Raikou

Raikou

Raikou appears in the English print of Secret Wonders, released on November 1, 2007. Raikou is a rare holo rarity and 80 HP. The Secret Wonders set contains 132 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ryo Ueda.

Collector Insights

Raikou is a Lightning-type Pokémon with 80 HP, featuring a retreat cost of two Colorless Energy. Its primary attack, Thunder Climb, requires three Lightning Energy to deal 50 damage plus 10 additional damage for each discarded Lightning Energy card, then attaching them to one of the player's Pokémon. The card also includes the Poké-Power ability Thunder Rumble, allowing the player to place a damage counter on an opponent's Benched Pokémon when attaching a Lightning Energy from their hand. Raikou resists Metal-type attacks by 20 and is weak to Fighting-type attacks, which deal 20 more damage. The card's flavor text references a legend about Raikou falling with lightning and summoning thunderbolts from rain clouds on its back. It was first released in the Secret Wonders set as part of the Diamond & Pearl series, with a rarity of Rare Holo. The card is numbered 16 and corresponds to the Pokémon Dex entry 243. Artist Ryo Ueda designed the illustration for this version of Raikou.

It is said to have fallen with lightning. It can fire thunderbolts from the rain clouds on its back.

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