Raichu - Generation 7 learnset

Raichu artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Below are all the moves that Raichu can learn in Generation 7, which consists of:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

In other generations
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Raichu learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Raichu Alolan Raichu

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Thunder Shock	Electric	40	100
1	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Speed Swap	Psychic	—	—
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Thunder Shock	Electric	40	100
1	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Raichu learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sun & Moon (regardless of level).

Alolan Raichu

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Psychic	Psychic		90	100

Egg moves

Raichu learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Raichu egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bestow	Normal	—	—
Bide	Normal	—	—
Charge	Electric	—	—
Disarming Voice	Fairy	40	∞
Double Slap	Normal	15	85
Electric Terrain	Electric	—	—
Encore	Normal	—	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Lucky Chant	Normal	—	—
Present	Normal	—	90
Reversal	Fighting	—	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Wish	Normal	—	—

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Sun & Moon by a previous evolution of Raichu. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Agility	Psychic	—	—	Level up
Charm	Fairy	—	100	Level up
Discharge	Electric	80	100	Level up
Double Team	Normal	—	—	Level up
Electro Ball	Electric	—	100	Level up
Feint	Normal	30	100	Level up
Growl	Normal	—	100	Level up
Light Screen	Psychic	—	—	Level up
Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—	Level up
Nuzzle	Electric	20	100	Level up
Play Nice	Normal	—	—	Level up
Slam	Normal	80	75	Level up
Spark	Electric	65	100	Level up
Sweet Kiss	Fairy	—	75	Level up
Thunder	Electric	110	70	Level up
Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90	Level up
Wild Charge	Electric	90	100	Level up
Volt Tackle	Electric	120	100	Move tutor
Volt Tackle	Electric	120	100	Special

Moves learnt by TM

Raichu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

Raichu Alolan Raichu

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
72	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
72	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Raichu can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Raichu

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Pay Day	Normal	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Submission	Fighting	80	80	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Zap Cannon	Electric	120	50	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rollout	Rock	30	90	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Endeavor	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — Pre-evolution
Fly	Flying	90	95	Generation 4 — Pre-evolution
Pain Split	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — Pre-evolution
Surf	Water	90	100	Generation 4 — Pre-evolution
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM
Draining Kiss	Fairy	50	100	Generation 6 — Pre-evolution
Flying Press	Fighting	100	95	Generation 6 — Pre-evolution
Icicle Crash	Ice	85	90	Generation 6 — Pre-evolution
Meteor Mash	Steel	90	90	Generation 6 — Pre-evolution

Moves learnt by level up

Raichu learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Raichu Alolan Raichu

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Thunder Shock	Electric	40	100
1	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Speed Swap	Psychic	—	—
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Thunder Shock	Electric	40	100
1	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Raichu learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

Alolan Raichu

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Psychic	Psychic		90	100

Egg moves

Raichu learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Raichu egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bestow	Normal	—	—
Bide	Normal	—	—
Charge	Electric	—	—
Disarming Voice	Fairy	40	∞
Double Slap	Normal	15	85
Electric Terrain	Electric	—	—
Encore	Normal	—	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Lucky Chant	Normal	—	—
Present	Normal	—	90
Reversal	Fighting	—	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Wish	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Raichu can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Raichu Alolan Raichu

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal	60	100
Electroweb	Electric	55	95
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Laser Focus	Normal	—	—
Magnet Rise	Electric	—	—
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ally Switch	Psychic	—	—
Covet	Normal	60	100
Electroweb	Electric	55	95
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Laser Focus	Normal	—	—
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Magic Room	Psychic	—	—
Magnet Rise	Electric	—	—
Recycle	Normal	—	—
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Telekinesis	Psychic	—	—
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon by a previous evolution of Raichu. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Agility	Psychic	—	—	Level up
Charm	Fairy	—	100	Level up
Discharge	Electric	80	100	Level up
Double Team	Normal	—	—	Level up
Electro Ball	Electric	—	100	Level up
Feint	Normal	30	100	Level up
Growl	Normal	—	100	Level up
Light Screen	Psychic	—	—	Level up
Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—	Level up
Nuzzle	Electric	20	100	Level up
Play Nice	Normal	—	—	Level up
Slam	Normal	80	75	Level up
Spark	Electric	65	100	Level up
Sweet Kiss	Fairy	—	75	Level up
Thunder	Electric	110	70	Level up
Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90	Level up
Wild Charge	Electric	90	100	Level up
Uproar	Normal	90	100	Move tutor
Volt Tackle	Electric	120	100	Move tutor
Volt Tackle	Electric	120	100	Special

Moves learnt by TM

Raichu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

Raichu Alolan Raichu

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
72	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Psyshock	Psychic	80	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
72	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Raichu can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Raichu

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Pay Day	Normal	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Submission	Fighting	80	80	Generation 1 — TM
Take Down	Normal	90	85	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Zap Cannon	Electric	120	50	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rollout	Rock	30	90	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Endeavor	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — Pre-evolution
Fly	Flying	90	95	Generation 4 — Pre-evolution
Pain Split	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — Pre-evolution
Surf	Water	90	100	Generation 4 — Pre-evolution
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM
Draining Kiss	Fairy	50	100	Generation 6 — Pre-evolution
Flying Press	Fighting	100	95	Generation 6 — Pre-evolution
Icicle Crash	Ice	85	90	Generation 6 — Pre-evolution
Meteor Mash	Steel	90	90	Generation 6 — Pre-evolution

Moves learnt by level up

Raichu learns the following moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee at the levels specified.

Raichu Alolan Raichu

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Encore	Normal	—	100
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
1	Thunder Shock	Electric	40	100

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Double Team	Normal	—	—
1	Encore	Normal	—	100
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Thunder Shock	Electric	40	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Raichu learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee (regardless of level).

Raichu Alolan Raichu

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Thunder Punch	Electric		75	100

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Psychic	Psychic		90	100

Moves learnt by TM

Raichu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee:

Raichu Alolan Raichu

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
03	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
05	Rest	Psychic	—	—
06	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
08	Substitute	Normal	—	—
09	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
10	Dig	Ground	80	100
12	Facade	Normal	70	100
13	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
15	Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
16	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
19	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
23	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
27	Toxic	Poison	—	90
33	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
36	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
38	Thunder	Electric	110	70
48	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
57	Pay Day	Normal	40	100

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
03	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
04	Teleport	Psychic	—	—
05	Rest	Psychic	—	—
06	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
08	Substitute	Normal	—	—
09	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
10	Dig	Ground	80	100
12	Facade	Normal	70	100
13	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
15	Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
16	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
19	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
23	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
27	Toxic	Poison	—	90
33	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
36	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
38	Thunder	Electric	110	70
40	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
48	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
57	Pay Day	Normal	40	100