Raikou (POP Series 2 3)

Raikou  
ライコウ Raikou 		Lightning

Illus. Kouki Saitou
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Raikou
Type Lightning
HP 70
weakness
Fighting×2 		resistance
None 		retreat cost
 
English expansion POP Series 2
Rarity Rare
English card no. 3/17
Japanese expansion PokéPark Blue
Japanese card no. 005/009
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Raikou.

Raikou (Japanese: ライコウ Raikou) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of POP Series 2.

Card text

Colorless
Roar
ほえる
Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon, if any.
LightningLightningColorless
Thunder
かみなり
50
Flip a coin. If tails, Raikou does 20 damage to itself.

Release information

This card was released in POP Series 2, originating from the Japanese PokéPark Blue Premium File. A Cosmos Holofoil version of the English print was available in a Raikou Blister Pack released in October 2006. The artwork of this card originates from a combined illustration by Kouki Saitou.

Trivia

Origin

Roar and Thunder are both moves in the Pokémon games that Raikou can learn.

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