Raikou (Call of Legends SL9)

Raikou   ライコウ Raikou

Illus. Noriko Hotta

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Raikou Type Lightning HP 90 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion Call of Legends Rarity English card no. SL9 Japanese expansion L-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 064/L-P 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 the Call of Legends expansion.

Card text

Extreme Speed

しんそく

Raikou's Retreat Cost is less for each Energy attached to Raikou.

Raging Thunder

らくらい

70

Does 20 damage to 1 of your Pokémon, and don't apply Weakness and Resistance to this damage.

Pokédex data

Raikou - Thunder Pokémon

No.

243

Height

6'03" (1.9 m)

Weight

392.4 lbs. (178.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

A Pokémon that races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder.

かみなりが おちたときのような なきごえで ほえながら だいちを かけめぐる ポケモン。

Release information

This card was released in the Call of Legends expansion. In Japan, during the months of May and June 2010, those who bought two LEGEND series booster packs were entered into a draw to win one of one thousand sets of Raikou, Suicune, and Entei.

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. Extreme Speed is a move in the Pokémon games that the event Raikou knows. Raging Thunder is an attack that first appeared on Zapdos from Expansion Sheet 2. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon SoulSilver.

Related articles

Zoroark: Master of Illusions
Characters	Goone • Karl • Joe • Grings Kodai • Mother and daughter • Peg • Pokémon Baccer teams • Rowena • Tammy Celebi • Entei • Suicune • Raikou • Zoroark • Zorua
Locations	Crown City
Other	Pokémon Baccer World Cup • Time Ripple • Time travel
Soundtrack and Score	Soundtrack Ice Cream Syndrome (single)
Adaptations	Manga
TCG	Raikou (HGSS Promo 19, 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
Merchandise	Pokémon Kids figures
Misc tie-in media	Pokémon Black and White Sampling Tour
Event distributions	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)
Related animation	DP183 (following TV episode)

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