Pikachu V 157/172 · Brilliant Stars

Brilliant Stars is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 25, 2022. The printed size is 172. This checklist is longer, at 186 cards. Pikachu V is 157/172, in position 157 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 156 Lumineon V, and after it is 158 Raichu 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.

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 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 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 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 197 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Lightning Blast lists 100+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. You may discard all Lightning Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 120 more damage. 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 F.

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