Pikachu 101/102 · Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 1 January 2023. The printed size is 102. This checklist is longer, at 165 cards. Pikachu is 101/102, in position 101 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 100 Grafaiai ex, and after it is 102 Oddish. The listed rarity is Promo.

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

Jiro Sasumo illustrated this card. The same name is on 29 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. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Jiro Sasumo illustrated this one. 170 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Scrappy Spark lists 30+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 more damage for each heads. 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 Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos 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.