Pikachu SM227/248 · SM Black Star Promos

SM Black Star Promos is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 3, 2017. The printed size is 248. This checklist is longer, at 251 cards. Pikachu is SM227/248, in position 230 of 251 on this checklist. Before it is SM226 Charizard, and after it is SM228 Armored Mewtwo. The listed rarity is Promo.

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

2019 Pikachu Project illustrated this card. The same name is on 2 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 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and 2019 Pikachu Project illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Quick Attack lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage. Thunderbolt is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Discard all Energy from this Pokémon. 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."

I keep a set binder for SM Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SM Black Star Promos 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.