There is only a couple acceptable reasons to prefer Raichu over

it's a very nice dog

>>32472551

It used to be its cry but gamefreak couldn't even let it have that.

>>32472551
Competitive usefulness, otherwise nothing.
Too me it looks like a fat bald thing with mud/shit on its paws.

>>32472620
that's what you look like to us too, Pajeet

>>32472551
More useful than Pikachu yet it is in the lowest tier. Nasty Plot was really a nasty thing on it.

>>32472551
The anime made Raichu a badass.

>>32472551
It's squishy and adorable.

POKEDEX

>>32472551
Acceptable? How about you "accept" that I like Raichu and stfu.

I think raichu was good in vgc at some point

>>32472935
I use it in this year VGC, Lele and Koko dominance make him really good.

A raichu set was heavily featured on PrimalVGC on the tournament finals.

>>32472551
You mixed the order of the names, anon

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>>32472620
Raichu is based off a Kangaroo rat, which are some of the coolest looking rodents. Get some taste lad.

>>32472551
Alola

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*squeak*

Bump for Raichu.

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>>32472551
Quit being an idiot, OP.

>>32473303
now put him on a hoverboard

It's hotter

It's fucking adorable and we're not oversaturated with it, unlike the pre-evolution.

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>>32472551
Base speed 110 and amazing support movepool for doubles coupled with Lightningrod.
And it's made for hugs.

Cus I like him more

>>32472551
1. Design
2. Needs more love

bigger feet

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1: It isn't Pikachu.

>>32472620
Pikachu with ebinolite beats it in competitive

>>32479744
objectively wrong

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Raichu is an adult pokemon for adult trainers.

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>>32472551

Cute belly.

>>32479751
awful opinion

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>>32472551
The colors on both versions of Raichu are nice. If you are bored of Pika because of merchandising, or because you prefer to evolve your mons, or because you just prefer the more detailed final evolution design. Rooting for the anime underdog because you're a contrarian, which is fine as long as you're not a fuck about it. Any reason is good.

Personally, I really like the fat white belly and curly ears, but Pikachu is a cutie too.

Chubby, nice feet

>>32472551

Those cute feet/paws, they are begging me to lick them

Better speed

An Alolan form that is superior to pikachu

Can survive hits

Has an actual physical movepool unlike Pikachu with just Volt Tackle

>>32472551
NFE Pokémon are objectively inferior to fully evolved ones.

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I just like him better.

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Cuuuuute.

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>>32472596
>Badass electric screeching?
>Nah, too good, we'd best give it some faggotty mouse squeaking noise

They always make Raichu a fat subby

why

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>>32483089
>tfw no Raichu to peg

>It unleashes electric shocks that can reach 100,000 volts. When agitated, it can knock out even an Indian elephant.

Tell me, Gamefreak... WHAT THE FUCK IS AN INDIAN OR AN ELEPHANT.

I thought Masuda said that any animals you seen in the first season of the anime were massive errors on the animators part.

This is the moon entry. No excuses this time.

Alolan Raichu is cute, CUTE

>there are people on this very board that don't like raichu

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I hope in future games they make it so I can get both versions of Raichu. I love them and want both on my team.

>>32483473
What about the Species Clause?

>>32483483
What's that?

>>32483494
You can't have two of the same pokemon on one team. As far as I know, even casual players follow it.

>>32483582
Errr...more accurately you can't have more than one of the same pokemon.

It's cute. Coolfags need to fuck off with their lies.

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>>32483582
>>32483595
Oh, yeah. I would make an exception for Raichu since it's my favorite. It helps that they have different designs and have slight stat differences, too.

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*fangirl squee*

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Truly best chu

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>>32483185

>>32484270
That's a big Raichu

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>>32484270
Please don't harm Indian elephants.

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smug bully raichu is kinda hot t b h

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>>32485428

Alolan Raichu. That is all.

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Good thread

I actually think Raichu is more cool than cute tho

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>>32472551
It's cute and chubby.
Basically, what Pikachu used to be before obesity became a thing.

BTW, anyone else surprised Pikachu didn't get an Alola forme?

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>>32493333
Nice digits

I always hated how the anime tells us that he's slower than Pikachu and that evolutions cause pokemon to lose their speed as they grow larger, even though the exact opposite is true.

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>>32497735
>the anime is inconsistent to the games
No fucking way

>>32497735
The anime always comes up with shit to make Raichu seem worse.

>>32485888
I agree

>>32472551
Fuck off Ash, there isn't any acceptable reason to prefer Pikachu over anything.

actually many reasons raichu is bestest pokemon than piakchu

1- orange better color
2- 110 base speed its basically sanic hegehog
3- nasty plot for boostan
4- alalo form for faster sweeps no mega stone required
5- no dumb "biga biga :-DDDDDDD" cry
6- has never been touched by a spic loser

>>32491287
Cute doggo.

Raichu is like pikachu, but bigger and stronger.

>>32507966
It's cuter too.

>>32508432
they are both cute at the same level.

>>32472551
they produce eggs much faster

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>>32497735
Me, too. They'll do anything to portray Pikachu as being stronger.

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Raichu is superior chu!

he gets NO MOVES but he's

- fatter (important!!!)
- has more stats
- tail is cooler
- makes you unique


so yes raichu is a nice pokemon

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This is a nice thread.

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>>32510941
Shame it's almost over

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This was a good thread, thanks all

>>32512059
It was. Thank you all for dumping.

>>32484283
for OU