Pikachu 49/203 · Evolving Skies

Evolving Skies is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. Pikachu is 49/203, in position 49 of 237 on this checklist. Before it is 48 Arctovish V, and after it is 50 Raichu. The listed rarity is Common.

Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

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

The attack Energize lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Attach a Lightning Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon. Electro Ball is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When Pikachu meet, they'll touch their tails together and exchange electricity through them as a form of greeting." The regulation mark is E.

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