Pikachu-EX XY124/211 · XY Black Star Promos

XY Black Star Promos is a set in the XY series. It was released on October 12, 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Pikachu-EX is XY124/211, in position 125 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY123 Venusaur-EX, and after it is XY125 Mewtwo-EX. The listed rarity is Promo.

Pikachu-EX is a Basic EX Lightning Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Megumi Mizutani illustrated this card. The same name is on 133 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 is named Pikachu, while this one is Pikachu-EX. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Megumi Mizutani illustrated this one. 210 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Iron Tail lists 30× damage. The cost is Colorless. Overspark is another attack lists 50× damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

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