Raichu in Polished Crystal
Electric — where to catch it, what it learns, and how it differs from the official games.
Compared with the official games
- Stats Attack 90 → 100, Sp. Atk 90 → 100, Speed 110 → 121 (total 485 → 516)
Compared against present-day official data. The Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived after Pokémon Crystal, so a difference here can belong to the series rather than to this hack.
Other changes in this hack
- Learns Thunderbolt the moment it evolves
- Wild held items: Oran Berry, Light Ball
- Catch rate 75
- Base experience 179
- EV yield: 3 Spe
- Egg groups: Ground / Fairy
- Growth rate: Medium Fast
- Faithful build: base experience 122
- Move tutors: Agility, Body Slam, Charm, Counter, Defense Curl, Double-Edge, Endure, Headbutt, Knock Off, Pay Day, Rollout, Seismic Toss, Sleep Talk, Swagger, ThunderPunch, Zap Cannon
In the Faithful version
Everything above is the Polished version. In Faithful, its base stats are 60 / 90 / 55 / 90 / 80 / 110.
Raichu in other guides
The same Pokémon, as 17 other hacks change it:
UnboundEmerald RogueInfinite FusionRadical RedLazarusGaiaBlaze Black 2 Redux & Volt White 2 ReduxInclement EmeraldElite ReduxEmerald ImperiumEmerald KaizoBlaze Black 2 & Volt White 2Sacred Gold & Storm SilverRenegade PlatinumRising Ruby & Sinking SapphireBlaze Black & Volt WhiteFire Red Omega
Where to find Raichu
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerulean Cave B1F | Grass (morning/day) | 69-74 | 5% rare |
| Cerulean Cave B1F | Grass (night) | 69-74 | 5% rare |
Level-up moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer A move that lowers the foe's Defense. | Normal | Stat | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack Lets the user get in the first hit. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Reversal Stronger if the user's HP is low. | Fighting | Phys | 1 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | ThunderShock | Electric | Spec | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Spec | 90 | 100 | 15 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this hack
TMs & HMs (31)
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | DynamicPunch Chuck | Fighting | 100 |
| TM03 | Curse Celadon Mansion | Ghost | — |
| TM04 | Calm Mind Celadon Dept. Store | Psychic | — |
| TM06 | Toxic Celadon Game Corner | Poison | — |
| TM10 | Hidden Power Lake of Rage | Unknown | 70 |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam Goldenrod Dept. Store | Normal | 150 |
| TM16 | Light Screen Goldenrod Dept. Store | Psychic | — |
| TM17 | Protect Goldenrod Dept. Store | Normal | — |
| TM18 | Rain Dance Celadon Dept. Store | Water | — |
| TM20 | Safeguard Celadon Dept. Store | Normal | — |
| TM23 | Iron Tail Jasmine | Steel | 100 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt Goldenrod Game Corner | Electric | 90 |
| TM25 | Thunder Goldenrod Dept. Store | Electric | 110 |
| TM27 | Return Goldenrod Dept. Store | Normal | 1 |
| TM28 | Dig National Park | Ground | 90 |
| TM31 | Brick Break Route 36 | Fighting | 75 |
| TM32 | Double Team Celadon Game Corner | Normal | — |
| TM33 | Reflect Goldenrod Dept. Store | Psychic | — |
| TM39 | Swift Union Cave | Normal | 60 |
| TM41 | Substitute Lake of Rage | Normal | — |
| TM42 | Facade Dim Cave | Normal | 70 |
| TM44 | Rest Dim Cave | Psychic | — |
| TM45 | Attract Whitney | Normal | — |
| TM46 | Thief Team Rocket Base | Dark | 60 |
| TM52 | Focus Blast Quiet Cave | Fighting | 120 |
| TM57 | Wild Charge Lt. Surge | Electric | 90 |
| TM68 | Giga Impact Celadon Game Corner | Normal | 150 |
| TM70 | Flash Sprout Tower | Normal | — |
| TM72 | Volt Switch Route 10 | Electric | 70 |
| TM73 | Thunder Wave Rock Tunnel | Electric | — |
| HM04 | Strength Cianwood City | Fighting | 80 |