Méga-Évolution / #048/132

Raikou

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Méga-Évolution
Rarity (source): Rare
Illustrator: Takumi Wada
Source reference: me01-048

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The Pokémon’s story

Raikou runs while releasing powerful lightning. The rain cloud carried on its back is said to let it make lightning strike whenever it wishes. According to one tradition, it arrived with a thunderstorm itself. Its roars are described as shock waves striking the ground with the force of lightning. The Pokédex thus combines fast running, signs in the sky and an origin story linked to storms.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon X presents Raikou’s arrival with a thunderstorm as a belief. Pokémon Omega Ruby associates its roars with shock waves coming from the sky. It is therefore not only its running that recalls lightning, but also the sound accompanying it.

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Card details

HP: 120
Type (source): Électrique
Stage (source): Base
Pokédex number: 243
Regulation mark: I
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Combat ×2

Printed card text — French

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Chute Électro

Cost: Électrique · Électrique

Damage: 30+

Si vous avez au moins 4 Énergies {L} en jeu, cette attaque inflige 90 dégâts supplémentaires.

Documented variants

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Reverse
Holographic
Holo · Standard
Reverse · Standard
Holo · Cosmos · Standard

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