Raichu 211/193 · Paldea Evolved

Paldea Evolved is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. Raichu is 211/193, in position 211 of 279 on this checklist. Before it is 210 Baxcalibur, and after it is 212 Mismagius. The collector number is above the printed set size of 193. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Raichu is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 140 HP. 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).

Toshinao Aoki illustrated this card. The same name is on 57 other cards in the catalog.

Raichu (#026) has 70 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 52 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 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Illustration Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Toshinao Aoki illustrated this one. 69 other cards of Raichu list a different HP.

The attack Electrocharge lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Lightning Energy cards and attach them to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Thunderbolt is another attack lists 200 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Discard all Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its tail discharges electricity into the ground, protecting it from getting shocked." The regulation mark is G.

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