Character from pokemon-johto by
The thundercloud tiger of the Legendary Beasts. A streak of electricity and yellow fur across the Johto skies, faster than any reading equipment Jasmine's Lighthouse has ever tracked.
Raikou is the fastest of the three Legendary Beasts and the hardest to photograph. It moves in the direction of thunderstorms — toward them, not away — and is most often seen as a yellow blur under a flash of lightning. Its cry is indistinguishable from a thunderclap at close range. In Johto it's occasionally tracked by Pokémon G-Men radio sweeps, never caught, and once glimpsed in the Johto highlands by Ash at night. Legend says it was reborn from a bolt of lightning that struck the roof of the Burned Tower when Ho-Oh arrived.
Lithe tiger-shaped Electric-type with bright yellow fur, heavy black stripes across its flanks, a ridged silver-white mane shaped like a storm cloud, and a three-pronged lightning crest on its head. Electric sparks crackle around its paws when it stands still — and it rarely stands still. Red eyes. A long purple-tipped tail like a lightning rod.
Also known as: Raikou