Skip to card catalogue

← English card catalogue

Raikou

BREAKthrough / #55/162

Raikou

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
BREAKthrough
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Shin Nagasawa
Source reference
xy8-55

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
120
Type (source)
Lightning
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
243
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fighting ×2
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

This rough Pokémon stores energy inside its body, then sweeps across the land, shooting off electricity.

Abilities

Shining Body

Ability

If this Pokémon has any Lightning Energy attached to it, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Attacks

Thunder Lance

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 50+

This attack does 20 more damage for each Lightning Energy attached to this Pokémon.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

View the TCGdex source ↗

Price history

No verified price observations are available for this printing. History will begin once reference matching has been validated; no past prices have been reconstructed.

No copies currently for sale

Sales, auctions and payments remain closed for this part of the catalogue.