Raichu 12/112 · FireRed & LeafGreen

Raichu is Pokédex #026, generation 1 (Kanto). Raichu is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Pikachu. In this catalog that name is Pikachu (#025).

Raichu sits at 12/112 in FireRed & LeafGreen, position 12 of 116. Before it is 11 Poliwrath, and after it is 13 Rapidash. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on September 1, 2004. The printed size is 112. This checklist is longer, at 116 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Recharge lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for up to 2 Lightning Energy cards and attach them to Raichu. Shuffle your deck afterward. Thunder Reflection is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. You may move any number of Lightning Energy cards attached to Raichu to another of your Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

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). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 58 other cards of Raichu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Midori Harada. I count 352 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

FireRed & LeafGreen set binder is where a full FireRed & LeafGreen set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Raichu can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.