Pikachu ex 179/131 · Prismatic Evolutions

Prismatic Evolutions is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 17 January 2025. The printed size is 131. This checklist is longer, at 180 cards. Pikachu ex is 179/131, in position 179 of 180 on this checklist. Before it is 178 Walking Wake ex, and after it is 180 Terapagos ex. The collector number is above the printed set size of 131. The listed rarity is Hyper Rare.

Pikachu ex is a Basic Tera ex Lightning Pokémon with 200 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

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 ex. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 200 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Hyper Rare. 201 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

Resolute Heart is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon has full HP and would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, it is not Knocked Out, and its remaining HP becomes 10. The attack Topaz Bolt lists 300 damage. The cost is Grass, Lightning, Metal. Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's). The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is H.

I keep a set binder for Prismatic Evolutions, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Prismatic Evolutions 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 and Tera Pokémon. I still need this card.