Pikachu 52/196 · Lost Origin

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 52/196 in Lost Origin, position 52 of 217. Before it is 51 Glastrier, and after it is 53 Raichu. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on September 9, 2022. The printed size is 196. This checklist is longer, at 217 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

Pika Dash is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon has any Energy attached, it has no Retreat Cost. The attack Whimsy Tackle lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. 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 F.

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 kurumitsu illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads kurumitsu. I count 33 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Lost Origin set binder is where a full Lost Origin 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.