Alolan Raichu 31/111 · Crimson Invasion

Raichu is Pokédex #026, generation 1 (Kanto). Alolan Raichu is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 110 HP. The card says it evolves from Pikachu. In this catalog that name is Pikachu (#025).

Alolan Raichu sits at 31/111 in Crimson Invasion, position 31 of 126. Before it is 30 Pikachu, and after it is 32 Alolan Geodude. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 3, 2017. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 126 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Surge Surfer is listed as Ability. If there is any Stadium card in play, this Pokémon has no Retreat Cost. The attack Psychic lists 70+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It only evolves to this form in the Alola region. According to researchers, its diet is one of the causes of this change."

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 Alolan Raichu. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 65 other cards of Raichu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Akira Komayama. I count 239 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Crimson Invasion set binder is where a full Crimson Invasion 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 Pikachu's friends and Alolan forms. I still need this card.