Pikachu 71/99 · Arceus

Pikachu is Pokédex #025, generation 1 (Kanto). Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 17. The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Pikachu sits at 71/99 in Arceus, position 71 of 111. Before it is 70 Omanyte, and after it is 72 Ponyta. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on 4 November 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Pika Ball lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Mega Shot is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Discard all Lightning Energy attached to Pikachu and then choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting +10. Resistance is Metal -20. 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."

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 sui illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads sui. I count 194 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Arceus set binder is where a full Arceus 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.