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Rocket's Raikou ex R団のライコウ ex R Gang's Raikou ex

Illus. Ryo Ueda

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Rocket's Raikou ex Type Darkness HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion EX Deoxys Rarity English card no. 108/107 Japanese expansion PCG-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 026/PCG-P Japanese expansion PCG-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 035/PCG-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Raikou.

Rocket's Raikou ex (Japanese: R団のライコウ ex R Gang's Raikou ex) is a Darkness-type Basic Pokémon-ex card. It is part of the EX Deoxys expansion.

Card text

This Pokémon is both type If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack. If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack. You may play a Pokémon card that evolves from Mysterious Fossil on top of Buried Fossil. (This counts as evolving Buried Fossil.) Buried Fossil can't be affected by Special Conditions. You may have up to 4 Basic Pokémon cards in your deck with Unown in their names. You may have as many of this card in your deck as you like. When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Put this card onto your Active Missingno.. Missingno. LV. X can use any attack, Poké-Power, or Poké-Body from its previous Level. Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Missingno. . Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Missingno. & Missingno. . When this Pokémon has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card's attack instead of its own. At the end of your turn, discard this card. Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card's attack instead of its own. You may attach this as an Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon. While attached, this card is a Special Energy card and provides Energy. You may attach this as an Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon that already has an Energy card attached to it. When you attach this card, return an Energy card attached to that Pokémon to your hand. While attached, this card is a Special Energy card and provides every type of Energy but 2 Energy at a time. (Has no effect other than providing Energy.) You can't have more than 1 Pokémon in your deck. You can't have more than 1 Shining Missingno. in your deck. This card can't evolve into Pikachu. If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack. When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Team Plasma When 1 of your Pokémon becomes a Mega Evolution Pokémon, your turn ends.

Lightning Burst いなびかり

Whenever you attach a Energy card from your hand to Rocket's Raikou ex, you may choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon and switch it with 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. Your opponent chooses the Benched Pokémon to switch. This power can't be used if Rocket's Raikou ex is affected by a Special Condition.

Thunderous Blow サンダーブロー 40+

Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Rocket's Raikou ex.

Release information

In Japan, this card was awarded to participants of the regional Autumn 2004 Battle Road tournaments held during October 2004. This print is non-holographic card and has a gold foil "Battle Road Autumn★2004" stamp in the bottom right corner of the artwork. It was later reprinted as a holographic card and was included in special versions of the Black Deck Kit and Silver Deck Kit, released in January 2005.

Trivia

If this card were to follow the normal TCG type rules, this card would be a Pokémon card.

Origin

A Raikou was the central focus of a plot by Team Rocket members Attila and Hun in The Legend of Thunder!.

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