Pikachu TG05/30 · Lost Origin Trainer Gallery

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 TG05/30 in Lost Origin Trainer Gallery, position 5 of 30. Before it is TG04 Chandelure, and after it is TG06 Gengar. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on September 9, 2022. The printed size is 30, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Trainer Gallery Rare Holo.

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 "Possesses cheek sacs in which it stores electricity. This clever forest-dweller roasts tough berries with an electric shock before consuming them." The regulation mark is F.

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 Trainer Gallery Rare Holo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Atsushi Furusawa illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsushi Furusawa. I count 45 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Lost Origin Trainer Gallery set binder is where a full Lost Origin Trainer Gallery 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, Trainer Gallery, and Berries and fruit. I still need this card.