Pikachu Light Ball Vs Raichu Magnet

Light ball doubles the actual attack and special attack stats not the base stats.

Pikachu light ball vs raichu magnet. Timid light ball pikachu with max speed and special attack ev s versus a standard mega khan. Pikachu is still terrible. Can t take any hits. Pikachu has pretty poor stats light ball makes it bearable but pikachu can still be pretty decent.

Thunderbolt 39 1 46 3. Really i think it was just made so red could use his pikachu and not have it be a. Pikachu also has the crappiest defenses and will most likely be 2hkoed or ohkoed by a neutral hit. Base stats for pikachu 35 hp 55 attack 30 defense 50 spattack 40 spdef 90 speed base stats for raichu 60 hp 90 attack 55 defense 90 sptattack 80 spdef 100 speed so if light ball doubles attack and special attack then light ball pikachu is slighty stronger than raichu but a lot weaker defensively.

35 110 30 100 40 90 405 total. You d be better off with other electric moves most of the time were to to choose magnemite. So choice band raichu and light ball pikachu go even in damage while pikachu still has freedom in move choice. Volt tackle and it s signature z move can make it a power house.

Pikachu while pikachu has the major tool it calls a light ball to massively boost its offenses it is also its main downfall in that it will remain a slow rat. Alolan riachu s additional psychic typing adds some decent coverage and it s ability is kinda neat. So if pikachu has 110 attack and 120 special attack light ball will turn it to 220 attack and 240 special attack respectively. A light ball doubles pikachu s sp.

35 55 30 50 40 90 300 total pikachu light ball. If you have a good competitive moveset for raichu post an answer below and upvote the best ones movesets for any of its pre evolutions can also be shared on this thread. 252 atk life orb raichu volt tackle vs. That being said its light ball is the only reason why you should even consider pikachu.

Items abilities natures and evs some detail including the intended game mode for your set is also appreciated. Life orb raichu deals less damage than light ball pikachu but raichu remains the faster pokemon. Even if you go with a volt tackle physical set the power won t be that much higher. Magnemite is a poor user of electro ball because it is quite slow.

109 133 53 9 65 8 guaranteed 2hko. Steel typing is handy in a lot of situations though and pikachu raichu are quite frail in the later game while magnezone is durable as long as you avoid ground type attacks. Jolteon is superior to raichu and pikachu in nearly every situation. On the other hand magnets boost by a pitiful 10 and only affect electric moves.

Be sure to include full set details in your post e g. 252 hp 252 def mega slowbro. There are much better choices for items such as leftovers if you make raichu a subpuncher or lum berry if you make it anything else raichu doesn t like statuses. And raichu still has higher total base stats.

However it would have lower attack and sp. Even with light ball its base stats are not good enough even after doubling it.