Pikachu
ピカチュウ Pikachu
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| For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.
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Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウ Pikachu) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the World Collection.
Card text
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| Greet your opponent. Then, each player draws a card.
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| Discard all Energy attached to Pikachu.
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Pokédex data
| Pikachu - Mouse Pokémon
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Height
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Weight
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| 025
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1'04" (0.4 m)
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13.2 lbs. (6.0 kg)
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| Pokédex entry
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| It raises its tail to check its surroundings. The tail is sometimes struck by lightning in this pose.
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| しっぽを たてて まわりの ようすを さぐっていると ときどき かみなりが しっぽに おちてくる。
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Release information
Released as part of the promotional World Collection, this card was printed in nine different languages: English, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Polish, and Portuguese. It was originally released in Japan on July 8, 2010 as part of the Pikachu World collection. 7-11 stores in Japan sold an exclusive Pikachu World that included an alternate Japanese print with a green background instead of blue. It was subsequently released as the World Collection in English in November 2010.
Trivia
- Many of the illustrations take inspiration from aspects of the respective language's country, such as the English, French, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese prints using colors of the countries' flags; additionally, the flowers on the Italian and Polish cards are actually arranged into the patterns on their respective flags.
- The English release keeps the same collection symbol as the Japanese Pikachu World release, despite the name change.
Origin
Thunderbolt is a move in the Pokémon games that Pikachu can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon SoulSilver.
