Raichu

cheese pizza, root beer and ramen noodles

being a lovable goofball

"*Why? Cause..........we're bored.*"

- Raichu to an enemy when asked "why do you keep annoying me"

Raichu is a character who was from a faraway realm before landing here. He is a gentle soul, who sometimes visits other realms to show that his race (Toons) is peaceful. His hobbies include annoying enemies, binge-eating cheese pizza and acting like a lovable goofball.

## History

Sometime after Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Oak wanted to make a non-mythical talking Pokemon, and he started small with a Pichu egg. By injecting a special DNA strand in said egg, Oak was able to create a talking Pichu that learned English as it ages. As the Pichu aged, Oak decided to raise it like a son, teaching it the ways of a hero, while also giving it the nurture it needs.

Soon after, the Pichu evolved into a fully grown Raichu that spoke like a charmer, and Oak couldn't be more proud. However, he made the foolish mistake of giving this Raichu to his grandson, Gary. Gary treated the Raichu like a tool, even going as far as starving it. On the 23 of May, 2019, Gary abandoned Raichu in the pouring Viridian City rain, not giving a single care for its well being. When Oak found out, he went to find the Raichu, broken both mentally and physically, and he was infuriated with Gary, all the while feeling guilty for giving someone as cruel his own creation.

For the Raichu's safety, Oak sent the Raichu to live with his cousin in Alola, all the while giving Gary his comeuppance. During the time Raichu was in Alola, he was still skeptical, but slowly made his way at home in the sunny climate. Since he worked as a teacher, Samson thought it would be a good idea to show Raichu to his students at the Pokemon School. While all of his students were impressed, Ash's Pikachu was a bit skeptical, but he slowly warmed up to Raichu.

Over the span of 10 days, Samson made many new discoveries with the Raichu, including his love of pizza, his fondness of cartoons, even his own creativity (Samson was surprised to see a perfect sand recreation of SpongeBob's pineapple home by Raichu). As with regional variants, Raichu began to show a personality as that of Daffy Duck, but he retained his heart of gold (as shown with him using his Toon-like abilities to foil a scheme by Team Rocket).

When it came time for Raichu to head back to Kanto, Samson gave him a trip to one of his favorite places: Poni Canyon. After a day of sightseeing, Raichu was sent back to Kanto, where Oak gave him a special gift: a device that allowed him to understand other Pokemon (Raichu was ecstatic, and began talking to many wild Pikachu). Then after 8 years of living with Oak, Raichu moved out (but not before giving Oak a painting of his many adventures), went on to find a steady job, and the rest is history.

## Relations with the U.G.G.

Currently unknown, although may be neutral, given that (according to some new sources) Raichu has a Weegee in his homeworld, and that he is friends with the Weegee over there.

## Powers and Abilites

Raichu is not like any other Pokemon. Since he has Toon DNA, he can perform all sorts of wacky abilities. Here is a small excerpt of his powers.

There is also...

## ...THE BIG ONE

When all of his tricks go south, Raichu has a secret weapon: **Red Bull**. When he guzzles it down, he goes full on Looney Tune, destroying everything (and defeating every foe) in his path. However, there's a catch: It lasts 10 seconds, so Raichu has to make good use of it. But when properly used, even the fiercest villains will be cowering at the sight of Raichu.

## Times where he and Scotch were not friends like pet and owner

One time in 2008, Scotch (like Gary in that one SpongeBob episode) ran away from Raichu for unknown reasons, leaving Raichu depressed, and causing Raichu to sing a parody of "Gary Come Home" called "Scotchy Come Home" while he and Wakko were putting up missing Meowth signs. 4 months later, Raichu and Scotch were happily reunited.

## Hey, wanna hear my stories?

Head to Raichu/My Short Stories to hear all about this looney rat.

## Trivia

* He is the first outsider to come from a series that had no other representatives.
	+ Additionally, Raichu is shown to be peaceful only when others are peaceful to him.