Pikachu 88/102 · Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 1, 2023. The printed size is 102. This checklist is longer, at 165 cards. Pikachu is 88/102, in position 88 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 87 Sprigatito ex, and after it is 89 Feraligatr. The listed rarity is Promo.

Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto).

saino misaki illustrated this card. The same name is on 36 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 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and saino misaki illustrated this one. 170 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Growl lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon's attacks do 20 less damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Pika Bolt is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is 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.

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