Pikachu 26/53 · Wizards Black Star Promos

Wizards Black Star Promos is a set in the Base series. It was released on 1 July 1999. The printed size is 53, and the checklist is the same length. Pikachu is 26/53, in position 26 of 53 on this checklist. Before it is 25 Flying Pikachu, and after it is 27 Pikachu. The listed rarity is Promo.

Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 9. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Gakuji Nomoto illustrated Pikachu, and no other card in this catalog uses that name.

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). Both list 40 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Gakuji Nomoto illustrated this one. 199 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Scratch lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Thunderbolt is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Discard all Energy cards attached to Pikachu. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It uses its sensitive tail to sense its environment and has been known to react violently if its tail is grabbed."

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