Raichu-GX (Shining Legends 29)

Raichu

ライチュウGX RaichuGX

Secret print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

Evolution stage

Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Pikachu

Card name

Raichu-GX

Type

Lightning

HP

210

weakness ×2	resistance -20	retreat cost

English expansion	Shining Legends
Rarity
English card no.	29/73
Japanese expansion	Shining Legends
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	030/072

English expansion	Shining Legends
Rarity
English card no.	75/73
Japanese expansion	Shining Legends
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	079/072

English expansion	SM Black Star Promos
English card no.	SM90
Japanese expansion	Shining Legends
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	074/072

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Raichu.

Raichu (Japanese: ライチュウGX RaichuGX) is a Lightning-type Stage 1 Pokémon-GX card. It was first released as part of the Shining Legends expansion.

Card text

	Powerful Spark パワフルスパーク	20+

This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Energy attached to your Pokémon.

	Thunder かみなり	160

This Pokémon does 30 damage to itself.

	Voltail GX-GX ^{[create category]} ボルテッカーGX	120

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Pokémon-GX rule
When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

This card was included as a Regular card and a Secret card in the English Shining Legends expansion, first released in the Japanese Shining Legends subset. Both prints feature artwork by 5ban Graphics. A Full Art print was also included in the Japanese Shining Legends subset, with artwork also by 5ban Graphics. This print was later released in English on January 5, 2018 in the Shining Legends Special Collection—Raichu-GX. A Jumbo version was also included in the collection.

Gallery

File:RaichuGXShiningLegends30.jpg

Regular print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

File:RaichuGXShiningLegends74.jpg

Full Art print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

Secret print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

Trivia

Origin

Thunder is a move in the Pokémon games that Alolan Raichu can learn via TM25. Voltail's Japanese name is that of Volt Tackle, a move in the Pokémon games that Raichu can learn via prior evolution.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.