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Mega Raichu Y is an Electric-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Mega Raichu Y has a maximum CP of 4,274. It is weak to Ground-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Mega Raichu Y is Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+.

Mega Raichu Y Stats and Max CP

Mega Raichu Y's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

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PvE Analysis

Mega Raichu Y PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

• Electric Attacker:Thunder ShockZap Cannon+

Mega Raichu Y gives you the ultimate reason to evolve high IV Pikachu as it becomes the #1 Electric-type attacker. An explosive ATK of 339 helps Mega Raichu Y surpass Shadow Zekrom, Zeraora, Xurkitree, and Thunder Cage Regieleki through the powerful moveset of Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+. Quick note: With Thunder Shock and Wild Charge, it's just behind Shadow Zekrom, but still ahead of the rest!

Mega Raichu Y is undoubtedly one of the most valuable Megas added to Pokémon GO, but you have to keep in mind that it is quite fragile and dodging is mandatory for optimal usage in combat.

Fast Attack

The best part is that Thunder Shock is a 0.5s Fast Attack, making it easy to dodge with Mega Raichu Y and blast the Raid Boss with quick successions of Wild Charge.

Charged Attack

Zap Cannon+ is an explosive Charged Attack and makes Mega Raichu Y even deadlier than its amazing Wild Charge set. Consider adding Thunder Punch as a second Charged Attack as in the occasions when Mega Raichu Y is about to faint and not in a position to fire off a Wild Charge, the 3-bar Thunder Punch comes to the rescue and helps this powerful attacker chip in some near damage before bidding adieu.

Is Mega Raichu Y future proof as an Electric-type attacker?

Technically, no, as Mega Zeraora will take the throne off Mega Raichu Y with 9.57% more damage. Yes, with only Plasma Fists, Mega Zeraora will overtake Zap Cannon+ Mega Raichu! However, there's a crucial detail here. Zeraora is a Mythical Pokémon, so due its extremely limited accessibility, it's very challenging and expensive to farm Zeraora Candy and power it up.

On the other hand, with Pikachu’s wide availability including the frequent costume versions, many trainers are already brimming with Pikachu Candy. Moreover, it is way cheaper and easier to power up Raichu, also considering that its Buddy distance is only 1 km.

So while Mega Zeraora will top the Electric-type charts down the line, investing in a Mega Raichu Y is a safe, easy, and rewarding decision that makes it one of the best Pokémon to have in your team. As such, in a practical sense, it is highly recommended to power up and even max out a Mega Raichu Y, especially since it will remain a phenomenal attacker even years from now! ⚡

PvP Analysis

Mega Raichu Y PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

• Great League: Mega Edition:Thunder ShockBrick BreakTrailblaze
• Ultra League: Mega Edition:Thunder ShockBrick BreakTrailblaze
• Master League: Mega Edition:Volt SwitchBrick BreakTrailblaze

🔵 Mega Great League

Mega Raichu Y is phenomenal in the Mega Great League, blasting apart its competition through its quick and explosive moves. Except Kingdra and the infamous mud bois, Mega Raichu Y destroys all other Water types in this format (can still best the mud bois with Trailblaze in unshielded scenarios though!). In addition, it also takes down Mega Sableye, Shadow Snorlax, Mega Malamar, Mega Dragonite, and Thievul. In essence, Mega Raichu Y can take out half of the meta but even then, it is inferior to Mega Raichu X, which is one of the strongest Mega Evolutions in this platform!

🟡 Mega Ultra League

With the rise in more prominent threats, Mega Raichu Y loses steam in the Mega Ultra League. It's still dominant against Water and Flying types of course, and beats the likes of Cresselia, Shadow Annihilape, and Shadow Typhlosion, but against the rest of the meta, it can't handle the onslaught.

🟣 Mega Master League

Mega Raichu Y is at its worst in the Mega Master League, wherein hard-hitting Megas and Legendaries easily exploit its flimsy bulk. Ground types are quite prominent in this format, making it even more challenging for Mega Raichu Y.

Raid Attacker

D#65

Electric-type

SS#1

Great League: Mega Edition

C#337

Ultra League: Mega Edition

C#334

Master League: Mega Edition

F#77

Mega Raichu Y Type Chart

Mega Raichu Y takes increased damage from:

Ground160.0%

Mega Raichu Y takes reduced damage from:

Electric62.5%

Flying62.5%

Steel62.5%

Mega Raichu Y best moveset

Thunder Shock + Zap Cannon+

SS

Thunder Shock

Zap Cannon+

The best Electric-type moveset for Mega Raichu Y is Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+ (23.75 DPS, 373.2 TDO). In raids, Mega Raichu Y ranks #1 among Electric-type attackers (SS Tier).

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Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Thunder Shock	Zap Cannon+	20.58	23.75	373.2
2.	Volt Switch	Zap Cannon+	19.18	22.13	347.8
3.	Spark	Zap Cannon+	19.15	22.10	347.3
4.	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	17.71	20.45	321.4
5.	Volt Switch	Wild Charge	17.15	19.79	311.1
6.	Thunder Shock	Volt Tackle	17.06	19.69	309.5
7.	Spark	Wild Charge	16.88	19.48	306.2
8.	Volt Switch	Volt Tackle	16.63	19.20	301.8

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Fast Attacks

• Thunder Shock470.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	7
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.2s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	9

  
  

  Effects

  Thunder Shock has no special effects.

  See Thunder Shock details page ↗
• Spark460.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	6
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.1s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	7

  
  

  Effects

  Spark has no special effects.

  See Spark details page ↗
• Volt Switch13201.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	13
  Energy	20
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	14
  Energy	16

  
  

  Effects

  Volt Switch has no special effects.

  See Volt Switch details page ↗
• Charm20111.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Fighting160%
  • Dragon160%
  • Dark160%

  Resisted by

  • Poison62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	20
  Energy	11
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	0.9s - 1.2s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	12
  Energy	8

  
  

  Effects

  Charm has no special effects.

  See Charm details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Zap Cannon+1601003.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	160
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	2.8s - 3.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Zap Cannon+ has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

  See Zap Cannon+ details page ↗
• Wild Charge90502.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.6s - 2.0s

  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 ↗
• Volt Tackle90333.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	2.1s - 2.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Volt Tackle has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease User's Defense by 20.0%

  See Volt Tackle details page ↗
• Thunder Punch50332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	50
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.9s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Thunder Punch has no special effects.

  See Thunder Punch details page ↗
• Thunder *1001002.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.3s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	60

  
  

  Effects

  Thunder has no special effects.

  See Thunder details page ↗
• Brick Break40331.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Normal160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Ice160%
  • Dark160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Ghost39.1%
  • Psychic62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	40
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	0.7s - 1.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	50
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Brick Break has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

  See Brick Break details page ↗
• Trailblaze65502.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  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	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Trailblaze has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

  See Trailblaze details page ↗
• Skull Bash1301003.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Ghost39.1%
  • Steel62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	1.7s - 2.2s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	75

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Skull Bash has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

  See Skull Bash details page ↗
• Surf60501.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	1.2s - 1.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	75
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Surf has no special effects.

  See Surf details page ↗

Mega Raichu Y CP Chart

At level 50, Mega Raichu Y can reach 4,274 CP. The raid CP range is 2,085 to 2,160 without a weather boost or 2,607 to 2,700 with one. For Field and Special Research, the range is 1,550 to 1,620 CP.

Max CP	4274 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1550 CP - 1620 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	2067 CP - 2160 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	2085 CP - 2160 CP
	Level 20, 11/11/11 minimum IVs
	2607 CP - 2700 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 11/11/11 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 11 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 11/11/11 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 11 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 11/11/11 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaranteed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Mega Raichu Y

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Mega Raichu Y's Electric-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Mega Raichu Y.

Electric

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#26
Height	1 m
Weight	26 kg
Region	Generation 1
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	♂ 50% Male ♀ 50% Female
Buddy distance	1 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Pichu	25 Candy	Pikachu
Pikachu	50 Candy	Raichu
Raichu	300 / 60 Energy (Mega Evolution)	Mega Raichu Y
Raichu	300 / 60 Energy (Mega Evolution)	Mega Raichu X

• Pichu evolves into Pikachu which costs 25 Candy.
• Pikachu evolves into Raichu which costs 50 Candy.
• Raichu can transform into Mega Raichu Y through Mega Evolution. This costs 300 energy the first time and 60 energy each subsequent time.
• Raichu can transform into Mega Raichu X through Mega Evolution. This costs 300 energy the first time and 60 energy each subsequent time.

Mega Raichu Y family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Mega Raichu Y in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Pikachu

Raichu

Pichu

Alolan Raichu

Mega Raichu X

Mega Raichu Y

The illustration shows a comparison with a 1.70 m (5′07″) tall Trainer. Max height has been limited to 450px for rendering purposes.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
0.49 m	0.5 m	1 m	1.5 m	1.75 m

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Size bounds

Mega Raichu Y's height ranges from 0.49 m to 1.75 m, with the average being 1 m.

Movement type

Jumping

Movement Timer

6s

Jump Time

1.25s

Attack Probability

10%

Attack Timer

17s

Dodge Probability

15%

Dodge Duration

1s

Dodge Distance

1

Action Frequency

0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Mega Raichu Y Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Mega Raichu Y from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy, and 296 Candy XL to fully power up Mega Raichu Y in Pokémon GO.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Mega Raichu Y

• Regular Mega Raichu Y MEGA_YCopy shortcode
• Shiny Mega Raichu Y MEGA_YCopy shortcode

Mega Raichu Y high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Mega Raichu Y. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

• #26
• #26

Official artwork

Wallpaper