Pikachu V SWSH198/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

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

Pikachu V sits at SWSH198/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos, position 198 of 304. Before it is SWSH197 Glaceon VSTAR, and after it is SWSH199 Lycanroc V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 15, 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

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.

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 Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 197 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

SWSH Black Star Promos set binder is where a full SWSH Black Star Promos 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. I still need this card.