Raikou - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Raikou can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Raikou artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Raikou learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark		60	100
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
8	ThunderShock	Electric		40	100
15	Roar	Normal		—	100
22	Quick Attack	Normal		40	100
29	Spark	Electric		65	100
36	Reflect	Psychic		—	—
43	Crunch	Dark		80	100
50	Thunder Fang	Electric		65	95
57	Discharge	Electric		80	100
64	Extrasensory	Psychic		80	100
71	Thunder	Electric		120	70
78	Calm Mind	Psychic		—	—

Egg moves

Raikou does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Moves learnt by HM

Raikou is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100
08	Rock Climb	Normal		90	85

Moves learnt by TM

Raikou is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic		—	—
05	Roar	Normal		—	100
06	Toxic	Poison		—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal		60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic		—	—
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
21	Frustration	Normal		—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel		100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric		95	100
25	Thunder	Electric		120	70
27	Return	Normal		—	100
28	Dig	Ground		80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic		—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric		60	∞
37	Sandstorm	Rock		—	—
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
57	Charge Beam	Electric		50	90
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
70	Flash	Normal		—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric		—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal		—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal		—	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	90
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—

Special moves

Raikou can know these moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl via events and other sources:

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Details
Aura Sphere	Fighting		90	∞	Giveaways and Wi-fi Event
ExtremeSpeed	Normal		80	100	Giveaways and Wi-fi Event
Weather Ball	Normal		50	100	Giveaways and Wi-fi Event
Zap Cannon	Electric		120	50	Giveaways and Wi-fi Event

Transfer-only moves

Raikou can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal		85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Raikou learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark		60	100
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
8	ThunderShock	Electric		40	100
15	Roar	Normal		—	100
22	Quick Attack	Normal		40	100
29	Spark	Electric		65	100
36	Reflect	Psychic		—	—
43	Crunch	Dark		80	100
50	Thunder Fang	Electric		65	95
57	Discharge	Electric		80	100
64	Extrasensory	Psychic		80	100
71	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
78	Calm Mind	Psychic		—	—
85	Thunder	Electric		120	70

Egg moves

Raikou does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Platinum.

Move Tutor moves

Raikou can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Iron Head	Steel		80	100
Magnet Rise	Electric		—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground		20	100
Signal Beam	Bug		75	100
Snore	Normal		40	100
Swift	Normal		60	∞

Moves learnt by HM

Raikou is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100
08	Rock Climb	Normal		90	85

Moves learnt by TM

Raikou is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic		—	—
05	Roar	Normal		—	100
06	Toxic	Poison		—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal		60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic		—	—
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
21	Frustration	Normal		—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel		100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric		95	100
25	Thunder	Electric		120	70
27	Return	Normal		—	100
28	Dig	Ground		80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic		—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric		60	∞
37	Sandstorm	Rock		—	—
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
57	Charge Beam	Electric		50	90
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
70	Flash	Normal		—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric		—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal		—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal		—	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	90
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—

Special moves

Raikou can know these moves in Pokémon Platinum via events and other sources:

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Details
Aura Sphere	Fighting		90	∞	Giveaways and Wi-fi Event
ExtremeSpeed	Normal		80	100	Giveaways and Wi-fi Event
Weather Ball	Normal		50	100	Giveaways and Wi-fi Event
Zap Cannon	Electric		120	50	Giveaways and Wi-fi Event

Transfer-only moves

Raikou can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal		85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Raikou learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark		60	100
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
8	ThunderShock	Electric		40	100
15	Roar	Normal		—	100
22	Quick Attack	Normal		40	100
29	Spark	Electric		65	100
36	Reflect	Psychic		—	—
43	Crunch	Dark		80	100
50	Thunder Fang	Electric		65	95
57	Discharge	Electric		80	100
64	Extrasensory	Psychic		80	100
71	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
78	Calm Mind	Psychic		—	—
85	Thunder	Electric		120	70

Egg moves

Raikou does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move Tutor moves

Raikou can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Headbutt	Normal		70	100
Iron Head	Steel		80	100
Magnet Rise	Electric		—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground		20	100
Signal Beam	Bug		75	100
Snore	Normal		40	100
Swift	Normal		60	∞

Moves learnt by HM

Raikou is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100
08	Rock Climb	Normal		90	85

Moves learnt by TM

Raikou is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Calm Mind	Psychic		—	—
05	Roar	Normal		—	100
06	Toxic	Poison		—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal		60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic		—	—
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
21	Frustration	Normal		—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel		100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric		95	100
25	Thunder	Electric		120	70
27	Return	Normal		—	100
28	Dig	Ground		80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic		—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric		60	∞
37	Sandstorm	Rock		—	—
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
57	Charge Beam	Electric		50	90
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
70	Flash	Normal		—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric		—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal		—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal		—	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	90
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—

Special moves

Raikou can know these moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver via events and other sources:

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Details
Aura Sphere	Fighting		90	∞	Giveaways and Wi-fi Event
ExtremeSpeed	Normal		80	100	Giveaways and Wi-fi Event
Weather Ball	Normal		50	100	Giveaways and Wi-fi Event
Zap Cannon	Electric		120	50	Giveaways and Wi-fi Event

Transfer-only moves

Raikou can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal		85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor