Detective Pikachu 10/18 · Detective Pikachu

Detective Pikachu is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on April 5, 2019. The printed size is 18, and the checklist is the same length. Detective Pikachu is 10/18, in position 10 of 18 on this checklist. Before it is 9 Greninja, and after it is 11 Mr. Mime. The listed rarity is Rare.

Detective Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

MPC Film illustrated this card. The same name is on 14 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 is named Pikachu, while this one is Detective Pikachu. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and MPC Film illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 209 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Scout lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Your opponent reveals their hand. Surprise Attack is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "He loves to show off his vast knowledge. This expressive Pikachu is like a middle-aged man."

I keep a set binder for Detective Pikachu, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Detective Pikachu 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.