Pikachu 12/17 · POP Series 5

POP Series 5 is a set in the POP series. It was released on March 1, 2007. The printed size is 17, and the checklist is the same length. Pikachu is 12/17, in position 12 of 17 on this checklist. Before it is 11 Meowth δ, and after it is 13 Pikachu δ. The listed rarity is Common.

Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Naoyo Kimura illustrated this card. The same name is on 256 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 lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 185 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Lightning Ball lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Thunderbolt is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Discard all Energy cards attached to Pikachu. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for POP Series 5, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the POP Series 5 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.