Raichu 132/91 · Paldean Fates

Raichu is Pokédex #026, generation 1 (Kanto). Raichu is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Pikachu. In this catalog that name is Pikachu (#025).

Raichu sits at 132/91 in Paldean Fates, position 132 of 245. Before it is 131 Pikachu, and after it is 133 Voltorb. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 26, 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

Electrical Grounding is listed as Ability. When 1 of your Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon, you may move a Lightning Energy from that Pokémon to this Pokémon. The attack Thunder lists 180 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 50 damage to itself. 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.

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 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Shiny Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated this one. 64 other cards of Raichu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sanosuke Sakuma. I count 158 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldean Fates set binder is where a full Paldean Fates 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. I still need this card.