Raikou (Neo Revelation 22)

Raikou LV.26
ライコウ Raikou

Illus. Naoyo Kimura

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

60

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost None

English expansion	Neo Revelation
Rarity
English card no.	22/64
Japanese expansion	Unnumbered Promotional cards

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 the Neo Revelation expansion.

Card text

Pokémon Power:

Legendary Body
でんせつのからだ

As long as Raikou is your Active Pokémon, Raikou and Energy cards attached to it aren't affected by effects from Trainer cards other than Stadium cards. As long as this Power is active, discard any Trainer cards attached to Raikou. (This power works even if Raikou is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.)

	Lightning Spark ライトニングスパーク	30

If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of them and this attack does 20 damage to it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Pokédex data

Raikou - Thunder Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
243	6'3" (1.9 m)	392 lbs. (178 kg)
Pokédex entry
A Pokémon that races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder.
雷が落ちたときのようななきごえで吠えながら、大地を駆けめぐるポケモン。

Release information

This card was included in the Neo Revelation expansion. In Japan, it was one of nine Unnumbered Promotional cards available in the Premium File 3, released on November 23, 2000.

Trivia

This card's artwork is part of a joint illustration that includes Entei and Suicune. In Japan, a set of three postcards featuring the ensemble artwork from all the Premium File 3 cards were distributed in Volume 11 of Pokémon Card Trainers magazine, released on May 1, 2001.
The Japanese print features the Awakening Legends symbol, indicating that it is a promotional addition to the expansion.

Origin

The card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Silver.

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