Raikou
ライコウ Raikou
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| Evolution stage
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Basic Pokémon
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| Card name
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Raikou
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| Type
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Lightning
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| HP
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80
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weakness
 ×2
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resistance
 -20
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retreat cost
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| For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Raikou.
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Raikou (Japanese: ライコウ Raikou) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the HGSS Black Star Promos.
Card text
During your next turn, Raikou can't use Zap Cannon.
Pokédex data
The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.
あまぐもを せおっているので どんなときでも かみなりを だせる。 かみなりとともに おちてきたという。
Release information
In Japan, upon the release of Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark, this card was made available in the LEGEND Perfect Set. The English print was made available in the Fall 2010 Collector's Tins released in September 2010.
Trivia
Origin
This Raikou card is based on the Shiny Nintendo event Raikou given out in Japanese movie theaters playing Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark in July 2010. Zap Cannon is a move in the Pokémon games that the event Raikou knows. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon HeartGold.
Related articles
| Zoroark: Master of Illusions
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| Characters
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Goone • Karl • Joe • Grings Kodai • Mother and daughter • Peg • Pokémon Baccer teams • Rowena • Tammy
Celebi • Entei • Suicune • Raikou • Zoroark • Zorua
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| Locations
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Crown City
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| Other
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Pokémon Baccer World Cup • Time Ripple • Time travel
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| Soundtrack and score
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Soundtrack
Ice Cream Syndrome (single)
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| Adaptations
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Manga
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| TCG
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Raikou (, Call of Legends SL9)
Entei (HGSS Promo 20, Call of Legends SL3)
Suicune (HGSS Promo 21, Call of Legends SL11)
Celebi (Triumphant 3, Triumphant 92)
Zoroark and Legendary Pokémon • Illusion's Zorua • Illusion's Zoroark • Zorua and Celebi
LEGEND Perfect Set • World of Illusions Box
Triumphant
2009 Pokémon Card Design Contest
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| Merchandise
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Pokémon Kids figures
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| Tie-in media
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Pokémon Black and White Sampling Tour
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| Event distributions
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Cinema Celebi (Japanese, Korean) • Winter 2011 Celebi (Americas, European, Spanish, Italian, German, French)
Crown Beasts
Crown Beast Raikou (American, Korean, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Australian) • Shinsegae Raikou
Crown Beast Entei (American, Korean, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Australian) • Shinsegae Entei
Crown Beast Suicune (American, Korean, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Australian)
Goone's Scizor
Station Zoroark • Pokémon Camp Italy Zoroark • Lostlorn Forest Zoroark (requires Relocator)
Battrio pucks (Celebi, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Pikachu)
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| Related animation
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DP183 (following TV episode)
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