i agree that raikou is obviously the better pokemon but its not like i am gunna enter any tournaments any time soon, i just need to play my game and see what happens, i prefer Pikachu because i dont like to use legendaries or rare ones that much because that is what everyone expects, it basically because i feel i have a connection with my "Sparky" (sounds corny)
i dunno, its 1:20 in tthe morning im talking crap :P