Pikachu 87/130 · Base Set 2

Pikachu is Pokédex #025, generation 1 (Kanto). Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 12. The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Pikachu sits at 87/130 in Base Set 2, position 87 of 130. Before it is 86 Pidgey, and after it is 88 Poliwag. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on 24 February 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. 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, Pikachu does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity can cause lightning storms."

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). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 199 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.

Base Set 2 set binder is where a full Base Set 2 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.