Raichu (Base Set 14)

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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 is part of the Base Set.

Card text

   
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.
    
Thunder
かみなり
60
Flip a coin. If tails, Raichu does 30 damage to itself.


Pokédex data

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 reprinted in the Base Set 2 reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan. In Japan, it was reprinted as a non-holographic card in Pokémon Web.

Prerelease Raichu

Some copies of this card, estimated by Wizards of the Coast to be around eight, were stamped with a Prerelease symbol. 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".

Base Set print
Prerelease error print
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Agility and Thunder are both moves in the Pokémon games that Raichu can learn as a Pikachu. 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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