Raichu 27/99 · Arceus

Arceus is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on November 4, 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Raichu is 27/99, in position 27 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 26 Porygon-Z G, and after it is 28 Rapidash. The listed rarity is Rare.

Raichu is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 46. 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).

Suwama Chiaki illustrated this card. The same name is on 102 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 Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Suwama Chiaki illustrated this one. 55 other cards of Raichu list a different HP.

The attack Boosted Voltage lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning. If Raichu has a Pokémon Tool card attached to it, this attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that isn't an Evolved Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Thunder Blast is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Discard a Lightning Energy card attached to Raichu. Weakness is Fighting +20. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its tail discharges electricity into the ground, protecting it from getting shocked."

I keep a set binder for Arceus, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Arceus 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.