Which means it's possible to breed non-Alola Raichu in Alola as long as you have 2 Raichus who do not originate from Alola... if they are correct. Again, no pokebank means we can't know for certain.Raichu is one of several Pokémon that have Region Forms. If caught or bred from a parent that originates in Alola, it will have its Alola Form.
So Game Freak finally realized that it doesn't matter how many cool toys the Pikachu line gets, as long as they're incompatible with all their other cool toys.Well, there is only one kind of Pikachu, so it makes sense that it evolves depending on the version.
And hackers made one from Kalos for example and il evolved in Alolan Raichu.
My issue with this is the same as why jolly Excadrill was constantly going in and out of favor in gen 7. Timid Alolan Raichu is only useful over modest in matchups against itself, and as such it is only worth widely considering use in a metagame where Alolan Raichu teams are common. In the current state of the metagame, these are not particularly common and as such it is kind of difficult to justify using it when it's only going to come into play occasionally.There is a reason to run Timid on A-Raichu: opposing A-Raichu. Being such an offensive playstyle, Eletric Terrain's Glass Cannons do a surprising amount of damage against themselves, especially if it's also a Rain Team. As such, Timid A-Raichu has a niche being able to kill itself through Surf/Other coverage, especially if your team doesn't have something that Counter/Checks other Electrics that well.
A resisted Thunder in elec terrain is stronger than a super effective HP Ice tho lolHP Ice should receive a mention in the Rain Attacker set, because that set is walled easily by the Lati Twins and, to a slighty lesser extent, Decidueye(maybe Tapu Bulu as well, I guess).
You got it in the opposite sense. It's not that Psychic gets KOs that Psyshock doesn't. It's that Psyshock doesn't get any notable KOs that Psychic doesn't.Am curious why Psychic is so universally preferred over Psyshock. Are there crucial KOs is get?
Better immediate power. Shock could probably work over Psychic on NP to retain Psychic-type coverage while 2HKOing Chansey but even then you're prolly better with Psychic 90% of the time anyway + NP isn't that good relative to the rain attacker set anyway.Am curious why Psychic is so universally preferred over Psyshock. Are there crucial KOs is get?
This. Psychic is still by far the better choice in most situations. Especially in OU. OU is over run with defensive mons over specially defensive mons, so all in all it will likely do more work for you with Psychic.Better immediate power. Shock could probably work over Psychic on NP to retain Psychic-type coverage while 2HKOing Chansey but even then you're prolly better with Psychic 90% of the time anyway + NP isn't that good relative to the rain attacker set anyway.
I take it was a Special Tapu Koko? I find the Physical set more useful for Terrain Setting, since it doesn't desperately need a boosting item. Anyway, even if needing quite some support, I think A-Raichu will be a valid option this gen, even if only near Koko.I was quite excited about this thing from everything I'd been hearing, but I must say that in my hands Raichu was quite underwhelming.
Specifically, I was trying out the rain version of the set. It was fairly strong when I had both rain and electric terrain set up, but actually doing that required me to go substantially out of my way. Raichu is very similar to Tapu Koko, so when I have my Koko already in I'm hardly going to take the time to switch out to Raichu (Volt switch being somewhat risky with all the electric-immune Pokemon running around). Couple that with Electric Terrain only lasting 5 turns, and Raichu became a total waste of space. The only way I could get it to work was to put a Terrain Extender on the Tapu Koko, which just seemed such a waste of a powerful mon. Even then, I often found myself outside of rain and missed quite a few Thunders. In the end I just decided to drop Raichu and attack with Tapu Koko instead. If I needed something really fast I could just use Kingdra or another Swift Swimmer.
Seems like it would probably be more effective outside of a rain team. Less setup would be required, and there is no equivalent of a swift swimmer available.
I also think that Timid might be better than Modest on Raichu. Sure, under Electric Terrain you are faster than almost everything (I suppose it might make a difference against +2 Gene/Lando and beast-boosted Pheromosa), but keeping electric terrain up is not always practical. Raichu has better coverage than Tapu Koko, so there are some circumstances where it makes sense to send it out first. In the absence of terrain, Timid makes a HUGE difference. There's a reason why no-one runs modest Latios or Gengar.
It's a shame there doesn't seem to be a use for the signature Z-move. That would be a serious threat on most other pokemon, or if the move was any other type, but Tapu Koko is so scary that everyone is quite well prepared for electric moves. Without a LO, Raichu basically couldn't touch the electric immunes.
Yes, it was special. But I think special is just better really, never mind the item. You need the coverage. Ground types tend to be physically based, and running a physical set makes it even harder to hit them.I take it was a Special Tapu Koko? I find the Physical set more useful for Terrain Setting, since it doesn't desperately need a boosting item. Anyway, even if needing quite some support, I think A-Raichu will be a valid option this gen, even if only near Koko.
i've being using a special tapu koko with terrain extender, and it's working really well, the extra power that is lsot doesn't car too much having A-raichu and Kingdra in the team for th offensive pressure.I was quite excited about this thing from everything I'd been hearing, but I must say that in my hands Raichu was quite underwhelming.
Specifically, I was trying out the rain version of the set. It was fairly strong when I had both rain and electric terrain set up, but actually doing that required me to go substantially out of my way. Raichu is very similar to Tapu Koko, so when I have my Koko already in I'm hardly going to take the time to switch out to Raichu (Volt switch being somewhat risky with all the electric-immune Pokemon running around). Couple that with Electric Terrain only lasting 5 turns, and Raichu became a total waste of space. The only way I could get it to work was to put a Terrain Extender on the Tapu Koko, which just seemed such a waste of a powerful mon. Even then, I often found myself outside of rain and missed quite a few Thunders. In the end I just decided to drop Raichu and attack with Tapu Koko instead. If I needed something really fast I could just use Kingdra or another Swift Swimmer.
Seems like it would probably be more effective outside of a rain team. Less setup would be required, and there is no equivalent of a swift swimmer available.
I also think that Timid might be better than Modest on Raichu. Sure, under Electric Terrain you are faster than almost everything (I suppose it might make a difference against +2 Gene/Lando and beast-boosted Pheromosa), but keeping electric terrain up is not always practical. Raichu has better coverage than Tapu Koko, so there are some circumstances where it makes sense to send it out first. In the absence of terrain, Timid makes a HUGE difference. There's a reason why no-one runs modest Latios or Gengar.
It's a shame there doesn't seem to be a use for the signature Z-move. That would be a serious threat on most other pokemon, or if the move was any other type, but Tapu Koko is so scary that everyone is quite well prepared for electric moves. Without a LO, Raichu basically couldn't touch the electric immunes.