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Alolan Raichu

SM Black Star Promos / #SM72/248

Alolan Raichu

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
SM Black Star Promos
Rarity (source)
Promo
Illustrator
Akira Komayama
Source reference
smp-SM72

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About this Pokémon form

Alolan Raichu concentrates psychic energy in its tail and rides it like a board. It can thus move as though surfing, turning this body part into support for its weight. This way of traveling belongs to its regional form. The entry even associates it with an English surfing nickname, hodad, highlighting the spectacle of its movements.

Background on this form in the video games; this card’s attacks, edition and finish remain distinct.

A detail worth noticing

The reason for Pikachu's particular evolution in Alola is not reduced to a single food in the official Pokédex. It mentions the combined influence of weather, climate, and local food: the explanation remains phrased as a hypothesis.

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Card details

HP
110
Type (source)
Lightning
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Pikachu
Pokédex number
26
Retreat cost
2 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

It only evolves to this form in the Alola region. According to researchers, its diet is one of the causes of this change.

Abilities

Surge Surfer

Ability

If there is any Stadium card in play, this Pokémon has no Retreat Cost.

Attacks

Psychic

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 70+

This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Energy attached to your opponent’s Active Pokémon.

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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