Lt. Surge's Raichu
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Lt. Surge's Raichu (Japanese: マチスのライチュウ Matis's Raichu) is Lt. Surge's main Pokémon in the anime and games.
In the anime
Raichu made its appearance in Electric Shock Showdown, when Surge used it to battle Ash's Pikachu. Its voice actress in both Japanese and English is Urara Takano.
Surge laughed at Ash for not evolving Pikachu, thinking evolved Pokémon are always better. With its powerful Thunderbolt attack, Raichu easily defeated Pikachu.
However, Ash eventually defeated Surge in a rematch, proving him that evolved Pokémon are not always better. As Raichu evolved too fast, it never learned any speed attacks. Pikachu took advantage of this by using its speed attacks to confuse Raichu. Pikachu also dodged Raichu's powerful Thunderbolt attack by using its tail.
Lt. Surge's Raichu's attitude towards Ash's Pikachu almost completely mirrors Lt. Surge's attitude toward Ash. When they first meet Raichu doesn't have a high opinion of Pikachu, but after being defeated grows to respect Pikachu.
Moves used
Using Thunderbolt | Move | First Used In |
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ThunderShock | Electric Shock Showdown | |
Mega Punch | Electric Shock Showdown | |
Mega Kick | Electric Shock Showdown | |
Body Slam | Electric Shock Showdown | |
Thunderbolt | Electric Shock Showdown | |
Take Down | Electric Shock Showdown | |
Moves used recently are in bold unless all moves all fit this case. |
In the games
Raichu appears as Lt. Surge's Pokémon in the player's Gym battle against him in all games he appears in. In Pokémon Yellow, it is his only Pokémon, much as in the anime. In other games it is not his only Pokémon, but it is always present. Lt. Surge's Pikachu that he has in the games is also shown below, since Surge said in the anime that he obtained his Raichu as a Pikachu.
Pokémon Red, Green and Blue
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Pikachu Lv.21 | |||||||||||||
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Raichu Lv.24 | |||||||||||||
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Pokémon Yellow
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Raichu Lv.28 | |||||||||||||
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Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
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Raichu♂ Lv.44 | |||||||||||||
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Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
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Pikachu♂ Lv.18 | |||||||||||||
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Raichu♂ Lv.24 | |||||||||||||
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Pokémon Stadium
Round 1
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Raichu Lv.50 | |||||||||||||
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Round 2
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Raichu Lv.50 | |||||||||||||
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Pokémon Stadium 2
Round 1
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Raichu♂ Lv.50 | |||||||||||||
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Round 2
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In the TCG
Lt. Surge's Raichu has been depicted in three cards in the TCG.
Name | Type | Level | Rarity | Set | Set no. |
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Lt. Surge's Raichu | 32 | Gym Heroes | 28/132 | ||
Lt. Surge's Raichu | 38 | H | Gym Challenge | 11/130 | |
Lt. Surge's Raichu | - | Pokémon VS (no English release) | 53/141 |
Trivia
- All of Lt. Surge's Pikachu and Raichu from Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2 have the exclusive move Surf.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu and Raichu.
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