Raichu LV.40
ライチュウ Raichu
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| Evolution stage
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| Card name
| Raichu
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| Type
| Lightning
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| Hit Points
| 80
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weakness
 ×2
| resistance
None
| retreat cost
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| Expansion
| Base Set
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| Rarity
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| English card no.
| 14/102
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| Base Set 2
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| Rarity
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| English card no.
| 16/130
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| For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Raichu.
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Raichu (Japanese: ライチュウ Raichu) is a Lightning-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Base Set.
Card text
Attacks
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| Agility
こうそくいどう
| 20
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| Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Raichu.
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| Thunder
かみなり
| 60
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| Flip a coin. If tails, Raichu does 30 damage to itself.
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Pokédex data
| Species
| Mouse Pokémon
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| Length
| 2'7" (0.8m)
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| Weight
| 66 lbs (30Kg)
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| Pokémon No.
| 26
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| Entry
| Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high-voltage power.
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Release information
This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan.
Prerelease Raichu
Some copies of this card, estimated by Wizards of the Coast to be around eight, were stamped with a Prerelease symbol. These cards came about during the manufacture of the prerelease Jungle Clefable, as a result of a few Base Set Raichu cards appearing on the sheet of Clefable cards being made for prerelease. Wizards denied the existence of prerelease Raichu for years, until one of their staff released an image of the card in 2006. Due to the card's excessive rarity, prerelease Raichu is said by some to be the "holy grail of Pokémon".
Trivia
Origin
Agility and Thunder are both moves in the Pokémon games that Raichu can learn as a Pikachu. This card's flavor text comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded.
