Raichu 50/195 · Silver Tempest

Silver Tempest is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 11, 2022. The printed size is 195. This checklist is longer, at 215 cards. Raichu is 50/195, in position 50 of 215 on this checklist. Before it is 49 Pikachu, and after it is 51 Chinchou. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

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).

Megumi Mizutani illustrated this card. The same name is on 133 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 Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Megumi Mizutani illustrated this one. 64 other cards of Raichu list a different HP.

The attack Ambushing Spark lists 40+ damage. The cost is Colorless. If your opponent has used their VSTAR Power during this game, this attack does 100 more damage. Electric Ball is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. 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 Silver Tempest, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Silver Tempest 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.