Pikachu 50/149 · Boundaries Crossed
Boundaries Crossed is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on November 7, 2012. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 153 cards. Pikachu is 50/149, in position 50 of 153 on this checklist. Before it is 49 Keldeo-EX, and after it is 51 Voltorb. The listed rarity is Common.
Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.
Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.
Pikachu (#025) has 212 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 89 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 lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.
The attack Pika Punch lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Double Voltage is another attack lists 40× damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It occasionally uses an electric shock to recharge a fellow Pikachu that is in a weakened state."
I keep a set binder for Boundaries Crossed, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Boundaries Crossed set binder. 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.
Card facts
- Number
- 50/149
- Series
- Black & White
- Released
- November 7, 2012
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Lightning
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex
- Pikachu (#025)
- Evolves to
- Raichu
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
AttackDouble Voltage
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads.
Flavor text
It occasionally uses an electric shock to recharge a fellow Pikachu that is in a weakened state.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Pikachu from?
Boundaries Crossed, in the Black & White series. It was released on November 7, 2012. The printed size is 149.
What is the collector number?
50/149. It is entry 50 of 153 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Ken Sugimori. The catalog lists 1,112 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Pikachu #025, generation 1 (Kanto).
Which attacks are printed?
Pika Punch (10) and Double Voltage (40×).