[Overview]
<p>Raichu's great Speed along with
his its decent offensive stats and good movepool allow
him to act as
a serviceable sweeper.
His It's unique access to Encore and Nasty Plot
give gives him it an easier time at setting up and
Raichu it helps differentiate itself from the likes of Nasty Plot Mismagius and Nasty
Plot plot Toxicroak. Unfortunately, its frailty and lack of useful
resistances resists mean mean's that it will rarely get a chance
to switch-in. of switch in. With that said,
if a quick Encore user who can also pose as a powerful offensive threat is needed, then Raichu is a great choice .</p>
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[SET]
name: Nasty Plot Attacker
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Thunderbolt
move 3: Hidden Power Ice
move 4: Encore / Focus Blast
item: Life Orb
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Respectable Speed and decent Special Attack allow Raichu to serve as an excellent Nasty Plot user. Nasty Plot boosts Raichu's modest Special Attack to incredible levels, giving
him Raichu an ideal opportunity
to sweep. of sweeping. Thunderbolt is Raichu's STAB move of choice and it allows
him Raichu to OHKO Milotic and Slowking after a Nasty Plot boost. Hidden Power Ice provides Raichu with some much needed coverage, allowing Raichu to hit
Ground- and Grass-types ground and grass types for super effective damage. Encore gives Raichu a much better chance
time at setting up a Nasty Plot. Encore is the best option
in general, as for it makes attaining a Nasty Plot plot boost easier, but Focus Blast may be used to get past dedicated special walls and it gives Raichu good coverage. </p>
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<ul class=LO 2+ Focus Blast Damage Calculations >
<li>vs 252/156+ Registeel: 83.5% - 98.4%</li>
<li>vs 252/252+ Clefable: 103.6% - 121.8%</li>
<li>vs 0/252+ Chansey: 57.4% - 67.7%</li>
</ul>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Although Nasty Plot Raichu is incredibly powerful,
he it still runs into trouble depending on the moves
that are used. Chansey is a good counter to Raichu, as even though it risks being 2HKO'd by
a Nasty Plot boosted Focus Blast,
she it can utterly cripple Raichu with a Thunder Wave or Toxic. Raichu also has difficulty getting past Registeel without Focus Blast. Dugtrio is capable of removing the aforementioned threats with ease, giving Raichu an easier time at sweeping. Ironically
, Dugtrio is also an excellent check to Raichu, as
he it can switch into 3 out of 4 of Raichu's moves with relative ease and OHKO with Earthquake. Mixed Houndoom serves as an excellent lure to Dugtrio and
he it is capable of killing it with Sucker Punch.
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<p>Raichu will be hard pressed to switch into anything with
his its sub-par subpar defenses, so one must only switch into
a non-attacking move that can't really hurt Raichu. For example, switching into a Donphan who is going to use Stealth Rock or a Toxicroak attempting to Swords Dance or Sucker Punch,
or and even Chansey who is using Wish are all ways you can
set up setup a Nasty Plot. After you've Encored your foe into uselessly repeating a move that can't hurt Raichu, set up a Nasty Plot on the switch or simply attack with Thunderbolt or Hidden Power Ice to scout
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Water-types waters because Raichu still takes a decent amount of damage from their attacks due to
his it's frailty.</p>
[Team options]
<p>Raichu appreciates Stealth
Rock Rocks and Spikes support to turn some key 2HKO's into OHKO's.
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Rock Rocks and has the added bonus of being immune to
Ground-type ground type moves. Omastar is effective at laying down both Stealth
Rock Rocks and
Spikes. spikes and Omastar can even opt for Toxic
Spikes, spikes which gives Raichu an easier time at beating Chansey.</p>
<p>Dugtrio is effective at removing both Chansey and Registeel
, who can hamper Raichu's
sweep sweeping effort. Rhyperior and Torterra act as nice alternatives and while they cannot trap Registeel and Chansey, they can use the aforementioned pokemon as
a setup fodder. Strong
Fighting-types fighting types like Hariyama and Hitmonlee are easily capable of switching into Chansey and
threatening her threatning it with their powerful
STAB stabbed moves. Venusaur can be used to counter Lanturn and Quagsire, who otherwise completely wall Raichu.
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<p>Dugtrio itself is a great
check to Raichu, and it is impossible to outright counter Dugtrio
due to his its ability, Arena Trap. Mixed Houndoom is an effective partner, because
he it can lure out Dugtrio and OHKO with Sucker Punch. One must be wary that Dugtrio may carry Subsitute to dodge Sucker Punch and take out Houndoom. Running a Rock Polish Torterra is
a good alongside
Raichu because if Dugtrio manages to take out Raichu, Torterra can use the time to setup and possibly sweep the opposing team.</p>
[OPTIONAL CHANGES]
<p>Raichu can use a more physically oriented moveset with Substitute, Focus Punch
, and Volt Tackle to get past Chansey. Unfortunately, Raichu is easily walled by bulky
Grass- and Ground-types grass and ground types and
it is somewhat inferior to Hariyama, who can create powerful 101 substitutes and deal significantly more damage. A specialized support set can be used with Encore and Wish, but typically Raichu is outdone by Clefable in those regards who boasts superior defenses.</p>
[COUNTERS]
<p>Chansey as an excellent counter to Raichu due to
her it's phenomenal
special Special walling ability. Chansey can cripple Raichu with Thunder Wave or Toxic or simply wear it down with Seismic Toss.
She It needs to be wary of a Nasty
Plot plot boosted Focus Blast
, however, which
will can 2HKO. Lanturn and Quagsire wall Raichu's entire moveset and
they it can cripple
him it with Thunder Wave
or and Earthquake respectively. Registeel and Steelix can serve as
an excellent
counters counter provided provived that Raichu lacks Focus Blast. Priority
moves are is also a good idea
for at taking out Raichu. It's
frailty fraility means mean's that strong priority users like Hitmontop and Azumarill can
effortlessly take out cripple Raichu. Dugtrio is a top notch check to Raichu, trapping
him it with
his it's ability Arena Trap and OHKOing with Earthquake.</p>
