No. 243 · Johto · Electric
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Raikou is a Electric-type Pokémon introduced in Johto, number 243 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2001 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 27
- Sets
- 20
- Printed
- 2001–2026
- Illustrators
- 17
- Sightings
- 2
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The strongest Raikou art
01/06Entei & Raikou LEGEND
LEGEND
02/06Raikou & Suicune LEGEND
LEGEND
03/06Raikou V
Ultra Rare
04/06Raikou & Suicune LEGEND
LEGEND
05/06Raikou-EX
Ultra Rare
06/06Raikou GX
Promo
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Which is the better picture?
Two Raikou cards, side by side.
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A Raikou page, ready to go
Nine of the strongest Raikou artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Raikou by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Raikou cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Raikou gets drawn
Raikou is usually drawn epic, fierce and moody, often charging, at night, in a storm.
Across 25 Raikou artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2001–2026
Raikou through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2001 Neo Revelation
2003 Skyridge
2004 Team Magma vs Team Aqua
2005 Unseen Forces
2007 Secret Wonders- 2010 Unleashed
2011 Call of Legends- 2012 Dark Explorers
2015 BREAKthrough- 2017 SM Black Star Promos
2018 Lost Thunder
2020 Vivid Voltage- 2022 Brilliant Stars
- 2023 Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery
2025 Mega Evolution
2026 30th Classic Collection
Raikou sightingsspotted in 2 other cards
Cards where Raikou turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Raikou card
27 cards, strongest artwork first.
Raikou in numbers
- Cards
- 27
- Sets
- 20since Neo Revelation
- Illustrators
- 17most by Mitsuhiro Arita
- Printed
- 2001–2026
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 2in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 60–200
They span 20 sets, from Neo Revelation to 30th Classic Collection. 17 illustrators have drawn it, most often Mitsuhiro Arita, Ryo Ueda and 5ban Graphics.
Who draws Raikou
17 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
20 sets, by how many Raikou cards each holds.
- Unleashed4
- Dark Explorers2
Neo Revelation2- SM Black Star Promos2
Skyridge2
30th Classic Collection1
BREAKthrough1
Brilliant Stars1
Call of Legends1- Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery1
Deoxys1
HGSS Black Star Promos1
8 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Raikou cards are there?
- There are 27 Raikou cards, printed between 2001 and 2026 across 20 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Raikou card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Raikou art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Raikou cards?
- 17 illustrators have drawn Raikou. Mitsuhiro Arita has done the most at 3, followed by Ryo Ueda and 5ban Graphics.
- What was the first Raikou card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Neo Revelation, released in 2001. 12 of its 27 cards are Rare.
