#50 Raichu - Evolving Skies (swsh7)
Raichu is a Lightning-type Pokémon with 130 HP, featuring a retreat cost of two Colorless energy. It appears in the Evolving Skies set from the Sword & Shield series, released on August 27, 2021. The card’s flavor text describes Raichu raising its tail to gather electricity when its electric pouches are empty. Raichu has no resistances but is weak to Fighting-type attacks with double damage. Its attacks include Big Sparking, which deals 50 damage to each Pokémon V and Pokémon-GX, and Thunderbolt, a high-damage move that discards all Energy from the Pokémon. The card’s rarity is Rare Holo, and it was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. The Thunderbolt attack requires three energy, combining two Lightning and one Colorless, to deal 180 damage.
Type
Pokémon
Rarity
Rare Holo
Artist
Mitsuhiro Arita
Release Date
8/27/2021

Evolving Skies
Sword & Shield
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