Raichu-GX (Shining Legends 29)

Raichu

ライチュウGX RaichuGX

Full Art 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

Japanese Deck	Lightning Raichu-GX Deck
Japanese card no.	033/131

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 ^{[create category]} ボルテール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

In Japan, this card was included as a Regular card, a Full Art card, and as a Secret card in the Shining Legends subset, each with artwork by 5ban Graphics. The Regular and Secret prints were included in the English expansion of the same name, while the Full Art print became a SM Black Star Promo available in the Shining Legends Special Collection—Raichu-GX released January 5, 2018. A Jumbo version was also included in the collection. The Regular print was reprinted as a Non Holofoil in the Japanese Lightning Raichu-GX Deck.

Gallery

Regular print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

Full Art print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

Secret print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

Trivia

Origin

Thunder is a move in the Pokémon games that Raichu can learn via TM25.

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