Raichu 16 from Base Set 2

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16 • Base Set 2

Raichu

Raichu is a Rare Raichu print from Base Set 2 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
Feb 24, 2000
Era
Base
Form
Raichu
Market
$35.23
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Card facts

Set

Base Set 2

Series

Base

Artist

Ken Sugimori

Card number

16

HP

80

Types

Lightning

Stage / suffix

Stage1

Evolves from

Pikachu

Available languages

English

Printed in set

130 official / 130 total

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
Base Set 2
Base Set 2 released on Feb 24, 2000 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 4 Raichu prints across 4 sets, from Jan 9, 1999 to Apr 24, 2000, and shows how Raichu changed across that release window.
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Form page
Raichu
Raichu appears on 73 Raichu card prints across 62 sets, which makes it a clear sub-collection for collectors chasing a specific Raichu variant.
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