Lightning (TCG)

Lightning redirects here. For the island in the Orange Archipelago, see Lightning Island. For the Ultra Beast codenamed UB Lightning in Japanese, see Xurkitree (Pokémon). For the skill in Pokémon Shuffle, see Skill (Shuffle) → Lightning

TCG types

Grass

Fire

Water

Psychic

Fighting

Darkness

Metal

Fairy

Dragon

Colorless

The Lightning type (Japanese: 雷(かみなり) Lightning) is one of the eleven TCG types. It is represented by the color yellow, and symbolized by an S-shaped lightning bolt.

The Lightning type contains all Electric-type Pokémon found in the main series video games. For example, Raichu, Zapdos, and Raikou are all Lightning types in the TCG.

The corresponding Basic Energy card is Basic Lightning Energy. Where the symbol appears in an attack cost, it indicates that a Lightning Energy must be attached to the Pokémon in order for the Pokémon to use that attack.

Battle properties

Generally, Lightning Pokémon have a weakness to:

• Fighting
• Lightning, if the corresponding Pokémon in the games is Flying-type

Generally, Lightning Pokémon have a resistance to:

• Metal (from the EX Ruby & Sapphire expansion to the Call of Legends expansion, then again from the XY expansion to the Cosmic Eclipse expansion)
• Fighting, if the corresponding Pokémon in the games is Flying-type

These types are generally weak to Lightning Pokémon:

• Water, if the corresponding Pokémon in the games is Water-type
• Any Pokémon that are Flying-type in the games, regardless of their TCG type

These types are generally resistant to Lightning Pokémon:

• Fighting, if the corresponding Pokémon in the games is Ground-type (prior to the XY expansion)

Lightning Pokémon in the TCG

See Category:Lightning-type Pokémon cards for all Pokémon cards that have this type.

In the video games

Pokémon Trading Card Game series

In Pokémon Trading Card Game, there are 23 Lightning-type Pokémon cards. In Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, there are 39 Lightning-type Pokémon cards.

The Lightning Energy card is available in both games. Additionally, in the second game only, the Rainbow Energy provides any kind of basic Energy (including Lightning Energy).

In other languages

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.