Pikachu V 170/185 · Vivid Voltage

Vivid Voltage is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 13, 2020. The printed size is 185. This checklist is longer, at 203 cards. Pikachu V is 170/185, in position 170 of 203 on this checklist. Before it is 169 Galarian Darmanitan V, and after it is 171 Ampharos V. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Pikachu V is a Basic V Lightning Pokémon with 190 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Saki Hayashiro illustrated this card. The same name is on 40 other cards in the catalog.

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 is named Pikachu, while this one is Pikachu V. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 190 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Rare Ultra. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Saki Hayashiro illustrated this one. 197 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Charge lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Search your deck for up to 2 Lightning Energy cards and attach them to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Thunderbolt is another attack lists 200 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Discard all Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is D.

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