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Raikou
#26/182 in Skyridge, Rare Holo, 70 HP, Lightning, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
- Set
- Skyridge
- Card number
- #26/182
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70 HP
- Type
- Lightning
- Language
- English
- Release date
- May 12, 2003
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
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Collector Notes
Raikou
Raikou appears in the English print of Skyridge, released on May 12, 2003. Raikou is a rare holo rarity and 70 HP. The Skyridge set contains 182 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Collector Insights
Raikou is a Lightning-type Pokémon with 70 HP. It has a retreat cost of one Colorless Energy and a converted retreat cost of 1. The card features the ability Pure Body, which requires discarding an Energy card attached to Raikou when attaching a Lightning Energy card from the player’s hand. Raikou’s primary attack, Lightning Sphere, costs two Colorless Energy and one Lightning Energy, totaling a converted energy cost of 3. This attack deals 40 damage plus 20 additional damage for each Lightning Energy card discarded during resolution. The attack’s effect allows the player to flip a coin, with heads triggering the discard of all Lightning Energy cards attached to Raikou. Raikou is weak to Fighting-type attacks, which deal double damage. The card is part of the Skyridge set, released in 2003, and is classified as a Rare Holo card. Artist Mitsuhiro Arita designed the illustration for this version of Raikou.
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