Raikou

Raikou

Selected Masterpiece • 28/144
Market Price $75.59
Skyridge E-Card 2003
The Illustrator

Mitsuhiro Arita

Mitsuhiro Arita has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 1999 to 2025, spanning more than 700 illustrations. Work appears across Base, Team Rocket, and Legendary Collection, balancing character-focused staging with energetic, colorful scenes and clear, action-forward framing.

Curatorial Commentary

“The Raikou card from the Skyridge set captures the electric Pokémon in a moment of dynamic energy, its fur bristling with static as it prepares to unleash a powerful attack. Surrounded by a backdrop of jagged rocks and flashes of lightning, Raikou embodies both grace and intensity, standing poised in its natural habitat. The illustration by Mitsuhiro Arita conveys a sense of urgency and strength, inviting the viewer to feel the charged atmosphere. This snapshot of Raikou reflects its role as a guardian of the storm”

Editorial & Data

Published by Artchu Editorial. Card facts are based on structured reference data and Artchu enrichment. Visual commentary is AI-assisted and human-reviewed. Visual ranking reflects Artchu’s internal art_score methodology. Market data reflects the latest source shown on the page. Data refreshed: January 17, 2026.

Rarity Rare
Card Type Lightning
Era
E-Card
Release
12/05/2003

Lightning Sphere

40+

You may flip a coin. If heads, discard all Lightning Energy cards attached to Raikou. This attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage for each Energy card discarded in this way.

Weakness
×2
Retreat Cost