AttackAgility
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn.
Pikachu-GX SM232/248 · 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-GX is SM232/248, in position 235 of 251 on this checklist. Before it is SM231 Champions Festival, and after it is SM233 Eevee-GX. The listed rarity is Promo.
Pikachu-GX is a Basic GX Lightning Pokémon with 160 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.
aky CG Works illustrated this card. The same name is on 163 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 is named Pikachu, while this one is Pikachu-GX. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 160 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and aky CG Works illustrated this one. 212 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.
The attack Agility lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. Volt Tackle is another attack lists 150 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. This Pokémon does 30 damage to itself. Tail Break-GX is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
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.
Card facts
- Number
- SM232/248
- Series
- Sun & Moon
- Released
- February 3, 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic, GX
- HP
- 160
- Type
- Lightning
- Illustrator
- aky CG Works
- Pokédex
- Pikachu (#025)
- Evolves to
- Raichu
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Resistance
- Metal -20
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
AttackVolt Tackle
This Pokémon does 30 damage to itself.
AttackTail Break-GX
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Card text
Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Pikachu-GX from?
SM Black Star Promos, in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 3, 2017. The printed size is 248.
What is the collector number?
SM232/248. It is entry 235 of 251 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
aky CG Works. The catalog lists 163 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Promo.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Pikachu #025, generation 1 (Kanto).
Which attacks are printed?
Agility (20), Volt Tackle (150), and Tail Break-GX (100).