Raichu build and sets

Q: What is the best Raichu build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Raichu @ Raichunite Y with Lightning Rod and Fake Out, Focus Blast, Protect and Zap Cannon (3,091 teams).

Q: What item should Raichu hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Raichunite Y (81.6%), Raichunite X (17.5%) and Focus Sash (0.4%).

Q: What spread (SP) should Raichu run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe with a Timid nature (as EVs: 12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe).

Q: What counters Raichu?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Kommo-o, Delphox and Venusaur have the best results against it.

Tier SReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

ElectricAbilities: Static · Lightning Rod

#1 tournament set

3,091 teams · has won a tournament

Items: Raichunite Y
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Timid
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe

Fake Out
Focus Blast
Protect
Zap Cannon

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SP and nature: the most used spread on the Showdown 1760+ ladder (tournaments publish item, ability and moves, not the spread).

#1 tournament set

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Tournament usage: 26%
Win rate: 51.1%
Top cuts: 478
Games: 21,919

Base stats

HP60
Attack90
Defense55
Sp. Atk90
Sp. Def80
Speed110
Total485

In Reg M-C, Raichu showed up on 26% of tournament teams (4,843 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 51.1% win rate and 478 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Raichu sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Raichunite Y

Lightning Rod

Fake Out
Focus Blast
Protect
Zap Cannon

3,091 teams · has won a tournament

Raichunite Y

Lightning Rod

Encore
Focus Blast
Protect
Zap Cannon

527 teams · has won a tournament

Raichunite X

Lightning Rod

Fake Out
Feint
Volt Switch
Volt Tackle

491 teams · has won a tournament

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Raichunite Y81.6%
Raichunite X17.5%
Focus Sash0.4%
Light Clay0.1%
Shuca Berry0.1%

Moves

Protect86%
Fake Out85.6%
Zap Cannon81.3%
Focus Blast80.9%
Volt Switch16.1%
Volt Tackle15.8%
Encore12.7%
Feint11.3%

Abilities

Lightning Rod96.3%
No Guard1.5%
Static1.3%

Nature (stat alignment)

Timid80.3%
Jolly15.4%
Modest2%

Most used spread (SP)

Spreads from the Showdown 1760+ ladder. Champions gives you 66 Stat Points (max 32 per stat); the EV equivalent is just for reference.

Nature	SP	As EVs	Stats at level 50	usage
Timid	2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe	12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe	137 / 99 / 75 / 142 / 100 / 178	51.3%
Timid	32 HP / 2 SpA / 32 Spe	252 HP / 12 SpA / 252 Spe	167 / 99 / 75 / 112 / 100 / 178	8.9%
Hasty	32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe	252 HP / 12 Atk / 252 Spe	167 / 112 / 67 / 110 / 100 / 178	7.3%
Jolly	32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe	252 HP / 12 Atk / 252 Spe	167 / 112 / 75 / 99 / 100 / 178	6.6%
Timid	2 Def / 32 SpA / 32 Spe	12 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe	135 / 99 / 77 / 142 / 100 / 178	4%

Raichu Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

Pokémon	Base	Min (TR)	0 SP	32 SP	Max	Scarf
Mega Raichu Y	130	135	150	182	200	—
Raichu	110	117	130	162	178	267
Mega Raichu X	110	117	130	162	178	—

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Mega Raichu

Mega Raichu X

Electric Surge

Stone: Raichunite X. Held by 17.5% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

HP60
Attack135
Defense95
Sp. Atk90
Sp. Def95
Speed110
Total585

Mega Raichu Y

No Guard

Stone: Raichunite Y. Held by 81.6% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

HP60
Attack100
Defense55
Sp. Atk160
Sp. Def80
Speed130
Total585

Most common partners

% of teams with Raichu that also bring each Pokémon.

Good and bad matchups

Win rate of teams with this Pokémon against teams with each opponent (only matchups with 100+ games).

Does well against

Politoed56.4% · 1,238 games
Swampert54.8% · 832 games
Milotic54.5% · 2,045 games

Struggles against

Kommo-o45.6% · 892 games
Delphox46.9% · 1,384 games
Venusaur47.2% · 1,798 games

Weaknesses and resistances

Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

4x weakness

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2x weakness

Ground

Resists (½)

Electric
Flying
Steel

Resists (¼)

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Immune

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With Lightning Rod, it is also immune to Electric-type moves.

In Showdown games

1,528 rated games (1500+) with this Pokémon on the team.

brought to battle

53.6%

in the lead

43.8%

Most used moves in games

Zap Cannon46.8%
Fake Out43.1%
Protect34.3%
Focus Blast19.5%
Volt Switch12.6%
Volt Tackle10.3%

Leads alongside

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Raichu build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Raichu @ Raichunite Y with Lightning Rod and Fake Out, Focus Blast, Protect and Zap Cannon (3,091 teams).

What item should Raichu hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Raichunite Y (81.6%), Raichunite X (17.5%) and Focus Sash (0.4%).

What spread (SP) should Raichu run?

The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe with a Timid nature (as EVs: 12 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe).

What counters Raichu?

Based on tournament matchups, teams with Kommo-o, Delphox and Venusaur have the best results against it.

What is Raichu's Speed at level 50?

Base 110: 117 at minimum (Trick Room), 162 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 178 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.