Pikachu 28/78 · Pokémon GO

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

Pikachu sits at 28/78 in Pokémon GO, position 28 of 88. Before it is 27 Pikachu, and after it is 29 Zapdos. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on July 1, 2022. The printed size is 78. This checklist is longer, at 88 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Wild Charge lists 90 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Pikachu that can generate powerful electricity have cheek sacs that are extra soft and super stretchy." The regulation mark is F.

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 lists 40 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Rare Holo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Narumi Sato illustrated this one. 170 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Narumi Sato. I count 44 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Pokémon GO set binder is where a full Pokémon GO 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.