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NO. 0026
Raichu

Raichu

en /ɹeɪtʃu/

ライチュウ

jp /ɾaitɕɯɯ/ (raichuu)

雷丘

zh /léi qiū/

Description

Raichu debuted in Generation 1 as a Electric Pokemon. Official profiles describe it as an electric type pokemon introduced in generation 1.

Name Origin

The name Raichu appears to combine rai (Japanese for ‘thunder') and chu (Japanese for ‘squeak').

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