Raichu DP21/56 · DP Black Star Promos

DP Black Star Promos is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on May 1, 2007. The printed size is 56, and the checklist is the same length. Raichu is DP21/56, in position 21 of 56 on this checklist. Before it is DP20 Magmortar, and after it is DP22 Mime Jr.. The listed rarity is Promo.

Raichu is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 40. In the Pokédex this is Raichu (#026), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Pikachu. In this catalog that name is Pikachu (#025).

Daisuke Ito illustrated this card. The same name is on 47 other cards in the catalog.

Raichu (#026) has 70 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 51 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Raichu 14/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Daisuke Ito illustrated this one. 55 other cards of Raichu list a different HP.

The attack Electromagnetic Induction lists no damage number. Search your deck for up to 2 Lightning Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward. Explosive Thunder is another attack lists 30× damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Discard all basic Lightning Energy cards attached to Raichu. This attack does 30 damage times the number of Lightning Energy cards you discarded. Weakness is Fighting +20. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It turns aggressive if it has too much electricity in its body. It discharges power through its tail."

I keep a set binder for DP Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the DP Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Raichu can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.