AttackQuick Attack
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 10 damage.
Lt. Surge's Pikachu 84/132 · Gym Challenge
Gym Challenge is a set in the Gym series. It was released on October 16, 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Lt. Surge's Pikachu is 84/132, in position 84 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 83 Koga's Zubat, and after it is 85 Lt. Surge's Rattata. The listed rarity is Common.
Lt. Surge's Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 10. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.
Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 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 Lt. Surge's Pikachu. Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 199 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.
The attack Quick Attack lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 10 damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2.
I keep a set binder for Gym Challenge, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Gym Challenge 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, Trainer's Pokémon, Atsuko Nishida cards, early series, Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon, and Lt. Surge and his Pokémon. I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 84/132
- Series
- Gym
- Released
- October 16, 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 40
- Type
- Lightning
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex
- Pikachu (#025)
- Level
- 10
- Evolves to
- Raichu
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
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Questions about this card
Which set is Lt. Surge's Pikachu from?
Gym Challenge, in the Gym series. It was released on October 16, 2000. The printed size is 132.
What is the collector number?
84/132. It is entry 84 of 132 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Atsuko Nishida. The catalog lists 408 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?
Quick Attack (10+).