Lt. Surge's Raichu (Gym Challenge 11)

Lt. Surge's Raichu LV.38 マチスのライチュウ Matis's Raichu

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Lt. Surge's Pikachu Card name Lt. Surge's Raichu Type Lightning Hit Points 80 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Expansion Gym Challenge Rarity English card no. 11/132 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Raichu.

Lt. Surge's Raichu (Japanese: マチスのライチュウ Matis's Raichu) is a Lightning-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Gym Challenge set.

Card text

Attacks

	Kerzap バリバリ	20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 30 more damage to the Defending Pokémon and discard all Energy cards attached to Lt. Surge's Raichu. If tails, this attack does 20 damage.

	Thundertackle でんきタックル	40
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, Lt. Surge's Raichu does 20 damage to itself.

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Trivia

Origin

• Thundertackle and its effect is similar to Volt Tackle, a move introduced in Generation III. Raichu can learn Volt Tackle via breeding.
• Lt. Surge owns a Raichu in the anime, as well as every game he appears in.

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