No. 26 · Kanto · Electric
Raichu cards
Raichu is a Electric-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 26 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. These are its cards ranked by the artwork itself rather than by set order, so the illustrations worth looking at come first instead of whichever set happened to print last.
They span 52 sets, from Base Set to Ascended Heroes. 36 illustrators have drawn it, most often Mitsuhiro Arita, 5ban Graphics and Ken Sugimori. It has been printed as Basic, Stage 1, LV.X and BREAK.
- Cards
- 7167 shown
- Sets
- 52since Base Set
- Illustrators
- 36most by Mitsuhiro Arita
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Printed as
- Basic, Stage 1, LV.X, BREAK
- HP on card
- 70–260
Evolves from
Who draws Raichu
36 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
52 sets, by how many Raichu cards each holds.
- Unified Minds5
- SM Black Star Promos4
- BREAKthrough2
- Brilliant Stars2
- Expedition Base Set2
- Fossil2
- Generations2
- Holon Phantoms2
- Paldea Evolved2
- Paldean Fates2
Rarity
Rare32Uncommon9Ultra Rare7Holo Rare6Common4Promo4
Questions
- How many Raichu cards are there?
- Illudex indexes 71 Raichu cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 52 sets. That covers every printing in the catalogue, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Raichu card has the best artwork?
- That is what this page is ordered by. Rather than sorting by set or rarity, Illudex reads each illustration with a vision model and ranks them, so the most striking Raichu artwork appears first regardless of how common the card is.
- Who illustrates Raichu cards?
- 36 illustrators have drawn Raichu. Mitsuhiro Arita has done the most at 9, followed by 5ban Graphics and Ken Sugimori. Each name links to their complete body of work.
- What was the first Raichu card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalogue comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 32 of its 71 cards are Rare.