Pikachu SWSH153/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

SWSH Black Star Promos is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 15, 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. Pikachu is SWSH153/307, in position 153 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH152 Professor's Research, and after it is SWSH154 Dragonite V. The listed rarity is Promo.

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.

sowsow illustrated this card. The same name is on 104 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 lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and sowsow illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Thunder Shock lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. 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 D.

I keep a set binder for SWSH Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SWSH Black Star Promos 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 and sowsow cards. I still need this card.