Pikachu 27/53 · Wizards Black Star Promos

Pikachu is Pokédex #025, generation 1 (Kanto). Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 30 HP. The card lists level 5. The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Pikachu sits at 27/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos, position 27 of 53. Before it is 26 Pikachu, and after it is 28 Surfing Pikachu. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on 1 July 1999. The printed size is 53, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Thundershock lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Agility is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Pikachu. Weakness is Fighting ×2. 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 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 30 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 212 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuko Nishida. I count 408 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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