Raichu (Burning Shadows 41)

Raichu   ライチュウ Raichu

Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Pikachu Card name Raichu Type Lightning HP 110 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion Burning Shadows Rarity English card no. 41/147 Japanese expansion Darkness that Consumes Light Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 014/051 Japanese expansion GX Battle Boost Japanese card no. 029/114 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 was first released as part of the Burning Shadows expansion.

Card text

Evoshock エボルショック

When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may leave your opponent's Active Pokémon Paralyzed.

Volt Tackle ボルテッカー 130

This Pokémon does 30 damage to itself.

Pokédex data

Raichu - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
026	2'07" (0.8 m)	66.1 lbs. (30.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It unleashes electric shocks that can reach 100,000 volts. When agitated, it can knock out even an Indian elephant.
電撃は 10万ボルトに 達することもあり ヘタに触ると インド象でも 気絶する。

Release information

This card was included in the Burning Shadows expansion, first released in the Japanese Darkness that Consumes Light expansion. It was later reprinted as a Mirror Holofoil print in the Japanese GX Battle Boost subset. A Cosmos Holo variant was later included in the Team Up Stage 1 Blisters released early February 2019.

Trivia

As of June 19, 2020, this card was banned in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Origin

Volt Tackle is a move in the Pokémon games that Raichu can learn via prior evolution. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sun.

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