Pikachu 173/165 · 151

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

Pikachu sits at 173/165 in 151, position 173 of 207. Before it is 172 Caterpie, and after it is 174 Nidoking. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 165. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Charge lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Search your deck for a Basic Lightning Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Pika Punch is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When it is angered, it immediately discharges the energy stored in the pouches in its cheeks." 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 lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Illustration Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Hiroyuki Yamamoto illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hiroyuki Yamamoto. I count 3 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

151 set binder is where a full 151 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.