Pikachu 39/99 · Next Destinies

Next Destinies is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on 8 February 2012. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. Pikachu is 39/99, in position 39 of 103 on this checklist. Before it is 38 Kyurem-EX, and after it is 40 Raichu. The listed rarity is Common.

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

Akira Komayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 239 other cards in the catalog.

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). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Thundershock lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Tail Whap is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It occasionally uses an electric shock to recharge a fellow Pikachu that is in a weakened state."

I keep a set binder for Next Destinies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Next Destinies 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.