POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Raikou sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Raikou sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #243 · Thunder Pokemon

Raikou

Electric Both

Raikou is a Electric-type Thunder Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Wild; locations include Route 29, Route 30, Route 31. Silver: Wild; locations include Route 29, Route 30, Route 31.

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GENERATION II

Base stats

580
HP90
Attack85
Defense75
Sp. Atk115
Sp. Def100
Speed115

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
6'03" (1.9 m)
Weight
392.0 lbs (177.8 kg)
Catch rate
3
Base EXP
216
Growth
Slow
BST
580

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 90
— —
AttackBase 85
— —
DefenseBase 75
— —
Sp. AtkBase 115
— —
Sp. DefBase 100
— —
SpeedBase 115
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.

Pokémon Silver

A Pokemon that races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#243 Raikou

This Pokémon does not evolve in Generation II.

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Wild

Areas
16
Tables
16
Special
0
Wild encounters 16
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Route 29 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 30 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 31 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 32 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 33 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 34 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 35 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 36 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 37 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 38 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 39 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 42 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 43 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 44 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 45 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 46 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Silver

Wild

Areas
16
Tables
16
Special
0
Wild encounters 16
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Route 29 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 30 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 31 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 32 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 33 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 34 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 35 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 36 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 37 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 38 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 39 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 42 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 43 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 44 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 45 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —
Route 46 Roaming LegendsGrass only Any time Lv. 40 —

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

9
Lv. 1

Bite

Dark · Flinch Hit

Power
60
Acc.
100%
PP
25
Lv. 1

Leer

Normal · Defense Down

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30

Electric · Paralyze Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
30
TM05
Lv. 21

Roar

Normal · Force Switch

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
20

Normal · Priority Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
30
Lv. 41

Spark

Electric · Paralyze Hit

Power
65
Acc.
100%
PP
20
Lv. 51

Reflect

Psychic · Reflect

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
20
Lv. 61

Crunch

Dark · Sp Def Down Hit

Power
80
Acc.
100%
PP
15
TM25
Lv. 71

Thunder

Electric · Thunder

Power
120
Acc.
70%
PP
10
TM / HM compatibility 30 moves
TM02 TM02 · HeadbuttNormal70 power · 100% · 15 PP TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM05 TM05 · RoarNormal— power · 100% · 20 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM07 TM07 · Zap CannonElectric100 power · 50% · 5 PP TM08 TM08 · Rock SmashFighting20 power · 100% · 15 PP TM09 TM09 · Psych UpNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM11 TM11 · Sunny DayFire— power · 90% · 5 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM15 TM15 · Hyper BeamNormal150 power · 90% · 5 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM18 TM18 · Rain DanceWater— power · 90% · 5 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM23 TM23 · Iron TailSteel100 power · 75% · 15 PP TM25 TM25 · ThunderElectric120 power · 70% · 10 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM28 TM28 · DigGround60 power · 100% · 10 PP TM31 TM31 · Mud-SlapGround20 power · 100% · 10 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM37 TM37 · SandstormRock— power · 100% · 10 PP TM39 TM39 · SwiftNormal60 power · 100% · 20 PP TM43 TM43 · DetectFighting— power · 100% · 5 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP HM01 HM01 · CutNormal50 power · 95% · 30 PP HM04 HM04 · StrengthNormal80 power · 100% · 15 PP HM05 HM05 · FlashNormal— power · 70% · 20 PP
Egg moves 0 moves

No egg moves are assigned to this species in the Gold/Silver breeding table.