Thunder Rumble
Poke-POWER
Once during your turn (before your attack), when you attach a Lightning Energy card from your hand to Raikou, you may put 1 damage counter on 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
Secret Wonders / #16/132
Raikou
Printed language: English · Pokémon
- Set (printed edition)
- Secret Wonders
- Rarity (source)
- Rare Holo
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Source reference
- dp3-16
CARDEX BACKGROUND
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.
Sources for this background
Card details
- HP
- 80
- Type (source)
- Lightning
- Stage (source)
- Basic
- Pokédex number
- 243
- Retreat cost
- 2 Energy
- Weakness (source)
- Fighting +20
- Resistance (source)
- Metal -20
Printed card text — English
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.
Description from the source
It is said to have fallen with lightning. It can fire thunderbolts from the rain clouds on its back.Abilities
Attacks
Thunder Climb
Cost: Lightning · Lightning · Lightning
Damage: 50+
Discard 3 cards from the top of your deck. This attack does 50 damage plus 10 more damage for each Lightning Energy card you discarded. Then, attach those Lightning Energy cards to 1 of your Pokémon.Documented variants
Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.
- Reverse
- Holographic
- holo · standard
- reverse · standard
- holo · cracked-ice · standard
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