Lt. Surge's Raichu #53 from Pokémon VS - Common - Illustrated by Etsuya Hattori
Lightning

Lt. Surge's Raichu

#53/151 in Pokémon VS, Common, Lightning, illustrated by Etsuya Hattori.

Card number
#53/151
Rarity
Common
Type
Lightning
Language
Japanese
Release date
August 19, 2001
Illustrator
Etsuya Hattori
Original name
Lt. Surge's Raichu
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Collector Notes

Lt. Surge's Raichu

Lt. Surge's Raichu appears in the Japanese print of Pokémon VS, released on August 19, 2001. Lt. Surge's Raichu is a common rarity. The Pokémon VS set contains 151 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Etsuya Hattori.

Collector Insights

Lt. Surge's Raichu is a Pokémon card with a base HP of 60. It features two attacks: Gnaw, which costs one Colorless Energy and deals 10 damage, and Thunder Shock, requiring one Lightning and one Colorless Energy to deal 20 damage. The Thunder Shock attack includes a secondary effect that flips a coin, with heads resulting in the Defending Pokémon being Paralyzed. The card is part of the Pokémon VS set, released on August 19, 2001. It is classified as a Common rarity card and is numbered 53 in the set. The card's artwork is attributed to artist Etsuya Hattori. Its supertype is designated as Pokémon, aligning with standard Pokémon card categorization.

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