Pokemon Sun and Moon - Thoughts on Alolan Form Raichu

by ElspethFTW, Old School Duelist

Pokemon Sun and Moon features alternate versions of some of the original 151 Pokemon, known as Alolan Forms. These Pokemon have different typing than their original Kanto region counterparts. In the case of Raichu, our mouse Pokemon friend gains the Psychic-type in addition to its classic Electric-type.

In addition, Alolan Form Raichu gains a new ability called Surge Surfer. This ability doubles Raichu's speed when the move Electric Terrain is active. This can make an already fast Pokemon even faster. And now having Psychic-type attacks in addition to powerful Electric attacks is going to greatly broaden the builds  available to create when training your Raichu in the Alola region.

I'm not sure how I feel about the new ears, but the design overall is cool. I really like having a Psychic-type Raichu. This has always been one of my favorite Pokemon, and one of the ones I'm most looking forward to training in Pokemon Sun and Moon. I have a feeling that this could be a very competitive Pokemon.

Spoiler: He would be!

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