Pikachu SWSH039/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

Pikachu is Pokédex #025, generation 1 (Kanto). Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Pikachu sits at SWSH039/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos, position 39 of 304. Before it is SWSH038 Kangaskhan, and after it is SWSH040 Hatenna. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 15 November 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Tail Whip lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't attack. Pika Bolt is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Pikachu that can generate powerful electricity have cheek sacs that are extra soft and super stretchy." The regulation mark is D.

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 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Hitoshi Ariga illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hitoshi Ariga. I count 155 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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