#243 Raikou
- ATTACK (LV 100)
- 164
- CATCH CHANCE
- 2% (Poké Ball)
- EGG STEPS
- 3,200
- BASE EXP
- 261
- GROWTH RATE
- Slow
- CARD RARITY
- rare
- HOME REGION
- Johto
Legendary and mythical Pokémon can't be shiny for now: their shiny forms will only come from raids, and raids are not in the game yet.
Where to find it
You can only get a Johto Pokémon once you have reached Johto. It fights at full strength at home and at part of it elsewhere (see regional attack).
Roaming · any Johto route Very rare: 1 in 4,096–8,192 wild encounters (harder routes: more often), ×3 on the route of the day Roaming · any Sevii Islands route Very rare: 1 in 4,096–8,192 wild encounters (harder routes: more often), ×3 on the route of the day 
Cipher Lab A trainer here uses it as a Shadow Pokémon, and you can catch it from them (Cipher Lab) Base stats
HP 90
Attack 85
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 115
Sp. Def 100
Speed 115
Total580
Its attack in the game is worked out from all six stats (see Game mechanics).
Type matchups
How much damage Raikou takes from each attacking type (only the ones that aren't ×1).
Takes ×2: ground
Trading card
Its card in Johto Set 1 is rare. Owning the card raises Raikou's attack: +2% (normal), +5% (gold), +10% (animated), +20% (shiny), and up to +40% once graded by TAPMARK.