Lightning (TCG)

TCG types
Colorless Grass Fire Water Lightning Fighting Psychic Darkness Metal Dragon

The Lightning type is one of the ten TCG types. It is represented by the color yellow, and symbolized by a S-shaped lightning bolt.

The Lightning type contains all Electric-type Pokémon found in the main series video games. For example, Raichu, Zapdos and Raikou are all Lightning types in the TCG.

Battle properties

Generally, Lightning Pokémon have a weakness to:

• Fighting

Generally, Lightning Pokémon have a resistance to:

• Metal*

These types are generally weak to Lightning Pokémon:

• Water (if the Pokémon was Water-type in the video games)
• Colorless (if the Pokémon was Flying-type in the video games)

These types are generally resistant to Lightning Pokémon:

• Fighting (if the Pokémon was Ground-type in the video games)

Lightning Pokémon in the TCG

See Category:Lightning-type Pokémon cards for all Pokémon cards that have this type.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.