Raichu-GX (Shining Legends 29)

Raichu   ライチュウGX RaichuGX

Secret print Illus. 5ban Graphics

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Pikachu Card name Raichu-GX Type Lightning HP 210 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion Shining Legends Rarity English card no. 29/73 Japanese expansion Shining Legends Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 030/072 English expansion Shining Legends Rarity English card no. 75/73 Japanese expansion Shining Legends Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 079/072 English expansion SM Black Star Promos English card no. SM90 Japanese expansion Shining Legends Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 074/072 Japanese Deck Lightning Raichu-GX Deck Japanese card no. 033/131 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Raichu.

Raichu (Japanese: ライチュウGX RaichuGX) is a Lightning-type Stage 1 Pokémon-GX card. It was first released as part of the Shining Legends expansion.

Card text

Powerful Spark

パワフルスパーク

20+

This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Energy attached to your Pokémon.

Thunder

かみなり

160

This Pokémon does 30 damage to itself.

Voltail-GX

ボルテールGX

120

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Pokémon-GX Rule

When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

In Japan, this card was included as a Regular card, a Full Art card, and as a Secret card in the Shining Legends subset, each with artwork by 5ban Graphics. The Regular and Secret prints were included in the English expansion of the same name, while the Full Art print became a SM Black Star Promo available in the Shining Legends Special Collection—Raichu-GX released January 5, 2018. A Jumbo version was also included in the collection. The Regular print was reprinted as a Non Holofoil in the Japanese Lightning Raichu-GX Deck.

Gallery

Regular print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Full Art print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Secret print Illus. 5ban Graphics
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

Thunder is a move in the Pokémon games that Raichu can learn via TM25.

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