Pachirisu 35/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Diamond & Pearl is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 May 2007. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. Pachirisu is 35/130, in position 35 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 34 Noctowl, and after it is 36 Purugly. The listed rarity is Rare.

Pachirisu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 23. In the Pokédex this is Pachirisu (#417), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Pachirisu (#417) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2025. The earliest other card is Pachirisu DP04/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Pachirisu list a different HP.

The attack Minor Errand-Running lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a basic Energy card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Thunder Jolt is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If tails, Pachirisu does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting +20. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It makes fur balls that crackle with static electricity. It stores them with berries in tree holes."

I keep a set binder for Diamond & Pearl, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Diamond & Pearl set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pachirisu can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Pikachu's friends and Berries and fruit. I still need this card.