Pikachu 62/193 · Paldea Evolved

Paldea Evolved is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 9 June 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. Pikachu is 62/193, in position 62 of 279 on this checklist. Before it is 61 Chien-Pao ex, and after it is 63 Pikachu ex. The listed rarity is Common.

Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto).

OKACHEKE illustrated this card. The same name is on 59 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 lists 40 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and OKACHEKE illustrated this one. 170 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Growl lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon's attacks do 20 less damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Pika Bolt is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When it is angered, it immediately discharges the energy stored in the pouches in its cheeks." The regulation mark is G.

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