Raikou (POP Series 2 3)

Raikou   ライコウ Raikou

Illus. Kouki Saitou

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Raikou Type Lightning HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion POP Series 2 Rarity English card no. 3/17 Japanese expansion PokéPark Blue Japanese card no. 005/009 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Raikou.

Raikou (Japanese: ライコウ Raikou) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of POP Series 2.

Card text

Roar

ほえる

Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon, if any.

Thunder

かみなり

50

Flip a coin. If tails, Raikou does 20 damage to itself.

Release information

This card was released in POP Series 2, originating from the Japanese PokéPark Blue Premium File. A Cosmos Holofoil version of the English print was available in a Raikou Blister Pack released in October 2006. The artwork of this card originates from a combined illustration by Kouki Saitou.

Trivia

Origin

Roar and Thunder are both moves in the Pokémon games that Raikou can learn.

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