Dark Raichu (Team Rocket 83)

Dark Raichu LV.31
わるいライチュウ Bad Raichu
Lightning
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Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
Evolution stage
Pikachu
Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Pikachu
Card name Dark Raichu
Type Lightning
HP 70
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Team Rocket
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 83/82
Japanese expansion Crossing the Ruins...
Japanese rarity SuperRare Holo
TCG GB2 set Team Rocket's Ambition
TCG GB2 ID H19
Expansion Legendary Collection
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 7/110
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Raichu.

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

Card text

LightningLightningLightning
Surprise Thunder
びっくりサンダー
30
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.)

Pokédex data

026
2'7" (0.8 m)
66 lbs. (30 kg)
Pokédex entry
Stores up electricity in its body, then suddenly releases it to surprise and shock everyone.
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。

Release information

This card was included as a Secret card in the 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 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 Legendary Collection expansion with the text corrected. An exclusive Non Holofoil print was included in the Turmoil Theme Deck. The interior of this card's evolution box is light gray, not dark gray, as opposed to other Dark Pokémon from the Team Rocket set. It appears this way even on the Legendary Collection print.

Gallery

TCG2 H19 Dark Raichu.png
TCG GB2 Team Rocket's Ambition sprite
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

  • This card was the first Secret card in a TCG expansion. It was also the first card that was released internationally before it was released in Japan.
  • The creation of this card caused the release of the Team Rocket expansion to be delayed by three months.[1]

Origin

References


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