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How to Make Raikou in Infinite Craft

Raikou is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 14 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ho-Oh plus Lightning. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Ho-OhLightningRaikou

Long14 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 2035 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 14 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EngineSteamTrain
  6. 6TrainTrainTrain Station
  7. 7AshTrain StationAsh Ketchum
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9Ash KetchumMountainMt. Silver
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11Mt. SilverPhoenixHo-Oh
  12. 12SteamWindCloud
  13. 13CloudFireLightning
  14. 14Ho-OhLightningRaikou
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Engine + Steamโ†’ Train6Train + Trainโ†’ Train Station7Ash + Train Stationโ†’ Ash Ketchum8Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain9Ash Ketchum + Mountainโ†’ Mt. Silver10Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix11Mt. Silver + Phoenixโ†’ Ho-Oh12Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud13Cloud + Fireโ†’ Lightning14Ho-Oh + Lightningโ†’ Raikou

Other ways to make Raikou

35 combinations are known to produce Raikou. Here are 25 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Raikou
FirstSecondResult
GroudonLightningRaikou
Ho-OhLightningRaikou
GhostZapdosRaikou
RaichuSteelRaikou
Ho-ohLightningRaikou
MeowthThunderbirdRaikou
GenesectLightningRaikou
HoundourLightningRaikou
LightningSuicuneRaikou
EnteiIncenseRaikou
EnteiLightningRaikou
HoennSphinxRaikou
LiepardThunderRaikou
ElectricGiratinaRaikou
EnteiEvolutionRaikou
ArcanineZapdosRaikou
JohtoThunderRaikou
ElectricSuicuneRaikou
ElectricEnteiRaikou
RaichuSteel TypeRaikou
EnteiEvolveRaikou
EnteiOppositeRaikou
AbraEnteiRaikou
Electric TypeSeadraRaikou
Electric TypeKingdraRaikou

What you can make with Raikou

Raikou at a glance

Steps to craft
14
Long
Crafting depth
20
longer than 73% of solved elements
Known recipes
35
ways to make it
Used in
116
other combinations

Other elements that take 14 steps

Similar effort to Raikou, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Raikou in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ho-Oh with Lightning. The full path from the base elements takes 14 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Raikou?

14 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Raikou hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 14 steps it is longer than 73% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Raikou?

Yes. 35 combinations are known to produce Raikou, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.