Raichu (Undaunted 83)

Raichu   ライチュウ Raichu

Illus. Takashi Yamaguchi

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Pikachu Card name Raichu Type Lightning HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion Undaunted Rarity English card no. 83/90 Japanese expansion L-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 044/L-P 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 Prime card. It is part of the Undaunted expansion.

Card text

Voltage Increase ボルテージアップ

As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may move a Energy attached to 1 of your Pokémon to Raichu. This power can't be used if Raichu is affected by a Special Condition.

Mega Thunderbolt 100まんボルト 120

Discard all Energy attached to Raichu.

Release information

This card was released in the English Undaunted expansion. In Japan, it was released as a L-P Promotional card and was available from November 2009 as a Hyper Rank prize to members of the Pokémon Daisuki Club. To achieve a Hyper Rank, players had to accumulate at least 5,200 Action Points (AP).

Trivia

Origin

Mega Thunderbolt is an attack originating from EX Sandstorm Raichu ex. According to Mega Thunderbolt's Japanese name, it is ten times more powerful than Thunderbolt, a move in the Pokémon games that Raichu can learn.

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