Pikachu SWSH234/307 · 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 is SWSH234/307, in position 234 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH233 Squirtle, and after it is SWSH235 Dragonite V. The listed rarity is Promo.

Pikachu is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 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 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 Ryota Murayama illustrated this one. 144 other cards of Pikachu list a different HP.

The attack Gift Delivery lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for an Item card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Pika Ball 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 F.

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.