Pikachu GG30/70 · Crown Zenith Galarian 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 GG30/70 in Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery, position 30 of 70. Before it is GG29 Bidoof, and after it is GG31 Turtwig. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on January 20, 2023. The printed size is 70, 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 "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. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Trainer Gallery Rare Holo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery set binder is where a full Crown Zenith Galarian 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 and Trainer Gallery. I still need this card.