Pikachu 5/25 · Celebrations

Pikachu is Pokédex #025, generation 1 (Kanto). Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Pikachu sits at 5/25 in Celebrations, position 5 of 25. Before it is 4 Palkia, and after it is 6 Flying Pikachu V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on October 8, 2021. The printed size is 25, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Gnaw lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Thunder Jolt is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It has small electric sacs on both its cheeks. If threatened, it looses electric charges from the sacs." The regulation mark is E.

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 lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Rare Holo. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Celebrations set binder is where a full Celebrations 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 and Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.