Pichu 22/165 · Expedition Base Set

Pichu is Pokédex #172, generation 2 (Johto). Pichu is a Baby Lightning Pokémon with 30 HP. The card lists Pikachu, Pikachu (#025) under evolves to.

Pichu sits at 22/165 in Expedition Base Set, position 22 of 165. Before it is 21 Ninetales, and after it is 23 Pidgeot. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Energy Patch lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Take a basic Energy card attached to 1 of your Pokémon and attach it to another of your Pokémon. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: If your Active Pokémon is a Baby Pokémon and your opponent announces an attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else). If tails, your opponent's turn ends.

Pichu (#172) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Pichu 35/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). Both list 30 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Pichu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuko Nishida. I count 408 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Expedition Base Set set binder is where a full Expedition Base Set set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pichu can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Baby Pokémon. I still need this card.