Pikachu V SWSH063/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

SWSH Black Star Promos is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 15 November 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. Pikachu V is SWSH063/307, in position 63 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH062 Pikachu VMAX, and after it is SWSH064 Eternatus V. The listed rarity is Promo.

Pikachu V is a Basic V Lightning Pokémon with 190 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pikachu (#025), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Raichu, Raichu (#026) under evolves to.

Ryota Murayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 55 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 is named Pikachu, while this one is Pikachu V. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 190 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ryota Murayama illustrated this one. 197 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Pika Ball lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning. Circle Circuit is another attack lists 30× damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. This attack does 30 damage for each of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for SWSH Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SWSH 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.