Raichu (Evolutions 36)

Raichu LV.40 ライチュウ Raichu

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Pikachu Card name Raichu Type Lightning HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion Evolutions Rarity English card no. 36/108 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 034/087 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 is part of the Evolutions expansion.

Card text

Energize

たいでん

Attach a Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon.

Spark Bolt

スパークボルト

70+

You may discard all Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 70 more damage.

Pokédex data

Raichu - Mouse Pokémon

No.

026

Height

2'07" (0.8 m)

Weight

66.1 lbs. (30.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

Its electric charges can reach even 100,000 volts. Careless contact can cause even an Indian elephant to faint.

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 Evolutions expansion, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary subset. A Non Holofoil version of this card was included in the Pikachu Power Theme Deck.

Trivia

Origin

Energize is an attack that first appeared on several Lt. Surge's cards from Gym Heroes as Charge. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green, and Pokémon FireRed. This card is based on Base Set Raichu.

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