Pikachu 15/17 · POP Series 9

Pikachu is Pokédex #025, generation 1 (Kanto). Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 18. The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Pikachu sits at 15/17 in POP Series 9, position 15 of 17. Before it is 14 Gible, and after it is 16 Piplup. 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 Common.

The attack Growl lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, any damage done by attacks from the Defending Pokémon is reduced by 20 (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Numb is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. If Pikachu evolved from Pichu during this turn, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fighting +10. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "If it looses crackling power from the electric pouches on its cheeks, it is being wary."

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. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu 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. 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.