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| ==Biology== | | ==Biology== |
| | Raikou is a {{DL|List of Pokémon by body style|Pokémon with a quadruped body|quadruped}} yellow tiger-like Pokémon with black stripes that resemble lightning bolts and a white under-side. It has a skinny, light-blue tail with an electric spark-shaped formation at the end. Raikou has grayish-purple rain clouds on its back, which allow it to shoot bolts of lighting. Most of Raikou's face is white with a light-blue "X" on its face and a gray crest on its forehead. Raikou has red eyes and long fangs in its upper jaws that make its appearance similar to the {{wp|saber-toothed cat}}. |
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| ===Physiology===
| | [[SS023|As seen in the anime]], Raikou is able to fly be creating storm clouds. [[The Legend of Thunder!|It is shown]] to be distrustful of humans, although it may show some friendship with those that wish to help it. Raikou tends to show up either when there is a thunderstorm or when other Electric-type Pokémon are in danger. |
| Raikou is a yellow tiger-like creature with black stripes that resemble lightning bolts and a white under-side. Raikou has a skinny, light-blue tail with an electric spark-shaped formation at the end. Raikou appears to have a grayish-purple cape that is supposedly made of thunderclouds. Most of Raikou's face is white with a light-blue "X" on its face and a gray crest on its forehead. Raikou has red eyes and long fangs in its upper jaws that make its appearance similar to the sabre-tooth cat. | |
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| ====Gender differences====
| | Raikou races across {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Grassland Pokémon|grasslands}} in search of a place to settle, while barking cries that sound like thunder. |
| Raikou is a genderless species. | |
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| ===Special abilities===
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| Raikou has the ability to shoot bolts of lightning from the rain clouds on its back. Raikou can also attack using its fangs and has limited psychic powers. Raikou has also shown an ability to create storm clouds from its cape, allowing it to fly, however this ability has only been seen in the Pokémon Adventures manga, whilst attacking [[Falkner]], and in a Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs [[SS023|special]].
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| ===Behavior===
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| Raikou is normally distrustful of humans due to the fact that humans have tried to capture it for many centuries, though it has shown some friendship with those that just wish to help it. Raikou tends to show up either when there is a thunderstorm or when other Electric-type Pokémon are in danger.
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| ===Habitat===
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| [[File:Grassland Habitat.png|thumb|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Grassland Pokémon}}]]
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| As a member of the legendary beast trio, Raikou is constantly on the move and seems to lack any set place where they show up.
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| ===Diet===
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| {{main|Pokémon food}}
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| Raikou's large fangs suggest that it is a carnivore.
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| ==In the anime== | | ==In the anime== |