Pikachu 241/236 · Cosmic Eclipse

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 241/236 in Cosmic Eclipse, position 242 of 272. Before it is 240 Wishiwashi, and after it is 242 Magnemite. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 1, 2019. The printed size is 236. This checklist is longer, at 272 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 236. The listed rarity is Rare Secret.

The attack Nuzzle lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Volt Tackle is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its nature is to store up electricity. Forests where nests of Pikachu live are dangerous, since the trees are so often struck by lightning."

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 Secret. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Hitoshi Ariga illustrated this one. 170 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hitoshi Ariga. I count 155 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Cosmic Eclipse set binder is where a full Cosmic Eclipse 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.