Raichu
What it takes to pull
1 in 170
packs, for this exact card
390
packs to be 90% sure — 7 months
150
Pack Points to just buy it, at 2 free packs a day
42 cards share Rare in this expansion, so the published rate for the rarity is divided 42 ways. How these odds work
That is 7 months of free packs, for this one card.
Start on an account that already has pulls- HP
- 100
- Stage
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Pikachu
- Weakness
- Fighting +20
- Retreat cost
- 1
Attacks
LLLThunderbolt140
Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.
Found in
The short version
Raichu is a Stage 1 Lightning-type Pokémon with 100 HP, weak to Fighting and a retreat cost of 1. It is card 095 of 286 in Genetic Apex, printed at Rare, and it turns up in the Pikachu pack. It evolves from Pikachu. 75 cards in the expansion are rarer than this one. Opening for it means about 390 packs to be reasonably sure of one, which at 2 free packs a day is 7 months. The art is by AKIRA EGAWA, who has 39 other cards in the game.
Its tail discharges electricity into the ground, protecting it from getting shocked.
Illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA
Plays well with Raichu8 cards
Thunderbolt costs 3 — these bring Lightning Energy faster than one attachment a turn.
Electric GeneratorUncommonFlip a coin. If heads, take a [L] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to 1 of your Benched [L] Pokémon.item
Electrical CordUncommonIf the [L] Pokémon this card is attached to is in the Active Spot and is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon, move 2 [L] Energy from that Pokémon and attach 1 Energy each to 2 of your Benched Pokémon.tool
Lt. SurgeUncommonMove all [L] Energy from your Benched Pokémon to your Raichu, Electrode, or Electabuzz in the Active Spot.supporter
VolknerUncommonChoose 1 of your Electivire or Luxray. Attach 2 [L] Energy from your discard pile to that Pokémon.supporter
PachirisuUncommonTake a [L] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to 1 of your Benched [L] Pokémon.Basic
PichuRareTake a [L] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to 1 of your Benched Basic Pokémon.Basic
Elemental SwitchUncommonMove a [R], [W], or [L] Energy from 1 of your Benched Pokémon to your Active Pokémon.item
Ho-Oh exDouble RareTake a [R], [W], and [L] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach them to your Benched Basic Pokémon in any way you like.Basic
