Alolan Raichu best moveset in Pokémon GO

Alolan Raichu's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Thunder Shock and Wild Charge, with 14.00 damage per second, and it can deal 279.0 damage before Alolan Raichu faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Alolan Raichu are:

Thunder Shock

Wild Charge

DPS14.00

TDO279.03

Score29.6

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All Alolan Raichu movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Alolan Raichu movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

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Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	14.00	279.0	29.6
2.	Spark	Wild Charge	13.81	275.4	29.2
3.	Thunder Shock	Psychic	13.54	270.0	28.6
4.	Volt Switch	Wild Charge	13.38	266.7	28.3
5.	Spark	Psychic	13.37	266.7	28.3
6.	Volt Switch	Psychic	12.95	258.3	27.4
7.	Thunder Shock	Grass Knot	12.32	245.5	26.0
8.	Spark	Grass Knot	12.17	242.6	25.7
9.	Volt Switch	Grass Knot	11.74	234.1	24.8
10.	Thunder Shock	Thunder Punch	11.51	229.4	24.3
11.	Spark	Thunder Punch	11.38	226.9	24.1
12.	Thunder Shock	Trailblaze	11.12	221.6	23.5

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Alolan Raichu fast moves guide

Moves

Thunder Shock58

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	9

Effects

Thunder Shock has no special effects.

See Thunder Shock details page ↗

Spark69

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	6
Energy	9
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	0.7s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	6
Energy	7

Effects

Spark has no special effects.

See Spark details page ↗

Volt Switch1421

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	14
Energy	21
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.6s
Damage window	0.7s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	12
Energy	16

Effects

Volt Switch has no special effects.

See Volt Switch details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Spark	6	8.57	9	12.86	0.7s	6	7	3.00	3.50	1s
Thunder Shock	5	8.33	8	13.33	0.6s	3	9	1.50	4.50	1s
Volt Switch	14	8.75	21	13.13	1.6s	12	16	3.00	4.00	2s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Alolan Raichu's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0

Alolan Raichu charge moves guide

Alolan Raichu has access to 5 Charge moves (Thunder Punch, Psychic, Wild Charge, Grass Knot, and Trailblaze), which cover Electric, Psychic, and Grass-type attacks. When using Thunder Punch, Psychic, and Wild Charge you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Thunder Punch4533

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	45
Energy	33
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.8s
Damage window	1.7s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	55
Energy	40

Effects

Thunder Punch has no special effects.

See Thunder Punch details page ↗

Psychic9050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.8s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	75
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Psychic has a 10.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Psychic details page ↗

Wild Charge9050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

See Wild Charge details page ↗

Grass Knot9050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50

Effects

Grass Knot has no special effects.

See Grass Knot details page ↗

Trailblaze6550

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	50

Effects

Special

Trailblaze has a 100.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

See Trailblaze details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Grass Knot	90	34.62	50	1.80	2.6s	90	50	1.80
Psychic Special Psychic has a 10.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	90	32.14	50	1.36	2.8s	75	55	1.36
Thunder Punch	45	25.00	33	1.38	1.8s	55	40	1.38
Trailblaze Special Trailblaze has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0%	65	32.50	50	1.30	2.0s	65	50	1.30
Wild Charge Special Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%	90	34.62	50	2.22	2.6s	100	45	2.22

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Psychic has a 10.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Special

Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

Special

Trailblaze has a 100.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

Alolan Raichu's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Psychic	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0
Grass	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0