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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.
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Raikou
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Entei
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Suicune
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List of Contents
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Raikou |
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| 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.
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.
| Specialty | Skills |
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| Base Frequency | 35 mins |
| Base Carry Limit | 22 |
Raikou excels as a Skills Specialty Pokemon because of its strong, unique main skill.
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As an Electric-type Pokemon, Raikou should be able to obtain the Grepa Berry.
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| Lv. 30 (random) |
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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
| Raikou Nature and Sub Skills | |
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| 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.
| Nature | Increased Stat | Decreased Stat |
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| 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
| Research Areas | |
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Greengrass Isle
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Old Gold Power Plant
Snorlax Rating -
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Greengrass Isle (Expert)
Snorlax Rating -
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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

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.
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
| Pokemon | Type | Evolution Requirement |
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Raikou
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This Pokemon does not evolve. |
Like most Legendary Pokemon, Raikou cannot evolve.
Raikou requires more EXP than the average Pokemon, about 1.8 times more, in order to reach the next level.
| All Sleep Styles | |
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Energy-Storing Sleep ★ 0243-1 |
Meditative Sleep ★★ 0243-2 |
Lightning Sleep ★★★ 0243-3 |
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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.

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| Generation 4 | Generation 5 | Generation 6 |
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| Other Pokemon Guides | |
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| 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 |
Raikou Sleep Type, Helping Stats, and All Sleep Styles



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