It raises its tail to check its surroundings. The tail is sometimes struck by lightning in this pose.
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。
Release information
This card was originally released in Japan on July 8, 2010 as part of the Pikachu World 2010 collection. It was printed in nine different languages: English, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Polish and Portuguese. Each print is a Cosmos Holofoil and has an illustration by a different artist. 7-11 stores in Japan sold an exclusive Pikachu World 2010 collection 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.
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 set symbol as the Japanese Pikachu World 2010 release, despite the name change.