Raichu (HeartGold & SoulSilver 10)

Raichu
ライチュウ Raichu

HeartGold & SoulSilver print
Illus. match

Evolution stage

Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Pikachu

Card name

Raichu

Type

Lightning

HP

90

weakness ×2	resistance -20	retreat cost None

English expansion	HeartGold & SoulSilver
Rarity
English card no.	10/123
Japanese expansion	SoulSilver Collection
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	033/070

Deck Kit	HS Trainer Kit
Half Deck	Raichu Half Deck
English card no.	19/30 30/30

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion.

Card text

Iron Tail
アイアンテール

30×

Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 damage for each heads.

Thunderbolt
10まんボルト

100

Discard all Energy attached to Raichu.

Pokédex data

Raichu - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
026	2'07" (0.8 m)	66.1 lbs. (30.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
If the electric pouches in its cheeks become fully charged, both ears will stand straight up.
ほほのでんきぶくろにたまったでんきがさいだいりょうになるとりょうみみはまっすぐのびる。

Release information

This card was originally released in the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion with artwork by match. It was later reprinted in both holographic and non-holographic versions with English-exclusive artwork by the same artist as part of the HS Trainer Kit.

Gallery

HeartGold & SoulSilver print
Illus. match

HS Trainer Kit print
Illus. match

Trivia

A Thunderstone can be seen in the illustration.

Origin

Iron Tail and Thunderbolt are both moves in the Pokémon games that Raichu can learn, the former via TM23. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon SoulSilver.

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