To hell with Pikachu. Raichu, plz.

(I always need a Raichu on my team; I can't actually complete the games without one or I go nuts.)

And you just made me read the Bulbapedia article on it and I found out that unlike the cartoon series, in the Manga, Red's Pikachu uses a Thunderstone on itself. And for some reason, I felt smug.