Pichu 11/17 · POP Series 9

Pichu is Pokédex #172, generation 2 (Johto). Pichu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 5. The card lists Pikachu, Pikachu (#025) under evolves to.

Pichu sits at 11/17 in POP Series 9, position 11 of 17. Before it is 10 Pachirisu, and after it is 12 Buneary. The set belongs to the POP series. It was released on March 1, 2009. The printed size is 17, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Baby Evolution is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put Pikachu from your hand onto Pichu (this counts as evolving Pichu) and remove all damage counters from Pichu. The attack Find a Friend lists no damage number. Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Pokémon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Weakness is Fighting +10. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It plays with others by touching tails and setting off sparks. This appears to be a test of courage."

Pichu (#172) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Pichu 35/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card lists 30 HP, and this one lists 40 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Pichu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Midori Harada. I count 352 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

POP Series 9 set binder is where a full POP Series 9 set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pichu can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Baby Pokémon. I still need this card.