#243 - The Thunder Pokémon. Raikou appeared in the Pokémon Chronicles episode, The Legend of Thunder! Team Rocket agents Attila and Hun tried to steal Raikou with the help of a device invented by Professor Sebastian. With help from Jimmy, Marina, Vincent and Eugene, Raikou managed to survive and defeat Team Rocket.  A shiny Raikou made its first movie appearance alongside Celebi, and the other members of its trio in the thirteenth Pokémon movie, Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark. Raikou comes for a few seconds in Pokemon Season 4 Johto League Champions  Episode 180 Houndoom’s Special Delivery around half way through the episode, Houndoom and Togepi see his back.

Kenta, a Pokemon master in the making, meets up with his childhood friend, Marina, at a Pokemon Center, to see how their skills have developed. Their battle is interrupted by a thunderstorm and the arrival of Bashou and Buson, two Roketto-Dan members using the Crystal System (which attracts Electric-type Pokemon). Their ultimate goal is to, under the guidance of Shiranui-hakase, bring Pokemon back to Sakaki. Kenta and Marina stumble upon this plan, and they try to stop it, but things get more difficult when the legendary Pokemon Raikou is captured.
 
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Episodes of the Pocket Monsters anime which occasionally aired instead of a rerun from the main anime series as part of the Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station in Japan. They aired concurrently with Pocket Monsters Advanced from December 3, 2002 to September 28, 2004 in Japan. Outside of Japan, these episodes were only dubbed in the West as part of Pokémon Chronicles. 
(Source: Bulbapedia) 
Note: The Japanese version comprised 16 episodes while the U.S. version comprised 22 episodes; this page represents the Japanese version. The 6 additional episodes in the U.S. version were taken from previous movies and specials. Episodes 1, 2, and 3 are from Pokémon: The Legend of Thunder!, Episodes 4 and 20 are from Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation (2001), and Episode 22 is from Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation

The Fury of Zoroark Has Been Unleashed! 
The Pok&eacute;mon Baccer World Cup. 
It is the most anticipated event of the year, and as hundreds flock to Crown City to watch the exciting competition unfold, Ash, Pikachu, and his friends encounter a mysterious new Pok&eacute;mon they have never seen before. 
But when the three Legendary Pok&eacute;mon Raikou, Entei, and Suicune suddenly arrive and begin rampaging through the streets, it&rsquo;s up to Ash and his companions, along with their new Pok&eacute;mon friend Zorua, to uncover the secret behind the immense and powerful forces at work. 
What strange and dangerous powers are afoot in Crown City? Why did Celebi suddenly return after vanishing for twenty years? And why is the mighty Zoroark unleashing its fury upon the town? The quest for these answers leads down an uncertain path filled with peril&mdash;can Ash and his companions find enough courage, strength, and friendship to unearth the mystery in time to save Crown City? 
(Source: Pokemon.com)

Satoshi and Pikachu travel to Crown City to watch the Pokémon Baccer World Cup competition, but it's not all fun and games. The powerful Pokémon Zoroark has attacked! Satoshi and his friends must solve an old mystery before they can stop Zoroark and save the people of Crown City!
 
(Source: VIZ Media)

When Satoshi oversleeps on his 10th birthday, he ends up with a stubborn Pikachu instead of the first partner Pokémon he wanted! But after a rocky start, Satoshi and Pikachu become close friends and true partners - and when they catch a rare glimpse of the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh in flight, they make plants to seek it out together.
Trainers Makoto and Souji join Satoshi on his journey, and along the way, they meet the mysterious Mythical Pokémon Marshadow. When they near their goal, an arrogant Trainer named Cross stands in their way. Can Satoshi and Pikachu defeat him and reach Ho-Oh as they promised, or will their journey end here?
 
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