beat teams bringing Mega Raichu Y more often than expected+4.8 pp · n = 122 · Showdown replays
  2. Mega Salamence +4.3 pp n = 86 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Mega Salamence beat teams bringing Mega Raichu Y more often than expected+4.3 pp · n = 86 · Showdown replays
  3. Arcanine-Hisui +4.0 pp n = 133 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Arcanine-Hisui beat teams bringing Mega Raichu Y more often than expected+4.0 pp · n = 133 · Showdown replays
  4. Venusaur +3.9 pp n = 78 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Venusaur beat teams bringing Mega Raichu Y more often than expected+3.9 pp · n = 78 · Showdown replays
  5. Volcarona +2.7 pp n = 117 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Volcarona beat teams bringing Mega Raichu Y more often than expected+2.7 pp · n = 117 · Showdown replays
  6. Rillaboom +2.5 pp n = 272 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Rillaboom beat teams bringing Mega Raichu Y more often than expected+2.5 pp · n = 272 · Showdown replays
  7. Kingambit +2.3 pp n = 174 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Kingambit beat teams bringing Mega Raichu Y more often than expected+2.3 pp · n = 174 · Showdown replays
  8. Basculegion +2.1 pp n = 132 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Basculegion beat teams bringing Mega Raichu Y more often than expected+2.1 pp · n = 132 · Showdown replays
View 2 more
  1. Farigiraf +2.1 pp n = 96 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Farigiraf beat teams bringing Mega Raichu Y more often than expected+2.1 pp · n = 96 · Showdown replays
  2. Mega Staraptor +1.9 pp n = 77 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatTeams with Mega Staraptor beat teams bringing Mega Raichu Y more often than expected+1.9 pp · n = 77 · Showdown replays

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Strong against (replays)

Teams with it beat teams bringing these more often than expected.

  1. Sinistcha +4.6 pp n = 57 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Sinistcha more often than expected+4.6 pp · n = 57 · Showdown replays
  2. Pelipper +4.1 pp n = 201 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Pelipper more often than expected+4.1 pp · n = 201 · Showdown replays
  3. Archaludon +2.9 pp n = 183 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Archaludon more often than expected+2.9 pp · n = 183 · Showdown replays
  4. Indeedee-F +2.8 pp n = 109 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Indeedee-F more often than expected+2.8 pp · n = 109 · Showdown replays
  5. Grimmsnarl +2.8 pp n = 69 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Grimmsnarl more often than expected+2.8 pp · n = 69 · Showdown replays
  6. Basculegion-F +1.5 pp n = 112 Replays
    Why? 1
    • StatBeats teams bringing Basculegion-F more often than expected+1.5 pp · n = 112 · Showdown replays

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Mega Staraptor +16.7 pp n = 77,922 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Mega Raichu Y teams; Mega Staraptor is on 6% of all teams (3.68× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Arcanine-Hisui +23.6 pp n = 119,289 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 35% of Mega Raichu Y teams; Arcanine-Hisui is on 12% of all teams (3.04× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Gholdengo +34.6 pp n = 181,830 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 54% of Mega Raichu Y teams; Gholdengo is on 19% of all teams (2.81× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sylveon +15.2 pp n = 86,900 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 26% of Mega Raichu Y teams; Sylveon is on 10% of all teams (2.45× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Rillaboom +26.6 pp n = 248,030 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 73% of Mega Raichu Y teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (1.57× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Volcarona +3.8 pp n = 36,522 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Mega Raichu Y teams; Volcarona is on 7% of all teams (1.54× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Milotic +3.8 pp n = 53,156 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Mega Raichu Y teams; Milotic is on 12% of all teams (1.32× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Salamence -1.6 pp n = 89,610 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 26% of Mega Raichu Y teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.94× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Incineroar -3.0 pp n = 97,233 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Mega Raichu Y teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.91× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Kingambit -8.4 pp n = 57,086 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Mega Raichu Y teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.67× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Sneasler -13.5 pp n = 79,853 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Mega Raichu Y teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.64× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Basculegion -9.8 pp n = 36,590 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Mega Raichu Y teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (0.52× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 60
Atk 135
Def 95
SpA 90
SpD 95
Spe 110

Base stat total 585

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

137
187
115
99
115
178

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe · Jolly Nature

Types and weaknesses

Electric
Weak ×2
Ground
Resists ×½
ElectricFlyingSteel

Abilities

Electric Surge
On switch-in, this Pokemon summons Electric Terrain. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Raichu holding Raichunite X .

Speed tier

Most common
178 (Jolly, 32 Spe SP, 63% of spreads)
Fastest
178 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
130 (0 SP)
Slowest
117 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 178, it outspeeds 35 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 2, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Whimsicott 184
  2. Maushold 179
  3. Mega Metagross 178
  4. Mega Raichu X (this) 178
  5. Mega Staraptor 178
  6. Ninetales-Alola 177
  7. Pawmot 172
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #60 · on 1.8% of teams · 59,242 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Fake Out 97.5%
  2. Volt Tackle 57.0%
  3. Protect 51.0%
  4. Rising Voltage 40.6%
  5. Volt Switch 39.1%
  6. Encore 33.7%
  7. Light Screen 15.9%
  8. Play Rough 13.0%
  9. Reflect 12.5%
  10. Drain Punch 7.1%

Items

  1. Raichunite X 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Electric Surge 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 14.3%
  2. Timid 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 178 9.0%
  3. Jolly 32/1/0/0/5/28 · Spe 173 5.8%
  4. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 162 4.7%
  5. Timid 24/0/14/0/0/28 · Spe 173 3.9%
  6. Timid 18/0/0/20/0/28 · Spe 173 3.5%
  7. Jolly 32/1/1/0/0/32 · Spe 178 3.4%
  8. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 3.1%

Teammates

  1. Archaludon 59.5%
  2. Espathra 37.7%
  3. Pelipper 32.7%
  4. Politoed 26.7%
  5. Mega Charizard Y 23.5%
  6. Incineroar 20.0%
  7. Kingambit 17.4%
  8. Farigiraf 15.3%
  9. Sinistcha 14.7%
  10. Mega Swampert 13.4%
  11. Sneasler 12.4%
  12. Garchomp 10.2%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #64 · on 1.5% of teams · 59,242 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Fake Out 95.3%
  2. Protect 58.3%
  3. Volt Switch 49.9%
  4. Volt Tackle 49.0%
  5. Rising Voltage 45.0%
  6. Encore 21.6%
  7. Play Rough 10.5%
  8. Drain Punch 9.8%
  9. Light Screen 7.6%
  10. Reflect 7.3%

Items

  1. Raichunite X 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Electric Surge 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 19.1%
  2. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 6.8%
  3. Timid 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 178 3.3%
  4. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 3.2%
  5. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 3.0%
  6. Timid 18/0/0/20/0/28 · Spe 173 2.5%
  7. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 178 2.5%
  8. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 178 2.2%

Teammates

  1. Archaludon 39.9%
  2. Espathra 24.5%
  3. Pelipper 22.9%
  4. Politoed 21.0%
  5. Incineroar 19.4%
  6. Sneasler 18.8%
  7. Farigiraf 17.2%
  8. Basculegion 12.7%
  9. Sinistcha 12.0%
  10. Mega Charizard Y 11.0%
  11. Gholdengo 10.9%
  12. Kingambit 10.3%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #65 · on 1.6% of teams · 59,242 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Fake Out 92.1%
  2. Protect 60.0%
  3. Volt Tackle 52.1%
  4. Volt Switch 45.0%
  5. Rising Voltage 41.0%
  6. Encore 16.8%
  7. Play Rough 13.4%
  8. Drain Punch 13.0%
  9. Nuzzle 8.5%
  10. Knock Off 6.0%

Items

  1. Raichunite X 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Electric Surge 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 23.2%
  2. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 7.2%
  3. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 4.3%
  4. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 162 3.0%
  5. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 2.5%
  6. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 178 2.5%
  7. Timid 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 178 2.1%
  8. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 178 1.7%

Teammates

  1. Archaludon 28.8%
  2. Pelipper 20.2%
  3. Espathra 16.9%
  4. Sneasler 16.8%
  5. Incineroar 15.9%
  6. Politoed 14.7%
  7. Farigiraf 14.6%
  8. Basculegion 12.1%
  9. Sinistcha 11.8%
  10. Gholdengo 9.6%
  11. Kingambit 9.0%
  12. Rillaboom 8.2%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 71 of 4,641 teams (1.5%) · win rate 50.4% (95% interval 45.4%–55.4%, n = 379 games) · 7 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Espathra +35.9 pp n = 22,358 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 38% of Mega Raichu X teams; Espathra is on 2% of all teams (20.34× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Archaludon +42.3 pp n = 35,249 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 60% of Mega Raichu X teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (3.46× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Politoed +19.0 pp n = 15,812 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 27% of Mega Raichu X teams; Politoed is on 8% of all teams (3.48× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Swampert +8.1 pp n = 7,927 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Mega Raichu X teams; Mega Swampert is on 5% of all teams (2.53× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Pelipper +17.9 pp n = 19,384 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 33% of Mega Raichu X teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (2.21× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Sinistcha +7.4 pp n = 8,726 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Mega Raichu X teams; Sinistcha is on 7% of all teams (2.01× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Mega Charizard Y +11.4 pp n = 13,951 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Mega Raichu X teams; Mega Charizard Y is on 12% of all teams (1.93× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Garchomp +0.7 pp n = 6,060 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Mega Raichu X teams; Garchomp is on 9% of all teams (1.08× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Farigiraf -0.4 pp n = 9,034 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Mega Raichu X teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (0.97× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Kingambit -7.9 pp n = 10,284 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Mega Raichu X teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (0.69× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Incineroar -11.7 pp n = 11,831 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Mega Raichu X teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.63× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -24.6 pp n = 7,376 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Mega Raichu X teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.34× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 60
Atk 90
Def 55
SpA 90
SpD 80
Spe 110

Base stat total 485

Stat Point planner

66 / 66 Stat Points · 0 left

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99
75
142
100
178

Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe · Timid Nature

Types and weaknesses

Electric
Weak ×2
Ground
Resists ×½
ElectricFlyingSteel

With Lightning Rod: Electric ×0

Abilities

Static
30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be paralyzed. · used by 2%
Lightning Rod
This Pokemon draws Electric moves to itself to raise Sp. Atk by 1; Electric immunity. · used by 98%

Speed tier

Most common
178
Fastest
178 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
130 (0 SP)
Slowest
117 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 178, it outspeeds 35 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 2, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Whimsicott 184
  2. Maushold 179
  3. Mega Metagross 178
  4. Raichu (this) 178
  5. Mega Staraptor 178
  6. Ninetales-Alola 177
  7. Pawmot 172
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #137 · on 0.2% of teams · 12,480 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Fake Out 95.2%
  2. Encore 61.7%
  3. Protect 54.0%
  4. Nuzzle 39.7%
  5. Volt Switch 36.3%
  6. Endeavor 30.2%
  7. Electroweb 28.5%
  8. Thunderbolt 20.6%
  9. Dazzling Gleam 4.2%
  10. Charm 3.8%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 84.1%
  2. Rocky Helmet 4.9%
  3. Shuca Berry 3.3%
  4. Air Balloon 3.0%
  5. Magnet 2.1%
  6. Life Orb 0.7%

Abilities

  1. Lightning Rod 98.3%
  2. Static 1.7%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 27.5%
  2. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 178 21.3%
  3. Timid 0/0/0/32/2/32 · Spe 178 6.1%
  4. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 5.7%
  5. Jolly 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 178 5.0%
  6. Jolly 32/0/16/0/5/13 · Spe 157 4.8%
  7. Hasty 0/32/0/2/0/32 · Spe 178 4.7%
  8. Bold 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 130 4.4%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 59.6%
  2. Incineroar 33.4%
  3. Mega Salamence 31.1%
  4. Kingambit 31.1%
  5. Sneasler 25.0%
  6. Gholdengo 22.8%
  7. Mega Gengar 20.6%
  8. Politoed 16.8%
  9. Primarina 13.3%
  10. Mega Golisopod 11.7%
  11. Farigiraf 10.4%
  12. Dragapult 9.2%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #156 · on 0.2% of teams · 12,480 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Fake Out 94.3%
  2. Encore 46.0%
  3. Protect 45.5%
  4. Volt Switch 44.4%
  5. Nuzzle 34.4%
  6. Thunderbolt 34.0%
  7. Endeavor 19.1%
  8. Electroweb 13.2%
  9. Charm 7.6%
  10. Upper Hand 7.2%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 67.6%
  2. Air Balloon 9.9%
  3. Shuca Berry 5.8%
  4. Sitrus Berry 2.9%
  5. Magnet 2.7%
  6. Choice Scarf 1.8%

Abilities

  1. Lightning Rod 96.5%
  2. Static 3.5%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 19.4%
  2. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 9.1%
  3. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 178 8.0%
  4. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 4.3%
  5. Timid 32/0/2/0/0/32 · Spe 178 3.7%
  6. Bold 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 130 3.4%
  7. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 3.3%
  8. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 178 2.7%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 24.5%
  2. Incineroar 21.8%
  3. Pelipper 19.3%
  4. Mega Golisopod 15.3%
  5. Farigiraf 13.9%
  6. Mega Gengar 13.1%
  7. Sneasler 12.5%
  8. Mega Staraptor 12.0%
  9. Indeedee-F 11.3%
  10. Mega Charizard Y 11.0%
  11. Politoed 10.6%
  12. Basculegion 10.6%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #167 · on 0.3% of teams · 12,480 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Fake Out 90.6%
  2. Volt Switch 43.4%
  3. Protect 42.1%
  4. Encore 34.9%
  5. Nuzzle 34.0%
  6. Thunderbolt 31.4%
  7. Endeavor 16.1%
  8. Electroweb 15.6%
  9. Thunder 8.8%
  10. Discharge 7.4%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 58.6%
  2. Air Balloon 13.7%
  3. Shuca Berry 5.9%
  4. Magnet 4.9%
  5. Sitrus Berry 4.5%
  6. Eject Button 1.5%

Abilities

  1. Lightning Rod 94.6%
  2. Static 5.4%

Spreads

  1. Timid 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 19.7%
  2. Hasty 0/2/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 9.8%
  3. Timid 32/0/0/2/0/32 · Spe 178 4.9%
  4. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 4.7%
  5. Timid 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 178 4.4%
  6. Hasty 0/32/0/2/0/32 · Spe 178 3.1%
  7. Hasty 2/0/0/32/0/32 · Spe 178 2.7%
  8. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 2.5%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 19.7%
  2. Pelipper 18.6%
  3. Incineroar 17.3%
  4. Mega Staraptor 12.0%
  5. Farigiraf 11.7%
  6. Sinistcha 11.4%
  7. Mega Golisopod 11.4%
  8. Sneasler 10.4%
  9. Basculegion 9.6%
  10. Indeedee-F 9.3%
  11. Mega Gengar 9.1%
  12. Politoed 8.7%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 13 of 4,641 teams (0.3%) · win rate 46.8% (95% interval 36.0%–57.8%, n = 77 games) · 2 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Dragapult +7.4 pp n = 1,149 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Raichu teams; Dragapult is on 2% of all teams (5.10× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Primarina +9.6 pp n = 1,660 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Raichu teams; Primarina is on 4% of all teams (3.63× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Gengar +14.2 pp n = 2,566 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Raichu teams; Mega Gengar is on 6% of all teams (3.24× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Politoed +9.1 pp n = 2,098 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Raichu teams; Politoed is on 8% of all teams (2.19× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Rillaboom +13.0 pp n = 7,436 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 60% of Raichu teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (1.28× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Kingambit +5.8 pp n = 3,876 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 31% of Raichu teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (1.23× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Gholdengo +3.7 pp n = 2,839 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Raichu teams; Gholdengo is on 19% of all teams (1.19× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Salamence +3.0 pp n = 3,879 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 31% of Raichu teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (1.11× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Incineroar +1.8 pp n = 4,172 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 33% of Raichu teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (1.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Golisopod -4.0 pp n = 1,456 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Raichu teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (0.74× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Farigiraf -5.3 pp n = 1,302 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Raichu teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (0.66× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -12.1 pp n = 3,115 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Raichu teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.67× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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