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|effect=Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to {{tt|Raichu|this Pokémon}}.
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|effect=Flip a {{TCG|coin}}. If tails, {{tt|Raichu|this Pokémon}} does 30 damage to itself.
|effect=Flip a coin. If tails, {{tt|Raichu|this Pokémon}} does 30 damage to itself.
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|jdex=電撃は10万ボルトに達することもあり、ヘタにさわるとインドゾウでも気絶する。
|jdex=電撃は10万ボルトに達することもあり、ヘタにさわるとインドゾウでも気絶する。
|transdex=Its electric charges can reach even 100,000 volts. Careless contact can cause even an Indian elephant to faint.
|transdex=Its electric charges can reach even 100,000 volts. Careless contact can cause even an Indian elephant to faint.
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==Release information==
==Release information==
This card was released in the English {{TCG|Base Set}}, first originating from the Japanese {{TCG|Expansion Pack}}. It was reprinted in the English {{TCG|Base Set 2}} expansion. In Japan, it was reprinted as a non-holographic card in {{TCG|Pokémon Web}}.  
This card was included in the {{TCG|Base Set}}, first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Expansion Pack}}. It was reprinted in the {{TCG|Base Set 2}} expansion. It was reprinted with a Non Holofoil print in the Japanese {{TCG|Pokémon Web}}. Some copies of this card, estimated by [[Wizards of the Coast]] to be around eight, were stamped with a Prerelease symbol. Card sheets were eight by eleven so there is said to be eight to ten copies in existence. These cards came about during the manufacture of the prerelease {{TCG|Jungle}} {{TCG ID|Jungle|Clefable|1}}, 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 "{{wp|Holy Grail}} of Pokémon".
 
===Prerelease Raichu===
Some copies of this card, estimated by [[Wizards of the Coast]] to be around eight, were stamped with a Prerelease symbol. Card sheets were eight by eleven so there is said to be eight to ten copies in existence. These cards came about during the manufacture of the prerelease {{TCG|Jungle}} {{TCG ID|Jungle|Clefable|1}}, 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 "{{wp|Holy Grail}} of Pokémon".


===Gallery===
===Gallery===
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|caption2=Prerelease error print
|caption2=Prerelease error print
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
===Origin===
===Origin===
{{m|Agility}} and {{m|Thunder}} are both [[move]]s in the [[Pokémon games]] that {{p|Raichu}} can learn as a {{p|Pikachu}}. This card's English [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from {{game|Red and Green|s}}.
{{m|Agility}} and {{m|Thunder}} are both [[move]]s in the [[Pokémon games]] that {{p|Raichu}} can learn via {{p|Pikachu|prior evolution}}. This card's English [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from {{game|Red and Green|s}}.


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Revision as of 06:33, 28 September 2017

Raichu LV.40
ライチュウ Raichu
Lightning
RaichuBaseSet14.jpg
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Evolution stage
Pikachu
Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Pikachu
Card name Raichu
Type Lightning
HP 80
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Base Set
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 14/102
Japanese expansion Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Expansion Base Set 2
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 16/130
TCG GB1 set Colosseum
TCG GB1 ID A20
TCG GB2 set Psychic Battle
TCG GB2 ID D26
Japanese expansion Pokémon Web
Japanese rarity Rare
Japanese card no. 036/048
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Raichu.

Raichu (Japanese: ライチュウ Raichu) is a Lightning-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.

Card text

LightningColorlessColorless Agility
こうそくいどう
20
Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Raichu.
LightningLightningLightningColorless Thunder
かみなり
60
Flip a coin. If tails, Raichu does 30 damage to itself.


Pokédex data

Lightning
Lightning
Raichu - Mouse Pokémon
No. Height Weight
026 2'7" (0.8 m) 66 lbs. (30.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high-voltage power.
電撃は10万ボルトに達することもあり、ヘタにさわるとインドゾウでも気絶する。


Release information

This card was included in the Base Set, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion. It was reprinted with a Non Holofoil print in the Japanese Pokémon Web. Some copies of this card, estimated by Wizards of the Coast to be around eight, were stamped with a Prerelease symbol. Card sheets were eight by eleven so there is said to be eight to ten copies in existence. 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".

Gallery

RaichuBaseSet14.jpg
Base Set print
RaichuPrereleaseError.jpg
Prerelease error print
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Agility and Thunder are both moves in the Pokémon games that Raichu can learn via prior evolution. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.


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