Raichu 3/17 · POP Series 9

POP Series 9 is a set in the POP series. It was released on March 1, 2009. The printed size is 17, and the checklist is the same length. Raichu is 3/17, in position 3 of 17 on this checklist. Before it is 2 Manaphy, and after it is 4 Regigigas. The listed rarity is Rare.

Raichu is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 39. 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).

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 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 Midori Harada illustrated this one. 55 other cards of Raichu list a different HP.

The attack Slam lists 30× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. High Volt is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning. If Raichu evolved from Pikachu during this turn, this attack's base damage is 100 instead of 60. Weakness is Fighting +20. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It can loose 100,000-volt bursts of electricity, instantly downing foes several times its size."

I keep a set binder for POP Series 9, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the POP Series 9 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.