AbilityResolute Heart
If this Pokémon has full HP and would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, it is not Knocked Out, and its remaining HP becomes 10.
Pikachu ex 277/217 · Ascended Heroes
Ascended Heroes is a set in the Mega Evolution series. It was released on January 30, 2026. The printed size is 217. This checklist is longer, at 295 cards. Pikachu ex is 277/217, in position 277 of 295 on this checklist. Before it is 276 Pikachu ex, and after it is 278 Mega Eelektross ex. The collector number is above the printed set size of 217. The listed rarity is Special Illustration Rare.
Pikachu ex is a Basic Tera ex Lightning Pokémon with 200 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto).
James Turner illustrated this card. The same name is on 5 other cards in the catalog.
Pikachu (#025) has 212 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 90 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 Pikachu ex. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 200 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Special Illustration Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and James Turner illustrated this one. 201 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.
Resolute Heart is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon has full HP and would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, it is not Knocked Out, and its remaining HP becomes 10. The attack Topaz Bolt lists 300 damage. The cost is Grass, Lightning, Metal. Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent’s). The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is H.
I keep a set binder for Ascended Heroes, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Ascended Heroes 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.
Card facts
- Number
- 277/217
- Series
- Mega Evolution
- Released
- January 30, 2026
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic, Tera, ex
- HP
- 200
- Type
- Lightning
- Illustrator
- James Turner
- Pokédex
- Pikachu (#025)
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat
- 1
- Regulation mark
- H
Attacks and card text
AttackTopaz Bolt
Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon.
Card text
As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent’s).
Card text
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Pikachu ex from?
Ascended Heroes, in the Mega Evolution series. It was released on January 30, 2026. The printed size is 217.
What is the collector number?
277/217. It is entry 277 of 295 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
James Turner. The catalog lists 5 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Special Illustration Rare.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Pikachu #025, generation 1 (Kanto).
What regulation mark is printed?
H.
Which attacks are printed?
Topaz Bolt (300).