What is a good competitive moveset for Raikou? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Raikou is a pretty decent Electric-typed Pokemon. It's common to find yourself dealing with Raikou when battling in the 2nd generation meta. Raikou can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Raikou's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Raikou is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Spark is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Crunch is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Raikou this turn). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Raikou learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Raikou can perform in Gold/Silver. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive GS Move and Ability Combos for Raikou
Moves: Swagger + Psych up
Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Raikou's stats
Curse
Most notable and possible best moves for Raikou
Hidden Power Ice
Hidden Power Water
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Roar
Sleep Talk
Thunder
Thunderbolt
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Raikou in Gold and Silver
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