Raichu 53/196 · Lost Origin

Lost Origin is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on September 9, 2022. The printed size is 196. This checklist is longer, at 217 cards. Raichu is 53/196, in position 53 of 217 on this checklist. Before it is 52 Pikachu, and after it is 54 Electrike. The listed rarity is Rare.

Raichu is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 120 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).

GIDORA illustrated this card. The same name is on 60 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 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and GIDORA illustrated this one. 64 other cards of Raichu list a different HP.

The attack Thunder Shock lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Ace Spark is another attack lists 100+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. If you have used your VSTAR Power, this attack does 120 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high-voltage power." The regulation mark is F.

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