Rate my Raichu please!!

[TrainerIruka]

Any suggestions? Doesn't seem like a very good moveset IMO acctually, but it's worked excellently so far and I don't know what to change it with. I've used only her in the elite 4 on Sapphire version and she's beat it all alone by herself every single time. That stupid Cradily gives her problems at times though but she's always beaten it. She never faints... but still, how could I make her even better? What do you think?

Current level: 97
Nature: docile
Item: Magnet
HP: 261
Attack: 228
Defense: 135
SP.ATK: 213
SP.DEF: 191
Speed: 235
Attacks:
Strength
Return
Thunder
Thunderbolt

Also, even though I can't change this part, whats the best nature for a raichu?

 

[Carpetted!]

Lol.
Magnet stinks, use lefties.
Train to level 100.
Meh, timid or Modest nature, I'm CERTAIN your EV's/IV's are screwed up.
Strength eats little children, don't use it.
Don't use return with strength, either. :rollseyes:
Don't use thunder with thunderbolt.
Raichu is fast, try:
Encore
Thunderbolt
Subsitute
HP Grass (?)
Just a set I came up with off the top of my head.

 

[Hemp Man]

Raichu
Encore
Focus Punch
Thunder Wave
Thunderbolt

 

[Mudkip of DVN]

Raichu

Nature: Neutral

Thunderbolt
Surf (If not, HP Water, Ice, or Grass)
Dig (Or Brick Break)
Thunder Wave (Or Light Screen)

 

[Carpetted!]

Hehehe... no. Nuetral natures stink.
Digging raichu stinks on it's own, but then they can quake it to do double damage! =D
Light screen raichu is horrible.

 

[Wyndigo]

Raichu
Mild nature
-Thunderbolt
-Substitute
-Encore
-Focus Punch / Brick Break

Brick Break will work okay in-game since Focus Punch is a pain to use when the computer doesn't switch. Raichu kinda sucks without Hidden Power or Surf but those moves are difficult to get.

 

[TrainerIruka]

Yeah... I don't think she'll learn surf. :/

And so far strength and return has acctually worked pretty well with her. If electric attacks don't work well on the opponent, I use those attacks. Though, I'm sure if she battled against a lvl 100 onix or something like that, she'd be toast. :/

And Carpetted!, what do you mean by her IVs/EVs are screwed up? How are they screwed up?

Thank you for the help so far guys.

 

[SPN]

Thus the HP Grass/Water to kill Onix.

And to have two attacking moves of the same type is wasting a slot, pick the better of the two and replace the other.

 

[TrainerIruka]

Hmm... what should replace what, in your opinion? I like thunder because it's more powerful than thunderbolt, but it's more likely to miss, so... Hm...

 

[metafreak]

go with thunderbolt

 

[SapphireL]

Raichu's better off with a Hasty/Mild Nature if you're teaching it a Fighting attack. I would go with...


Raichu (Hasty/Mild Nature) @Leftovers
EVs: 252 Speed, 200 Sp.Attack, 58 Attack (<-something LIKE that....)
-Thunderbolt (ALWAYS)
-Brick Break ('cause FP is useless ingame)
-Substitute/Thunder Wave
-HP Special/Encore/Sweet Kiss

or: @Salac Berry
-Thunderbolt
-Endure
-Reversal
-HP Special/Thunder Wave/Substitute

lol Endure-Reversal. XD the 1st MS I gave is way better.

You don't need Thunder AND Thunderbolt for Raichu. Thunderbolt is so much more reliable due to its accuracy. Strength is kinda like a filler move that has no purpose for battles. :/

I hope this helps!

 

[Carpetted!]

And Carpetted!, what do you mean by her IVs/EVs are screwed up? How are they screwed up?

Well, I'm no expert, but I don't think a special attacker with more attack than special is a good EV/IV set D:

 

[TrainerIruka]

Thank you again, guys!
I think her attacks were mainly for the sole purpose of beating the elite four over and over... lol. But she's at lvl 100 now so her trainings long over. Ill see if I have any of the TMs for the moves you've suggested me. I wish I had someone to battle here in Seattle...

Well, I'm no expert, but I don't think a special attacker with more attack than special is a good EV/IV set D:

Lol, oh duh, I see. Too bad I just found out about EV/IV's last week. *rolls eyes* Too late now though... :/