Pikachu 65/202 · Sword & Shield

Sword & Shield is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 7, 2020. The printed size is 202. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Pikachu is 65/202, in position 65 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 64 Frosmoth, and after it is 66 Raichu. The listed rarity is Common.

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.

Ryuta Fuse illustrated this card. The same name is on 98 other cards in the catalog.

Pikachu (#025) has 212 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 89 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. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ryuta Fuse illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Charge lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Electro Ball is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Pikachu that can generate powerful electricity have cheek sacs that are extra soft and super stretchy." The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for Sword & Shield, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Sword & Shield 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.