Flying Pikachu 25/53 · Wizards Black Star Promos

Pikachu is Pokédex #025, generation 1 (Kanto). Flying Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 12. The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Flying Pikachu sits at 25/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos, position 25 of 53. Before it is 24 _____'s Pikachu, and after it is 26 Pikachu. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on July 1, 1999. The printed size is 53, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Thundershock lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Fly is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Flying Pikachu; if tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage). Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "By learning how to fly, Pikachu overcame its weakness to Fighting Pokémon."

Pikachu (#025) has 212 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 90 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Pikachu 58/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Pikachu, while this one is Flying Pikachu. Both list 40 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Toshinao Aoki illustrated this one. 199 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Toshinao Aoki. I count 57 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Wizards Black Star Promos set binder is where a full Wizards Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pikachu can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are All Pikachu cards. I still need this card.