Pikachu 5/12 · McDonald's Collection 2014

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 5/12 in McDonald's Collection 2014, position 5 of 12. Before it is 4 Froakie, and after it is 6 Inkay. The set belongs to the Other series. It was released on May 23, 2014. The printed size is 12, and the checklist is the same length.

The attack Nuzzle lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Quick Attack is another attack lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It raises its tail to check its surroundings. The tail is sometimes struck by lightning in this pose."

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 60 HP. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and MAHOU illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads MAHOU. I count 122 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

McDonald's Collection 2014 set binder is where a full McDonald's Collection 2014 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.