Raikou

Raikou

Raikou appears in the English print of Neo Revelation, released on September 21, 2001. Raikou is a rare holo rarity and 80 HP. The Neo Revelation set contains 66 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.

Collector Insights

Raikou is a Lightning-type Pokémon with 80 HP, featuring a retreat cost of one Colorless Energy. Its primary attack, Lightning Tackle, requires three Lightning Energy to deal 50 damage and includes a 50% chance of causing Raikou to inflict 20 damage to itself. The card includes a Pokémon Power ability called Lightning Burst, which triggers when attaching a Lightning Energy from hand to Raikou, forcing the opponent to switch their Benched Pokémon with the Defending one if they have any. This ability becomes inactive if Raikou is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed. Raikou’s weaknesses make it vulnerable to Fighting-type attacks with double effectiveness. The card is part of the Neo Revelation set, released in September 2001, and is illustrated by artist Ken Sugimori. Its flavor text describes Raikou as a creature that carries rain clouds to unleash thunderbolts, referencing its association with lightning storms.

The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.

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