i dont know if this was part of the lightningrod fix in the most recent patch or if it was even intentional or not but i figured i would mention it just in case................ when battling for the 12th badge (i was playing on intense mode if that is of any help btw) whenever i would try and use volt tackle/thunderbolt with my raichu (kantonian forme) lightningrod would trigger from my own raichu and render it useless.............
up until that point i have never had lightningrod backfire on me in the sense of having it activate when my raichu would use an electric type move
note i was able to win the battle even with that issue but in the event it wasnt intentional and also was not part of the lightningrod fix i figured i'd bring it up to be safe