Raikou
No.243 · Thunder PokémonLegendary Pokémon
Electric
ElectricRaikou embodies the speed of lightning. The roars of this Pokémon send shock waves shuddering through the air and shake the ground as if lightning bolts had come crashing down.
Birthday Pokémon for August 30
Your birthday Pokémon
Also this date
Chandelure
No.609 · Luring Pokémon
GhostFire
Ghost
FireIn homes illuminated by Chandelure instead of lights, funerals were a constant occurrence— or so it’s said.
Cetitan
No.975 · Terra Whale Pokémon
Ice
IceIce energy builds up in the horn on its upper jaw, causing the horn to reach cryogenic temperatures that freeze its surroundings.
Pokédex data
Of the 3 on this date, Cetitan is the tallest, Cetitan the heaviest, and Raikou has the highest base stat total.
Raikou
- Gen
- Generation II
- Colour
- Yellow
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Evo
- Unevolved
- Height
- 1.9 m
- Weight
- 178 kg
Base stats
HP90
Attack85
Defense75
Sp. Atk115
Sp. Def100
Speed115
Total580
Type matchup
Weak toGround
GroundResistsElectricFlyingSteel
Flying
SteelChandelure
- Gen
- Generation V
- Colour
- Black
- Habitat
- —
- Evo
- Fully evolved
- Height
- 1 m
- Weight
- 34.3 kg
Base stats
HP60
Attack55
Defense90
Sp. Atk145
Sp. Def90
Speed80
Total520
Type matchup
Weak toWaterGroundRockGhostDark
Water
Rock
DarkResistsBugFireGrassIcePoisonSteelFairy
Bug
Grass
Poison
FairyImmune toNormalFighting
Normal
FightingCetitan
- Gen
- Generation IX
- Colour
- White
- Habitat
- —
- Evo
- Middle stage
- Height
- 4.5 m
- Weight
- 700 kg
Base stats
HP170
Attack113
Defense65
Sp. Atk45
Sp. Def55
Speed73
Total521
Type matchup
Weak toFireFightingRockSteel
ResistsIce
Why this Pokémon
August 30 is day 243 of the year on a leap-year calendar. Divided by 366 that leaves a remainder of 243, and every Pokédex number leaving the same remainder belongs to this date. The lowest of them, No.243, is the one this page leads with.
The straightforward reading — 27 July becomes No. 727 — breaks down in November, where the numbers run past 1025 and leave those birthdays empty. Cycling through 366 keeps every date filled.