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Raikou Sleep Type, Helping Stats, and All Sleep Styles

Pokemon Sleep Walkthrough Team

Last updated on: November 18, 2025 03:16 AM

Raikou is a Legendary Pokemon that was added in Pokemon Sleep on March 25, 2024! Read on to learn more about Raikou, how to get it, the research areas it can be found in, its Snorlax Rating, Sleep Type, Helping Stats, and all of its Sleep Styles.

Related Legendary Pokemon
Raikou	Entei	Suicune

List of Contents

Sleep Type and Details
Helping Stats and Items
How to Get Raikou
How to Evolve
All Sleep Styles
Related Guides

Raikou Sleep Type and Details

Raikou Overview

No. 243		Type
Raikou
		Sleep Type

Category	Generation	Height	Weight
Thunder Pokemon	Gen 2	1.9 m	178.0 kg

Raikou is the first Legendary Pokemon to be introduced in Pokemon Sleep. Since it's an Electric-type Pokemon, Raikou is a Snoozing-type sleeper.

Only One Legendary Per Team

Since Raikou is considered a Special Pokemon, you can only have one Raikou in your team at a time. Special Pokemon in Pokemon Sleep consist of Legendary Pokemon with more powerful main skills and cannot be combined into one team.

Raikou Helping Stats and Items

Specialty and Helping Stats

Specialty	Skills
Base Frequency	35 mins
Base Carry Limit	22

Raikou excels as a Skills Specialty Pokemon because of its strong, unique main skill.

Berry Found

Berry Found
Grepa Berry x 1

As an Electric-type Pokemon, Raikou should be able to obtain the Grepa Berry.

Ingredients Found

Lv. 1	Bean Sausage x1
Lv. 30 (random)	Fiery Herb x2 Bean Sausage x2
Lv. 60 (random)	Large Leek x2 Fiery Herb x3 Bean Sausage x4

Main Skill

Skill	Effect
Helper Boost (Electric)	Instantly gets you bonus help from all Pokemon on your team that increases in amount the more Electric-type Pokemon species are on your team.

Raikou has an exclusive skill called Helper Boost (Electric) that is especially strong if the rest of your team consists of Electric-type Pokemon.

List of All Main Skills and Effects

First Raikou Nature and Sub Skills

Raikou Nature and Sub Skills
Nature	Nature with no effect
Sub Skills
Lv. 10 - Sleep EXP Bonus	Lv. 25 - Skill Level Up S
Lv. 50 - Inventory Up L	Lv. 75 - Helping Speed S
Lv. 100 - Skill Trigger S	-

The Nature and sub skills of the first Raikou you befriend will be the same for all players. The ingredients and level, however, may vary.

You first Raikou will always have a neutral nature, not increasing or decreasing anything in particular. It has good sub skills for Skills Specialty Pokemon including Skill Level Up S and Skill Trigger S. The gold Sleep EXP Bonus is also an excellent first sub skill to have.

Best Natures for Raikou

Nature	Increased Stat	Decreased Stat
Gentle	Main Skill chance	Energy recovery
Careful	Main Skill chance	Ingredient finding
Sassy	Main Skill chance	EXP gains

The best nature we can hope for Raikou is one that increases the chance of triggering main skills.

Sassy would probably be the most appropriate Nature since it boosts main skill chance and reduces EXP gains. The Pseudo-Legendary Pokemon in the game such as Tyranitar and Dragonite require more EXP in order to level up. This concept of slow leveling may also apply to Legendary Pokemon.

Best Natures: List of All Natures and Effects

How to Get Raikou

Raikou Research Areas

Research Areas
Greengrass Isle Snorlax Rating - Master 9	Old Gold Power Plant Snorlax Rating - Master 2
Greengrass Isle (Expert) Snorlax Rating - Ultra 3

List of All Research Areas

Tips to Increase Raikou Encounter Rate

Move Around for Snoozing Sleep Type

To encounter Raikou after your sleep session, you need to get the Snoozing sleep type. You are more likely to get this sleep type if you move for short periods of time during your sleep session, but still have long periods of stillness.

This Pokemon may appear if you're able to balance tossing, turning, and staying still during the previous night.
All Snoozing Pokemon

Use Raikou Incense

Raikou Mane to Raikou Incense

Although Raikou can be found naturally on Greengrass Isle, it is a very rare Pokemon, only available at a high Master Snorlax Rating. To easily encounter Raikou, you can use a Raikou Incense on Greengrass Isle.

Raikou Incense can only be obtained in the Event Exchange of the Raikou Research Event.

Can Raikou Be Shiny in Pokemon Sleep?

Yes, it is likely that Raikou can be found Shiny in Pokemon Sleep. So far, all Pokemon added into Pokemon Sleep can be Shiny immediately upon their introduction. There are currently no known Shiny-locked Pokemon in Pokemon Sleep.

Shiny Hunting Guide: How to Get Shiny Pokemon

How to Evolve Raikou

Raikou Does Not Evolve

Pokemon	Type	Evolution Requirement
Raikou		This Pokemon does not evolve.

Like most Legendary Pokemon, Raikou cannot evolve.

Requires 1.8x EXP to Level Up

Raikou requires more EXP than the average Pokemon, about 1.8 times more, in order to reach the next level.

How to Level Up Pokemon Fast

All Raikou Sleep Styles

All Sleep Styles
Energy-Storing Sleep ★ 0243-1	Meditative Sleep ★★ 0243-2
Lightning Sleep ★★★ 0243-3

Unlike many other Pokemon, Raikou only has three Sleep Styles. Raikou cannot do the Atop-Belly Sleep Style. Perhaps this is because Raikou is too heavy, or maybe it just doesn't want to electrocute Snorlax.

Pokemon Sleep Related Guides

Pokemon Sleep - Pokemon Partial Banner

All Pokemon in the Pokedex

Pokemon by Sleep Type

Pokemon by Sleep Types

Pokemon by Type

All Pokemon Types

Pokemon by Generation

All Generations
Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3
Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6
Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9

Other Pokemon Guides

Other Pokemon Guides
List of Baby Pokemon	List of All Basic Pokemon
List of Evolution Pokemon	List of Rare Pokemon
All Special Evolution Conditions	List of Unevolved Pokemon

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Raikou Sleep Type, Helping Stats, and All Sleep Styles

Raikou Sleep Type and Details

Raikou Overview

Only One Legendary Per Team

Raikou Helping Stats and Items

Specialty and Helping Stats

Berry Found

Ingredients Found

Main Skill

First Raikou Nature and Sub Skills

Best Natures for Raikou

How to Get Raikou

Raikou Research Areas

Tips to Increase Raikou Encounter Rate

Move Around for Snoozing Sleep Type

Use Raikou Incense

Can Raikou Be Shiny in Pokemon Sleep?

How to Evolve Raikou

Raikou Does Not Evolve

Requires 1.8x EXP to Level Up

All Raikou Sleep Styles