Pikachu & Zekrom-GX SM168/248 · SM Black Star Promos

SM Black Star Promos is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on 3 February 2017. The printed size is 248. This checklist is longer, at 251 cards. Pikachu & Zekrom-GX is SM168/248, in position 171 of 251 on this checklist. Before it is SM167 Celebi & Venusaur-GX, and after it is SM169 Eevee & Snorlax-GX. The listed rarity is Promo.

Pikachu & Zekrom-GX is a Basic TAG TEAM GX Lightning Pokémon with 240 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto) and Zekrom (#644), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

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 is named Pikachu, while this one is Pikachu & Zekrom-GX. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 240 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 3. 207 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP. Zekrom (#644) has 36 cards in the catalog.

The attack Full Blitz lists 150 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning. Search your deck for up to 3 Lightning Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Tag Bolt-GX is another attack lists 200 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning. If this Pokémon has at least 3 extra Lightning Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack's cost), this attack does 170 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: TAG TEAM rule: When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for SM Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SM Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pikachu and Zekrom can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto) and Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are All Pikachu cards. I still need this card.