Lt. Surge's Raichu 28/132 · Gym Heroes

Raichu is Pokédex #026, generation 1 (Kanto). Lt. Surge's Raichu is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 32. The card says it evolves from Lt. Surge's Pikachu. In this catalog that name is Pikachu (#025).

Lt. Surge's Raichu sits at 28/132 in Gym Heroes, position 28 of 132. Before it is 27 Lt. Surge's Electabuzz, and after it is 29 Misty's Cloyster. The set belongs to the Gym series. It was released on August 14, 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Mega Punch lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Thunderbolt is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning, Lightning. Discard all Energy cards attached to Lt. Surge's Raichu in order to use this attack. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

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 is named Raichu, while this one is Lt. Surge's Raichu. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 65 other cards of Raichu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Gym Heroes set binder is where a full Gym Heroes 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). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Pikachu's friends, Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon, and Lt. Surge and his Pokémon. I still need this card.