Raichu of Alola is a dual level 3 Raid Boss. He had some physical differences from a normal Raichu. For example, he has golden brown fur and a beige belly along with ears that look like miniature wings. The most obvious difference that sets him apart is that his tail is flatter and can be used by Pokémon as a surfboard. Alola Raichu is not such a difficult opponent, so today in this one Pokémon Go guide, we will talk about the best ways and the contrasts against it to finish the raid quickly and easily
Alolan Raichu in Pokémon Go
Alola Raichu is a Electric-type Pokémon and double-type Psychic with a Maximum CP of 2286. Due to its dual nature, it is vulnerable to different types of counters such as Darkness, Earth, Ghost, And Insect. Strong Ghost and Dark types are the best counter against this Pokémon, so players should try to include them in their teams.
Alolan Raichu moveset
The best movesets for Alolan Raichu are Volt switch And Wild charge. Both have a combined DPS of 52. This is the best combination that can be used in Pokémon Gyms and PvP battles. Some other decent Alola Raichu move sets include Spark, fist of thunder And Psychic.
The best counters against Alolan Raichu in Pokémon Go
Here is the list of the best counters that can be used against Raichu of Alola and guarantee a victory.
- Pheromose: Bug Bite / Bug Buzz
- Hydreigon: Brutal bite / swing
- Darkrai: Growl / Shadow Ball
- Chandelure: Curse / Shadow Ball
- Landorus (Therian): Mud blow / earthquake
- Giratina (Origin): Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
- Garchomp: Earthquake / earthquake
- Excadrill: Mud-Slap / Drill Run
- Groudon: Mud blow / earthquake
- Hoopa (confined): Amazement / Shadow Ball
- Hoopa (unbound): Amazement / Shadow Ball
- Later: Mud-Slap / Earthquake
- Deoxys (Attack): Poison Jab / Dark Pulse
- Landorus (Incarnate): Mud Shot / Earth Power
- Landoro: Mud Shot / Earth Power
- Yveltal: Growl / Dark Pulse
- Weavile: Growl / foul play
- Zarude: Bite / Dark Pulse
- Mewdue: Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball
- Golurk: Mud-Slap / Power of the Earth
- Banette: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
- Absol: Growl / Return
- I laugh n: Mud-Slap / Earthquake
- Tiranitar: bite / crunch
- Bisharp: Growl / Dark Pulse
- Hondom: Growl / foul play
- Honchkrow: Growl / Dark Pulse
- Yanmega: Bug Bite / Bug Buzz
- Trevenant: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
- Scavslier: Insect bite / Megacorn
- Mamoswine: Mud-Slap / Bulldoze
- Donphan: Mud-Slap / Earthquake
- persecutor: Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
Players should try to go into battle with Raichu of Alola in sunny or foggy weather as they provide boosts to strong counters such as Groundon And Gengar, giving the upper hand to Alola Raichu. He has a lot of counters, so it won’t be a problem for players to defeat him. Some other Pokémon that they can include on their team are Mewtwo, Tiranitar And Hondom.
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