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038 • 拡張パック

ライチュウ

ライチュウ is a Holo Rare Raichu print from 拡張パック in the Base era. Use this page to confirm the exact release, card facts, and the other Raichu prints most likely to be confused with it.

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Release: Oct 20, 1996
Era: Base
Form: Raichu
Market: N/A
Source: Japanese

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Card facts

Set

拡張パック

Series

ポケットモンスターカードゲーム

Artist

Ken Sugimori

Card number

038

Types

Lightning

Stage / suffix

Stage1

Evolves from

N/A

Source language

Japanese

Available languages

Japanese

Printed in set

102 official / 102 total

How to identify this print

ライチュウ 038 is best verified by matching the set name, collector number, rarity, and visible finish before comparing prices or buying a copy.

Match the set stamp

拡張パック is the release context to confirm first; many Raichu listings reuse similar names across different sets.

Check number and rarity

038 and Holo Rare narrow this to the correct print, especially when holo, promo, or premium-art treatments look similar.

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Context links

If you are checking this copy against similar Raichu cards, the set, era, and form views give the clearest side-by-side context for identifying close variants.

Set page

拡張パック

拡張パック released on Oct 20, 1996 and includes 1 Raichu print, making it useful for confirming the exact set, collector number, and release context of each card.

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Era page

Base

The Base era spans 6 Raichu prints across 6 sets, from Oct 20, 1996 to Apr 24, 2000, and shows how Raichu changed across that release window.

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Form page

Raichu

Raichu appears on 74 Raichu card prints across 64 sets, which makes it a clear sub-collection for collectors chasing a specific Raichu variant.

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Release neighbors

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ライチュウ

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