Pikachu 70/100 · Stormfront

Pikachu is Pokédex #025, generation 1 (Kanto). Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 20. The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Pikachu sits at 70/100 in Stormfront, position 70 of 106. Before it is 69 Onix, and after it is 71 Ponyta. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on November 1, 2008. The printed size is 100. This checklist is longer, at 106 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Pika Punch lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Speed Bolt is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. If Pikachu evolved from Pichu during this turn, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Pikachu during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Fighting +10. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It lives in forests with others. It stores electricity in the pouches on its cheeks."

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 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 170 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hajime Kusajima. I count 206 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Stormfront set binder is where a full Stormfront 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.