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Lt. Surge's Raichu 28 from Gym Heroes

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28 • Gym Heroes

Lt. Surge's Raichu

Lt. Surge's Raichu is a Rare Holo Raichu print from Gym Heroes in the Gym 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
Aug 14, 2000
Era
Gym
Form
Lt. Surge's Raichu
Market
$41.62
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Card facts

Set

Gym Heroes

Series

Gym

Artist

Ken Sugimori

Card number

28

HP

70

Types

Lightning

Stage / suffix

Stage1

Evolves from

Pikachu

Available languages

English

Printed in set

132 official / 132 total

How to identify this print

Lt. Surge's Raichu 28 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

Gym Heroes is the release context to confirm first; many Raichu listings reuse similar names across different sets.

Check number and rarity

28 and Rare Holo 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
Gym Heroes
Gym Heroes released on Aug 14, 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
Gym
The Gym era spans 2 Raichu prints across 2 sets, from Aug 14, 2000 to Oct 16, 2000, and shows how Raichu changed across that release window.
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Form page
Lt. Surge's Raichu
Lt. Surge's Raichu appears on 2 Raichu card prints across 2 sets, which makes it a clear sub-collection for collectors chasing a specific Raichu variant.
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