Best Pokémon to defeat Alolan Raichu in Pokémon GO

The strongest Pokémon to use against Alolan Raichu are: Primal Groudon, Dawn Wings Necrozma, Mega Garchomp, Mega Gengar, Mega Tyranitar, Shadow Groudon, and Shadow Garchomp. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Alolan Raichu in a 3-Star Raid.

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Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades *

#1

Dawn Wings Necrozma

Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam

#2

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power *

#3

Mega Gengar

Lick * / Shadow Ball

#4

Mega Tyranitar

Bite / Brutal Swing

#5

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades *

#6

Shadow Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power *

#7

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	44.07	2596.1	1	82s	106.6
2.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw	Moongeist Beam	45.66	1590.9	2	79s	98.5
3.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	40.01	2413.1	1	90s	97.3
4.	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	46.19	1067.3	3	78s	91.2
5.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	40.26	1691.0	2	90s	90.5
6.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	40.88	1328.5	2	89s	86.9
7.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	37.83	1694.7	2	96s	86.2
8.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	39.17	1251.6	2	92s	83.0
9.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	40.40	1095.6	3	90s	82.6
10.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	38.40	1286.5	2	94s	82.2
11.	Mega Absol	Snarl	Brutal Swing *	43.39	825.5	4	83s	82.1
12.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	37.31	1270.7	2	97s	80.1
13.	Shadow Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	41.66	843.4	4	87s	79.9
14.	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing *	33.43	1667.5	2	108s	78.0
15.	Black Kyurem	Shadow Claw	Freeze Shock	33.86	1576.9	2	107s	77.8
16.	Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Earthquake	33.78	1540.4	2	107s	77.3
17.	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	40.20	802.9	4	90s	76.9
18.	Mega Heracross	Struggle Bug	Megahorn	36.21	1118.0	3	100s	76.1
19.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	34.26	1326.7	2	106s	75.7
20.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	37.50	954.7	3	96s	75.6
21.	Origin Forme Giratina	Shadow Claw	Shadow Force *	31.47	1718.0	2	115s	74.9
22.	Shadow Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	41.49	619.6	5	87s	74.5
23.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	31.45	1676.1	2	115s	74.4
24.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	36.61	960.4	3	99s	74.3
25.	Dragapult	Astonish	Shadow Ball	33.88	1245.1	2	107s	74.0
26.	Mega Scizor	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor	32.88	1378.5	2	110s	73.9
27.	Shadow Absol	Snarl	Brutal Swing *	41.09	610.0	5	88s	73.7
28.	Shadow Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play	37.94	809.1	4	95s	73.6
29.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	36.34	919.1	3	100s	73.2
30.	Shadow Cursola	Hex	Shadow Ball	38.86	700.6	5	93s	72.7

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You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Alolan Raichu in a 3-Star Raid.

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Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

Alolan Raichu CP range from Raids

Alolan Raichu can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 1238 CP to 1306 CP, with no weather boost
From 1548 CP to 1633 CP with Rain and Windy weather boost

Alolan Raichu weaknesses

Alolan Raichu type chart

When fighting Alolan Raichu, keep in mind the that Electric and Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Bug, Dark, Ghost, and Ground-type moves. They take reduced damage from Electric, Fighting, Flying, Psychic, and Steel-type moves.

Alolan Raichu takes increased damage from:
+60.0%	Bug Dark Ghost Ground

Alolan Raichu takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%	Electric Fighting Flying Psychic Steel

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Alolan Raichu

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Dark	104.0%	Fog
Ground	96.0%	Sunny
Ghost	96.0%	Fog
Bug	72.0%	Rain
Psychic	8.0%	Windy
Dragon	8.0%	Windy
Ice	6.0%	Snow
Electric	4.0%	Rain
Grass	2.0%	Sunny
Fighting	2.0%	Cloudy
Normal	2.0%	Partly Cloudy

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Alolan Raichu in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Alolan Raichu down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Alolan Raichu counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.