Raichu (XY 43)

Raichu
ライチュウ Raichu

XY print
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Evolution stage

Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Pikachu

Card name

Raichu

Type

Lightning

HP

90

weakness ×2	resistance -20	retreat cost None

English expansion	XY
Rarity
English card no.	43/146
Japanese expansion	Collection X
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	023/060

Expansion	Miscellaneous Promotional cards

Japanese Deck Kit	M Master Deck Build Box Speed Style
Japanese card no.	012/049

English expansion	Generations
Rarity
English card no.	27/83
Japanese expansion	BREAK Starter Pack
Japanese card no.	019/072

English expansion	Generations
Rarity
English card no.	RC9/RC32
Japanese expansion	PokéKyun Collection
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	011/032

Japanese expansion	Premium Champion Pack
Japanese card no.	037/131

Japanese expansion	The Best of XY
Japanese card no.	030/171

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 XY expansion.

Card text

	Circle Circuit エレキサークル	20×

This attack does 20 damage times the number of your Benched Pokémon.

	Thunderbolt 10まんボルト	100

Discard all Energy attached to this Pokémon.

Pokédex data (Initial prints)

Raichu - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
026	2'07" (0.8 m)	66.1 lbs. (30.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
When its electricity builds, its muscles are stimulated, and it becomes more aggressive than usual.
でんきがたまってくるときんにくがしげきされいつもよりこうげきてきになってしまう。

Pokédex data (Radiant Collection print)

Raichu - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
026	2'07" (0.8 m)	66.1 lbs. (30.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
The plan for today is to do nothing. My awesome tail is all curled up, and my ears are tired, too.
今日の予定は「なんにもしない」。じまんのしっぽもくるりん耳も今はおやすみなさい。

Release information

This card was included in the English XY expansion, first released in the Japanese Collection X. An exclusive Cosmos Holofoil print of this card was included in September 2014's Lightning Gym Collector Pack. In Japan, a Non Holofoil print was included in the M Master Deck Build Box Speed Style, released on August 7, 2015. It was reprinted with different artwork by Aya Kusube in the Japanese PokéKyun Collection. This print and the XY print were reprinted for the English Generations expansion, with the former being part of the set's Radiant Collection and the latter originating from the Japanese BREAK Starter Pack as a Non Holo. In Japan, a Mirror Reverse Holofoil reprint was included in the Premium Champion Pack. A Non Holofoil version of the XY print was included in the Battle Arena Decks: Rayquaza vs. Keldeo.

In the Sun & Moon Era, the initial print was reprinted in the Japanese The Best of XY subset.

Gallery

XY print
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Generations print
Illus. Aya Kusube

Trivia

Origin

Thunderbolt is a move in the Pokémon games that Raichu can learn. This card's initial Pokédex entries come from Pokémon X.

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