Raikou

Pokémon

Basic — Lightning

Pokemon Power: Lightning Burst

Whenever you attach a Lightning Energy card from your hand to Raikou, if your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with the Defending Pokémon. This power stops working while Raikou is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

Lightning Tackle (Lightning, Lightning, Lightning) 50

Flip a coin. If tails, Raikou does 20 damage to itself.

HP 80

Weakness Fighting ×2

Retreat 1

The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.

#13 · ENIllustrated by Ken Sugimori

Format legality

Format	Status
Standard	Not legal
Expanded	Not legal

For draft and prerelease, check the event’s release and rules.

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Neo Revelation

#13 · EN · Rare

Released 2001-09-21

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Printings 15

Raikou30th Classic Collection · #012 · EN

RaikouMega Evolution · #048 · ENHolo / Reverse holo

RaikouVivid Voltage · #50 · ENHolo

RaikouLost Thunder · #79 · EN

RaikouShining Legends · #32 · EN

RaikouSM Black Star Promos · #SM150 · ENNormal

RaikouBREAKthrough · #55 · EN

RaikouCall of Legends · #SL9 · ENHolo

RaikouHGSS Black Star Promos · #HGSS19 · ENHolo

RaikouSecret Wonders · #16 · ENHolo / Reverse holo

RaikouPOP Series 2 · #3 · ENNormal / Holo

RaikouSkyridge · #28 · ENNormal / Reverse holo

RaikouSkyridge · #H26 · ENHolo

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RaikouNeo Revelation · #13 · ENHolo

RaikouNeo Revelation · #22 · ENNormal

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