Dark Raichu (Team Rocket 83): Difference between revisions

{{PokémoncardInfobox

|cardname=Dark Raichu

|jname=わるいライチュウ

|jtrans=Bad Raichu

|image=DarkRaichuTeamRocket83.jpg

|caption=Illus. [[Mitsuhiro Arita]]

|species=Raichu

|evostage=Stage 1

|evoicon=025

|evoname=Pikachu

|evospecies=Pikachu

|type=Lightning

|level=31

|hp=70

|weakness=Fighting

|resistance=None

|retreatcost=1

|class=Dark

{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Lightning|class=Dark|expansion={{TCG|Team Rocket}}|rarity={{rar|Rare Holo}}|cardno=83/82|jpexpansion={{TCG|Crossing the Ruins...}}|jprarity={{rar|SuperRare Holo}}}}

{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Lightning|class=Dark|gb2set={{GB|2|Team Rocket's Ambition}}|gb2id=H19}}

{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Lightning|class=Dark|expansion={{TCG|Legendary Collection}}|rarity={{rar|Rare Holo}}|cardno=7/110}}

{{PokémoncardInfobox/Footer|type=Lightning|class=Dark|species=Raichu}}

'''Dark Raichu''' (Japanese: '''わるいライチュウ''' ''Bad Raichu'') is a {{ct|Lightning}} Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the {{TCG|Team Rocket}} expansion.

{{Cardtext/Header|type=Lightning|class=Dark}}

{{Cardtext/Attack

|type=Lightning

|cost={{e|Lightning}}{{e|Lightning}}{{e|Lightning}}

|name=Surprise Thunder

|jname=びっくりサンダー

|jtrans=Surprise Thunder

|damage=30

|effect=Flip a coin. If heads, flip another coin. If the second coin is heads, this attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If the second coin is tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. ''(Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)''

{{Carddex

|type=Lightning

|class=Dark

|species=Mouse

|ndex=026

|height=2'7"

|jheight=0.8

|weight=66

|jweight=30

|dex=Stores up electricity in its body, then suddenly releases it to surprise and shock everyone.

|jdex=電気がたまってくると、筋肉が刺激され、いつもよりこうげきてきになってしまう。

}}

This card was included as a {{TCG|Secret card}} in the {{TCG|Team Rocket}} expansion, having been made especially for the English set by [[Wizards of the Coast]]. It was later printed as a Super Rare in the Japanese {{TCG|Crossing the Ruins...}} expansion. The text in the top-right corner of the card reads "Put '''Raichu''' on the Basic Pokémon", as opposed to the proper "Put '''Dark Raichu''' on the Basic Pokémon". It was reprinted in the {{TCG|Legendary Collection}} expansion with the text corrected. An exclusive Non Holofoil print was included in the {{TCG|Turmoil}} {{TCG|Theme Deck}}. The interior of this card's evolution box is light gray, not dark gray, as opposed to other {{TCG|Dark Pokémon}} from the Team Rocket set. It appears this way even on the Legendary Collection print.

 

|image1=TCG2 H19 Dark Raichu.png

*This card was the first {{TCG|Secret card}} in a TCG expansion. It was also the first card that was released internationally before it was released in Japan.

*This card caused the Team Rocket expansion to be delayed, due to Dark Raichu needing to be approved by Nintendo.

 

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[[Category:Crossing the Ruins... cards]]

[[Category:Legendary Collection cards]]

[[Category:Secret cards]]