Alolan Raichu

Alolan Raichu

Alolan Raichu appears in the English print of SM Black Star Promos, released on February 3, 2017. Alolan Raichu is a promo rarity. The SM Black Star Promos set contains 251 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by 5ban Graphics.

Collector Insights

Alolan Raichu is a Pokémon TCG card featuring the Lightning type with an HP of 110. It has two attacks: Quick Attack, which costs one Lightning energy and deals 10+ damage, plus an additional 30 if a coin flip results in heads, and Electric Surfer, requiring Lightning and two Colorless energies to deal 70 damage. The card resists Metal-type attacks by 20 and is weak to Fighting-type moves, which deal double damage. Its retreat cost is one Colorless energy, and it belongs to the Sun & Moon series, specifically the SM Black Star Promos set, released in February 2017. The card is marked as a Promo rarity and was illustrated by 5ban Graphics. The flavor text notes that Alolan Raichu evolves in the Alola region, with its diet linked to this evolutionary change. This card emphasizes electric-based strategies with its high damage output and energy requirements.

It only evolves to this form in the Alola region. According to researchers, its diet is one of the causes of this change.

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