Pikachu 160/159 · Crown Zenith

Pikachu is Pokédex #025, generation 1 (Kanto). Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Pikachu sits at 160/159 in Crown Zenith, position 160 of 160. The card before it is 159 Metal Energy. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on January 20, 2023. The printed size is 159. This checklist is longer, at 160 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 159. The listed rarity is Rare Secret.

The attack Wild Charge lists 90 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. 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 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Rare Secret. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and You Iribi illustrated this one. 170 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads You Iribi. I count 50 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Crown Zenith set binder is where a full Crown Zenith 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.