Raichu card list

All 76 Raichu cards, rarest first. The list runs from the Rare Secret down to the 6 Commons, across 55 sets.

Raichu in numbers

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Raichu at a glance

76cards

55sets

36illustrators

1999first card

First seen in Base Set

Cards per year

Raichu cards from 1999 to 2026.

31999

42000

12001

42002

32003

22004

12005

22006

32007

32008

42009

52010

12011

12012

2013

22014

22015

32016

102017

2018

82019

12020

12021

42022

42023

32024

2025

12026

Busiest year: 2017, with 10 cards

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Rare Secret1

Rare Rainbow2

Rare Ultra3

Illustration Rare1

Shiny Rare1

Rare Shining1

Rare Holo LV.X1

Rare BREAK1

Rare Prime1

Rare Holo V1

Rare Holo GX3

Rare Holo EX2

Rare Holo20

Promo6

Rare16

Uncommon9

Common6

Promo and other1

Sets with the most Raichu

Unified Minds5

Sun & Moon Black Star Promos4

Shining Legends2

Brilliant Stars2

Paldea Evolved2

Paldean Fates2

Stormfront2

BREAKthrough2

Who drew them

36 illustrators worked on these cards.

Mitsuhiro Arita9

5ban Graphics9

Ken Sugimori6

Kouki Saitou4

match3

Daisuke Ito3

ConceptLab2

MUGENUP2

Card forms

Special kinds of Raichu card.

Regular61

GX9

ex (2003 to 2007)2

LV.X1

BREAK1

By type

The energy types Raichu has been printed as.

Lightning75

Metal1

By series

Sun & Moon12

Promos and other12

Original series7

XY7

EX7

Sword & Shield6

Scarlet & Violet6

e-Card5

Diamond & Pearl4

HeartGold & SoulSilver3

Platinum3

Neo2

Mega Evolution1

Black & White1

Every Raichu card, rarest first

Rare Secret

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Dark Raichu Rare Secret card from Team Rocket — Dark RaichuTeam Rocket, 83/82

Rare Rainbow

2 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.

Raichu-GX Rare Rainbow card from Shining Legends — Raichu-GXShining Legends, 75/73

Rare Ultra

3 cards from 2 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX Rare Ultra card from Unified Minds — Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GXUnified Minds, 220/236

Illustration Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Raichu Illustration Rare card from Paldea Evolved — RaichuPaldea Evolved, 211/193

Shiny Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Shining

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo LV.X

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare BREAK

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Prime

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo V

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Raichu V Rare Holo V card from Brilliant Stars — Raichu VBrilliant Stars, 045/172

Rare Holo GX

3 cards from 3 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX Rare Holo GX card from Unified Minds — Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GXUnified Minds, 54/236

Raichu-GX Rare Holo GX card from Shining Legends — Raichu-GXShining Legends, 29/73

Rare Holo EX

2 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.

Rare Holo

20 cards from 20 sets: 20 Pokémon cards.

Raichu Rare Holo card from Evolving Skies — RaichuEvolving Skies, 050/203

Alolan Raichu Rare Holo card from Unified Minds — Alolan RaichuUnified Minds, 57/236

Alolan Raichu Rare Holo card from Crimson Invasion — Alolan RaichuCrimson Invasion, 31/111

Raichu Rare Holo card from Burning Shadows — RaichuBurning Shadows, 41/147

Raichu Rare Holo card from Evolutions — RaichuEvolutions, 36/108

Raichu Rare Holo card from Generations — RaichuGenerations, 27/83

Raichu Rare Holo card from XY Base — RaichuXY Base, 43/146

Raichu Rare Holo card from HeartGold & SoulSilver Base — RaichuHeartGold & SoulSilver Base, 10/123

Raichu Rare Holo card from Stormfront — RaichuStormfront, 8/100

Raichu Rare Holo card from Mysterious Treasures — RaichuMysterious Treasures, 15/123

Raichu Rare Holo card from Power Keepers — RaichuPower Keepers, 12/108

Raichu δ Rare Holo card from Holon Phantoms — Raichu δHolon Phantoms, 15/110

Raichu Rare Holo card from FireRed & LeafGreen — RaichuFireRed & LeafGreen, 12/112

Raichu Rare Holo card from Skyridge — RaichuSkyridge, H25

Raichu Rare Holo card from Expedition Base Set — RaichuExpedition Base Set, 25/165

Dark Raichu Rare Holo card from Legendary Collection — Dark RaichuLegendary Collection, 7/110

Lt. Surge's Raichu Rare Holo card from Gym Challenge — Lt. Surge's RaichuGym Challenge, 11/132

Raichu Rare Holo card from Base Set 2 — RaichuBase Set 2, 16/130

Rare

16 cards from 16 sets: 16 Pokémon cards.

Raichu Rare card from Paldean Fates — RaichuPaldean Fates, 019/091

Raichu Rare card from 151 — Raichu151, 026/165

Raichu Rare card from Lost Origin — RaichuLost Origin, 053/196

Raichu Rare card from Sword & Shield Base — RaichuSword & Shield Base, 066/202

Raichu Rare card from Cosmic Eclipse — RaichuCosmic Eclipse, 67/236

Raichu Rare card from Unbroken Bonds — RaichuUnbroken Bonds, 55/214

Raichu Rare card from BREAKthrough — RaichuBREAKthrough, 49/162

Raichu Rare card from Platinum Arceus — RaichuPlatinum Arceus, 27/99

Raichu GL Rare card from Rising Rivals — Raichu GLRising Rivals, 31/111

Raichu Rare card from POP Series 9 — RaichuPOP Series 9, 3

Raichu Rare card from Team Magma vs Team Aqua — RaichuTeam Magma vs Team Aqua, 13/95

Raichu Rare card from Skyridge — RaichuSkyridge, 27/144

Raichu Rare card from Expedition Base Set — RaichuExpedition Base Set, 61/165

Raichu Rare card from Neo Revelation — RaichuNeo Revelation, 21/64

Lt. Surge's Raichu Rare card from Gym Heroes — Lt. Surge's RaichuGym Heroes, 28/132

Raichu Rare card from Fossil — RaichuFossil, 29/62

Uncommon

9 cards from 9 sets: 9 Pokémon cards.

Raichu Uncommon card from Ascended Heroes — RaichuAscended Heroes, 56/217

Raichu Uncommon card from Paldea Evolved — RaichuPaldea Evolved, 064/193

Raichu Uncommon card from Silver Tempest — RaichuSilver Tempest, 050/195

Raichu Uncommon card from Furious Fists — RaichuFurious Fists, 28/111

Raichu Uncommon card from Next Destinies — RaichuNext Destinies, 40/99

Raichu Uncommon card from Undaunted — RaichuUndaunted, 33/90

Raichu Uncommon card from Supreme Victors — RaichuSupreme Victors, 77/147

Common

6 cards from 4 sets: 6 Pokémon cards.

Raichu Common card from Temporal Forces — RaichuTemporal Forces, 052/162

Alolan Raichu Common card from SM Trainer Kit Alolan Raichu — Alolan RaichuSM Trainer Kit Alolan Raichu, 17

Raichu Common card from Generations — RaichuGenerations, RC9

Raichu Common card from HGSS Trainer Kit Raichu — RaichuHGSS Trainer Kit Raichu, 19

No.	Card	Set	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
83/82	Dark Raichu	Team Rocket	Rare Secret	Lightning	Mitsuhiro Arita
241/236	Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX	Unified Minds	Rare Rainbow	Lightning	ConceptLab
75/73	Raichu-GX	Shining Legends	Rare Rainbow	Lightning	5ban Graphics
158/172	Raichu V	Brilliant Stars	Rare Ultra	Lightning	MUGENUP
220/236	Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX	Unified Minds	Rare Ultra	Lightning	ConceptLab
221/236	Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX	Unified Minds	Rare Ultra	Lightning	tetsuya koizumi
211/193	Raichu	Paldea Evolved	Illustration Rare	Lightning	Toshinao Aoki
132/91	Raichu	Paldean Fates	Shiny Rare	Lightning	Sanosuke Sakuma
111/105	Shining Raichu	Neo Destiny	Rare Shining	Lightning	Hironobu Yoshida
99/100	Raichu LV.X	Stormfront	Rare Holo LV.X	Lightning	Ryo Ueda
50/162	Raichu BREAK	BREAKthrough	Rare BREAK	Lightning	5ban Graphics
83/90	Raichu	Undaunted	Rare Prime	Lightning	Takashi Yamaguchi
045/172	Raichu V	Brilliant Stars	Rare Holo V	Lightning	MUGENUP
20/68	Raichu-GX	Hidden Fates	Rare Holo GX	Lightning	5ban Graphics
54/236	Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX	Unified Minds	Rare Holo GX	Lightning	Mitsuhiro Arita
29/73	Raichu-GX	Shining Legends	Rare Holo GX	Lightning	5ban Graphics
97/106	Raichu ex	Emerald	Rare Holo EX	Lightning	Mitsuhiro Arita
98/100	Raichu ex	Sandstorm	Rare Holo EX	Lightning	Ryo Ueda
050/203	Raichu	Evolving Skies	Rare Holo	Lightning	Mitsuhiro Arita
57/236	Alolan Raichu	Unified Minds	Rare Holo	Lightning	Kouki Saitou
31/111	Alolan Raichu	Crimson Invasion	Rare Holo	Lightning	Akira Komayama
41/147	Raichu	Burning Shadows	Rare Holo	Lightning	Kagemaru Himeno
36/108	Raichu	Evolutions	Rare Holo	Lightning	Ken Sugimori
27/83	Raichu	Generations	Rare Holo	Lightning	Mitsuhiro Arita
43/146	Raichu	XY Base	Rare Holo	Lightning	Mitsuhiro Arita
10/123	Raichu	HeartGold & SoulSilver Base	Rare Holo	Lightning	match
8/100	Raichu	Stormfront	Rare Holo	Lightning	Kagemaru Himeno
15/123	Raichu	Mysterious Treasures	Rare Holo	Lightning	Daisuke Ito
12/108	Raichu	Power Keepers	Rare Holo	Lightning	Hajime Kusajima
15/110	Raichu δ	Holon Phantoms	Rare Holo	Metal	Masakazu Fukuda
12/112	Raichu	FireRed & LeafGreen	Rare Holo	Lightning	Midori Harada
H25	Raichu	Skyridge	Rare Holo	Lightning	Yuka Morii
25/165	Raichu	Expedition Base Set	Rare Holo	Lightning	Atsuko Nishida
7/110	Dark Raichu	Legendary Collection	Rare Holo	Lightning	Mitsuhiro Arita
11/132	Lt. Surge's Raichu	Gym Challenge	Rare Holo	Lightning	Ken Sugimori
16/130	Raichu	Base Set 2	Rare Holo	Lightning	Ken Sugimori
14/62	Raichu	Fossil	Rare Holo	Lightning	Mitsuhiro Arita
14/102	Raichu	Base Set	Rare Holo	Lightning	Ken Sugimori
SM65	Alolan Raichu	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	5ban Graphics
SM72	Alolan Raichu	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	Akira Komayama
SM90	Raichu-GX	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	5ban Graphics
SM213	Raichu-GX	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	5ban Graphics
BW78	Raichu	BW Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	Mizue
DP21	Raichu	DP Black Star Promo	Promo	Lightning	Daisuke Ito
019/091	Raichu	Paldean Fates	Rare	Lightning	Naoyo Kimura
026/165	Raichu	151	Rare	Lightning	Naoyo Kimura
053/196	Raichu	Lost Origin	Rare	Lightning	GIDORA
066/202	Raichu	Sword & Shield Base	Rare	Lightning	Hasuno
67/236	Raichu	Cosmic Eclipse	Rare	Lightning	AKIRA EGAWA
55/214	Raichu	Unbroken Bonds	Rare	Lightning	Shin Nagasawa
49/162	Raichu	BREAKthrough	Rare	Lightning	Masakazu Fukuda
27/99	Raichu	Platinum Arceus	Rare	Lightning	Suwama Chiaki
31/111	Raichu GL	Rising Rivals	Rare	Lightning	Kouki Saitou
3	Raichu	POP Series 9	Rare	Lightning	Midori Harada
13/95	Raichu	Team Magma vs Team Aqua	Rare	Lightning	Ken Sugimori
27/144	Raichu	Skyridge	Rare	Lightning	Yuka Morii
61/165	Raichu	Expedition Base Set	Rare	Lightning	Atsuko Nishida
21/64	Raichu	Neo Revelation	Rare	Lightning	Masako Yamashita
28/132	Lt. Surge's Raichu	Gym Heroes	Rare	Lightning	Ken Sugimori
29/62	Raichu	Fossil	Rare	Lightning	Mitsuhiro Arita
56/217	Raichu	Ascended Heroes	Uncommon	Lightning	Iori Suzuki
064/193	Raichu	Paldea Evolved	Uncommon	Lightning	Teeziro
050/195	Raichu	Silver Tempest	Uncommon	Lightning	Megumi Mizutani
28/111	Raichu	Furious Fists	Uncommon	Lightning	Sanosuke Sakuma
40/99	Raichu	Next Destinies	Uncommon	Lightning	Naoki Saito
33/90	Raichu	Undaunted	Uncommon	Lightning	Kouki Saitou
77/147	Raichu	Supreme Victors	Uncommon	Lightning	Takao Unno
45/100	Raichu	Majestic Dawn	Uncommon	Lightning	Daisuke Ito
51/110	Raichu	Holon Phantoms	Uncommon	Lightning	Kouki Saitou
052/162	Raichu	Temporal Forces	Common	Lightning	cochi8i
17	Alolan Raichu	SM Trainer Kit Alolan Raichu	Common	Lightning	5ban Graphics
30	Alolan Raichu	SM Trainer Kit Alolan Raichu	Common	Lightning	5ban Graphics
RC9	Raichu	Generations	Common	Lightning	Aya Kusube
19	Raichu	HGSS Trainer Kit Raichu	Common	Lightning	match
30	Raichu	HGSS Trainer Kit Raichu	Common	Lightning	match
009	Raichu	Pokémon TCG Classic - Charizard	Promo and other	Lightning	Hasuno

Questions about Raichu cards

How many Raichu cards are there?

Loads! There are 76 Raichu cards. They're spread across 55 different sets and promos, and every single one is in the Raichu card list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Raichu card?

It's the Rare Secret Dark Raichu from Team Rocket (83/82).

What was the first Raichu card?

The very first English Raichu card was Raichu 14/102 from Base Set, back in 1999.

Which set has the most Raichu cards?

Unified Minds, with 5 Raichu cards. Sun & Moon Black Star Promos come next with 4.

Who has drawn the most Raichu cards?

Mitsuhiro Arita has drawn 9 Raichu cards, with 5ban Graphics close behind on 9 and Ken Sugimori on 6.

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