Pikachu ex 63/193 · Paldea Evolved

Pikachu is Pokédex #025, generation 1 (Kanto). Pikachu ex is a Basic ex Lightning Pokémon with 190 HP.

Pikachu ex sits at 63/193 in Paldea Evolved, position 63 of 279. Before it is 62 Pikachu, and after it is 64 Raichu. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

The attack Pika Punch lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless. Dynamic Bolt is another attack lists 220 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, discard all Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is G.

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 ex. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 190 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Double Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and N-DESIGN Inc. illustrated this one. 197 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads N-DESIGN Inc.. I count 68 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldea Evolved set binder is where a full Paldea Evolved 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.