Uhhh... Light Ball Pikachu>Raichu on every account.
Raichu is abysmal overall but can take a hit. Pikachu w/ lightball has, I think, a STABed TB equal to Airlocked Kyogre surf (I could be wrong here) w/ lightball. In case you didn't catch that, Pikachu ruins your opponents ****. I would include Volt Tackle and (if you're lucky and bought Pokemon Box) Surf w/ god knows what in addition. Pikachu can't take a hit, so the recoil from VT isn't going to mean much of anything since every attack w/ Pikachu LB is a gambit. Raichu is just a bundle of terrible whereas Pikachu is the ruiner of things when equipped.
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Here's the breakdown:
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Nature: Modest (assumed max EVs and IVs in SPA and Speed)
SPA: 218 x 2 = 436 special attack (that's two points less than Kyogre)
Speed: 279 (that's the same speed as Kyogre)
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Nature: Modest
SPA: 306
Speed: 299
In short, Pikachu w/ a lightball is a 1-2 shot Kyogre.
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Originally Posted by c_dog
and what's so bad about Volt Tackle. yeah it inflicts damage on pikachu, but it also OHKO gyarados. pikachu with hidden power ice, and volt tackle, can OHKO a lot of things.  you'd be surprised.
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What you and everyone else forgets is that Pikachu Box knows Surf, so in addition to a well-placed HP move, it also gets Surf (I don't know/believe it can breed surf onto something else). If you think of Pikachu as an exploder that... explodes... 2-4 times instead of Ash's #1 super favorite ultratron bestest pokemon, you're going to find yourself winner more battles than not. Just watch out for Dugtrio <.<