Raichu (HeartGold & SoulSilver 10)

Raichu   ライチュウ Raichu

Illus. match

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Pikachu Card name Raichu Type Lightning HP 90 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost None English expansion HeartGold & SoulSilver Rarity English card no. 10/123 Japanese expansion SoulSilver Collection Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 033/070 Deck Kit HS Trainer Kit Half Deck Raichu Half Deck English card no. 19/30 30/30 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 is part of the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion.

Card text

Iron Tail アイアンテール 30×

Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 damage for each heads.

Thunderbolt 10まんボルト 100

Discard all Energy attached to Raichu.

Pokédex data

Raichu - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
026	2'07" (0.8 m)	66.1 lbs. (30.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
If the electric pouches in its cheeks become fully charged, both ears will stand straight up.
ほほの でんきぶくろに たまった でんきが さいだいりょうに なると りょうみみは まっすぐ のびる。

Release information

This card was originally released in the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion with artwork by match. It was later reprinted in both holographic and non-holographic versions with English-exclusive artwork by the same artist as part of the HS Trainer Kit.

Trivia

Origin

Iron Tail and Thunderbolt are both moves in the Pokémon games that Raichu can learn, the former via TM23. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon SoulSilver.

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