Raichu

Raichu

Raichu appears in the English print of Next Destinies, released on February 8, 2012. Raichu is a uncommon rarity and 90 HP. The Next Destinies set contains 103 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Naoki Saito.

Collector Insights

Raichu is a Pokémon card from the Black & White series, released in February 2012. It is classified as a Lightning-type Pokémon with 90 HP and a retreat cost of one Colorless energy. The card features two attacks: Thundershock, which costs one Lightning energy and deals 20 damage while potentially paralyzing the defending Pokémon, and Slam, requiring two Colorless and one Lightning energy to deal 80 damage multiplied by the number of heads from two coin flips. Raichu’s flavor text describes its tail discharging electricity into the ground to protect itself from shocks. The card has no resistances but is weak to Fighting-type attacks, which deal double damage. It is printed as an Uncommon rarity card and illustrated by artist Naoki Saito. The card is part of the Next Destinies set, which focuses on evolving Pokémon themes.

Its tail discharges electricity into the ground, protecting it from getting shocked.

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