Raichu-GX (Shining Legends 29)

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Raichu GX  
ライチュウGX RaichuGX
Lightning
RaichuGXShiningLegends29.jpg
Regular print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
Evolution stage
Pikachu
Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Pikachu
Card name Raichu-GX
Type Lightning
HP 210
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
Metal-20
retreat cost
 
English expansion Shining Legends
Rarity Ultra-Rare Rare
English card no. 29/73
Japanese expansion Shining Legends
Japanese rarity RR
Japanese card no. 030/072
English expansion Shining Legends
Rarity Rare Secret
English card no. 75/73
Japanese expansion Shining Legends
Japanese rarity HR
Japanese card no. 079/072
English expansion SM Black Star Promos
English card no. SM90
Japanese expansion Shining Legends
Japanese rarity SR
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.

RaichuGX (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

ColorlessColorless Powerful Spark
パワフルスパーク
20+
This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Lightning Energy attached to your Pokémon.
LightningLightningColorless Thunder
かみなり
160
This Pokémon does 30 damage to itself.
LightningLightningColorless Voltail-GX
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.)
026
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

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Regular print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
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Full Art print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
RaichuGXShiningLegends75.jpg
Secret print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
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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


Trivia

Origin

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


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