Pikachu 20/108 · Roaring Skies

Roaring Skies is a set in the XY series. It was released on May 6, 2015. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 112 cards. Pikachu is 20/108, in position 20 of 112 on this checklist. Before it is 19 Pelipper, and after it is 21 Voltorb. 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.

Naoki Saito illustrated this card. The same name is on 270 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 Naoki Saito illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Tail Whip lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can't attack during your opponent's next turn. Electro Ball is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It raises its tail to check its surroundings. The tail is sometimes struck by lightning in this pose."

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