Raikou
ライコウ Raikou
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Raikou (Japanese: ライコウ Raikou) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Vivid Voltage expansion.
Card text
This attack also does 120 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Pokédex data
This rough Pokémon stores energy inside its body, then sweeps across the land, shooting off electricity.
体内で 渦巻く 力を 電撃として 出しながら 大地を 駆け巡る 荒々しい ポケモン。
Release information
This card was included in the Vivid Voltage expansion, first released in the Japanese Legendary Heartbeat subset.
This card is one of the 30 cards reprinted in the 30th Celebration Classic Collection, a subset of the 30th Celebration special expansion, released to celebrate the Pokémon 30th Anniversary. The English release is a direct reprint of the Vivid Voltage print, while the Asian releases feature the 30th Celebration set symbols and card numbering. The 30th Celebration reprint features a gold border, a glittery Holofoil finish, and the Pokémon 30th Anniversary logo.
Rulings
- This card was banned from the Gym Leader Challenge format starting September 1, 2024, in the wake of three cards introduced in the Scarlet & Violet Series — Joltik, Crispin, and Magneton — which can very easily power up Raikou's Amazing Shot attack in a single turn. The Amazing Shot attack allows the player to target the opponent's Active Pokémon and one of their Benched Pokémon at once, and not all types in the Gym Leader Challenge format have adequate Bench protection against it.[1]
Trivia
Origin
This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Y.
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