Detective Pikachu SM190/248 · SM Black Star Promos

Pikachu is Pokédex #025, generation 1 (Kanto). Detective Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Detective Pikachu sits at SM190/248 in SM Black Star Promos, position 193 of 251. Before it is SM189 Blastoise-GX, and after it is SM191 Mewtwo & Mew-GX. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on 3 February 2017. The printed size is 248. This checklist is longer, at 251 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Coffee Break lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. Corkscrew Punch is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "He was the partner of Tim's father, Harry, who has gone missing. This Pikachu loves the dark coffee at the Hi-Hat Cafe."

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 Detective Pikachu. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Framestore illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 209 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Framestore. I count 10 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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