Pikachu XY95/211 · XY Black Star Promos

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

Pikachu sits at XY95/211 in XY Black Star Promos, position 96 of 216. Before it is XY94 Trevenant, and after it is XY96 Umbreon. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on October 12, 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Let's Eat Together lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Heal 30 damage from both Active Pokémon. Quick Attack is another attack lists 10+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. 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. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kanako Eo illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kanako Eo. I count 99 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

XY Black Star Promos set binder is where a full XY 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.