Pikachu 35/108 · Evolutions

Pikachu is Pokédex #025, generation 1 (Kanto). Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 12. The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Pikachu sits at 35/108 in Evolutions, position 35 of 113. Before it is 34 Gyarados, and after it is 36 Raichu. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on November 2, 2016. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 113 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Gnaw lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Thunder Jolt is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It has small electric sacs on both its cheeks. If threatened, it looses electric charges from the sacs."

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. Both list the rarity Common. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Evolutions set binder is where a full Evolutions 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 and Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.