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Pikachu LV.16
ピカチュウ Pikachu

Unnumbered Promotional print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

60

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Wizards Black Star Promos
English card no.	1
Japanese expansion	Unnumbered Promotional cards

TCG GB1 set	Promotional Card
TCG GB1 ID	P04
TCG GB2 set	Promotion Card
TCG GB2 ID	P11

Japanese expansion	Unnumbered Promotional cards

Japanese Deck Kit	Intro Pack
Japanese Deck	Bulbasaur Deck
Japanese card no.	40

TCG GB1 set	Promotional Card
TCG GB1 ID	P05
TCG GB2 set	Promotion Card
TCG GB2 ID	P12

Japanese expansion	XY-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	281/XY-P

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウ Pikachu) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the Wizards Black Star Promos.

Card text

Wizards Black Star Promo print

	Growl なきごえ

If the Defending Pokémon attacks Pikachu during your opponent's next turn, any damage done by the attack is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). (Benching either Pokémon ends this effect.)

	Thundershock でんきショック	20

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Pokédex data (Wizards Black Star Promo print)

Pikachu - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
025	1'4" (0.4 m)	13 lbs. (6 kg)
Pokédex entry
When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity could build and cause lightning storms.
ほっぺたの両側に小さい電気袋をもつ。ピンチのときに放電する。

XY-P Promotional print

	Growl なきごえ

During your opponent's next turn, any damage done by attacks from the Defending Pokémon is reduced by 10 (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

	Thunder Shock でんきショック	20

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Pokédex data (XY-P Promotional print)

Pikachu - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
025	1'04" (0.4 m)	13.2 lbs. (6.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
ほっぺたのりょうがわにちいさいでんきぶくろをもつ。ピンチのときにほうでんする。

Release information

This card was released as a Wizards Black Star Promo through the Pokémon League in July 1999. In Japan, it was first available as an Unnumbered Promotional card on a two-card insert alongside Jigglypuff in the November 1996 issue of CoroCoro Comic, released on October 15, 1996. This print uses glossy card stock and incorrectly credits Ken Sugimori as the illustrator. It was reprinted and included in copies of Easily Understand How to Play Pokémon Cards, released on November 30, 1996. This print updates the illustrator to the correct Keiji Kinebuchi and uses regular card stock.

It was reprinted as another Japanese Unnumbered Promotional card with different artwork by Ken Sugimori and was available through a Toyota Auto Campaign between October and December 1997. This card, along with Arcanine, came sealed in a card booklet presented to visitors at participating dealerships. It was subsequently reprinted in the Intro Pack as part of the Bulbasaur Deck.

A mail-in prize draw offering another glossy copy of the original print was published in the October 1998 issue of CoroCoro Comic, released on September 15, 1998. People wishing to enter the prize draw were required to affix the application ticket on the bottom left of the article page to a postcard and send it to Shogakukan. Two thousand winners were sent a set of four cards mounted on two plain sheets: Pikachu and Jigglypuff on one; Meowth and Brock's Onix on the other. This print credits Keiji Kinebuchi as the illustrator, allowing it to be distinguished from the original print. An English version on glossy Japanese card stock was also available on a two-card insert alongside Jigglypuff in the Spring 1999 issue of Hyper CoroCoro, released on March 1, 1999. This print features a gray star symbol with a yellow "PROMO" superimposed on it, similar to the Black Star promotional cards released outside Japan.

A Portuguese version of the Wizards Black Star Promo print was included in the Pikachu World Collection, available to purchase exclusively at Pokémon Park 2000 held at Sydney University, Sydney, Australia from September 12 to October 4, 2000. This print features a gold foil Pikachu tail stamp opposite the Black Star Promo symbol. English versions of the Wizards Black Star Promo print with a 1st Edition stamp were given to winners of the Pokémon Trading Card Game League Create-a-Card Activity in March 2001^[1]; these had previously been included in limited quantities in 1st Edition Jungle booster packs.

It was reprinted again in Japan as a XY-P Promotional card, using a layout resembling that of the Original Era print in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the TCG. It was available as part of the Trade Please Campaign 20th, which began on September 16, 2016 for as long as stocks lasted. Customers visiting participating Pokémon Centers, Pokémon Stores, and Pokémon Store Outlets, as well as those attending the 20th Anniversary Festa venues in October, could trade 20 Pokémon TCG cards featuring a classic reverse (those released during the Original and Neo Eras) with a member of staff for one of two "courses" whilst saying the secret password "Trade Please!". The "A Course" included this card and a reprint of the Trade Please! promotional card available during the original campaign in 1998. The "B Course" included a Charizard card and the Trade Please! card. Only one trade could be completed per day.

Gallery

Wizards Black Star Promo print
Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi

Unnumbered Promotional print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

XY-P Promotional print
Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi

Pikachu World Collection 2000 print
Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi

TCG GB1 Promotional Card sprite (P04)

TCG GB2 Promotion Card sprite (P11)

TCG GB1 Promotional Card sprite (P05)

TCG GB2 Promotion Card sprite (P12)

Trivia

The initial Japanese CoroCoro print, together with Jigglypuff, were the first Pokémon TCG cards released, available five days before the release of Expansion Pack on October 20, 1996.
The English print is commonly known as Ivy Pikachu in reference to the background design of the illustration.
A small number of the English print with a 1st Edition symbol was available in the 1st Edition release of Jungle. For many years, this was assumed to have been an error; however, the emergence of a prototype Jungle booster pack, together with preliminary images showcasing the upcoming North American release of the expansion in Volume 2 of the Japanese publication Pokémon Card Trainers, suggest this was intentional. Both booster packs include similar text on the Poké Ball graphic not present on final 1st Edition Jungle packs: "Capture the rare Pikachu card! Look on inside wrapper!". On June 7th, 2021, Twitch user murkd_ opened three Jungle packs on stream which each contained three 1st Edition Ivy Pikachu cards (9 total). Each filled the pack's usual uncommon card slots.^[2]

Origin

Growl and ThunderShock are both moves in the Pokémon games that Pikachu can learn. This card's Wizards Black Star Promo English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green. This card's XY-P Promotional Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Y.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

[1] Wizards of the Coast Illustration Contests

[2] INSANE!!! Rarest Pokémon Cards Were Pulled?! First Time In History!

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+|jname=ピカチュウ
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+|image=PikachuWizardsPromo1.jpg
-image=PikachuWizardsPromo1.jpg |
+|caption={{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}} print<br>Illus. [[Keiji Kinebuchi]]
-caption={{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}} print<br>Illus. [[Keiji Kinebuchi]] |
+|reprints=3
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-recaption1={{wp|Toyota}} Auto promo print<br>Illus. [[Ken Sugimori]] |
+|reprint2=PikachuXYPromo281.jpg
-species=Pikachu |
+|recaption2={{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promotional}} print<br>Illus. [[Keiji Kinebuchi]]
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+{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Lightning|gbset={{GB|1|Promotional Card}}|gbid=P04|gb2set={{GB|2|Promotion Card}}|gb2id=P11}}
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-{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Lightning|gbset={{GB|1|Promotional Card}}|gbid=P05|gb2set={{GB|2|Promotional}}|gb2id=P12}}
+{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Lightning|gbset={{GB|1|Promotional Card}}|gbid=P05|gb2set={{GB|2|Promotion Card}}|gb2id=P12}}
+{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Lightning|jpexpansion={{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards}}|jpcardno=281/XY-P}}
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-'''Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''ピカチュウ''' ''Pikachu'') is a {{ct|Lightning}} Basic Pokémon card. It was released as a promotional card.
+'''Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''ピカチュウ''' ''Pikachu'') is a {{ct|Lightning}} Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos}}.
 ==Card text==
-{{TCGAttack |
+===Wizards Black Star Promo print===
-type=Lightning |
+{{Cardtext/Header|type=Lightning}}
-position=Top |
+{{Cardtext/Attack
-cost={{e|Colorless}} |
+|type=Lightning
-name=Growl |
+|cost={{e|Colorless}}
-jname=なきごえ |
+|name=Growl
-jtrans=Cry |
+|jname=なきごえ
-damage= |
+|jtrans=Cry
-effect=If the Defending Pokémon attacks {{tt|Pikachu|this Pokémon}} during your opponent's next turn, any damage done by the attack is reduced by 10 ''(after applying Weakness and Resistance)''. ''(Benching either Pokémon ends this effect.)'' |
+|damage=
+|effect=If the Defending Pokémon attacks {{tt|Pikachu|this Pokémon}} during your opponent's next turn, any damage done by the attack is reduced by 10 ''(after applying Weakness and Resistance)''. ''(Benching either Pokémon ends this effect.)''
 }}
-{{TCGAttack |
+{{Cardtext/Attack
-type=Lightning |
+|type=Lightning
-position=Bottom |
+|cost={{e|Lightning}}{{e|Lightning}}
-cost={{e|Lightning}}{{e|Lightning}} |
+|name=Thundershock
-name=Thundershock |
+|namecategory=Thunder Shock
-jname=でんきショック |
+|jname=でんきショック
-jtrans=Electric Shock |
+|jtrans=Electric Shock
-damage=20 |
+|damage=20
-effect=Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
+|effect=Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Paralyzed}}.
 }}
+{{Cardtext/Footer}}
-===Pokédex data===
+====Pokédex data (Wizards Black Star Promo print)====
-{{Carddex |
+{{Carddex
-type=Lightning |
+|type=Lightning
-name=Pikachu |
+|name=Pikachu
-species=Mouse |
+|species=Mouse
-ndex=25 |
+|ndex=25
-height=1'4" |
+|height=1'4"
-jheight=0.4 |
+|jheight=0.4
-weight=13 |
+|weight=13
-jweight=6 |
+|jweight=6
-dex=When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity could build and cause lightning storms. |
+|dex=When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity could build and cause lightning storms.
-jdex=ほっぺたの両側に小さい電気袋をもつ。ピンチのときに放電する。 |
+|jdex=ほっぺたの両側に小さい電気袋をもつ。ピンチのときに放電する。
-transdex=It has small electric sacs on both cheeks. If threatened, it looses electric charges from the sacs. |
+|transdex=It has small electric sacs on both cheeks. If threatened, it looses electric charges from the sacs.
+}}
+===XY-P Promotional print===
+{{Cardtext/Header|type=Lightning}}
+{{Cardtext/Attack
+|type=Lightning
+|cost={{e|Colorless}}
+|name=Growl
+|jname=なきごえ
+|jtrans=Cry
+|damage=
+|effect=During your opponent's next turn, any damage done by attacks from the Defending Pokémon is reduced by 10 ''(before applying Weakness and Resistance)''.
+}}
+{{Cardtext/Attack
+|type=Lightning
+|cost={{e|Lightning}}{{e|Lightning}}
+|name=Thunder Shock
+|jname=でんきショック
+|jtrans=Electric Shock
+|damage=20
+|effect=Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now {{TCG|Paralyzed}}.
+}}
+{{Cardtext/Footer}}
+====Pokédex data (XY-P Promotional print)====
+{{Carddex
+|type=Lightning
+|name=Pikachu
+|species=Mouse
+|ndex=025
+|height=1'04"
+|jheight=0.4
+|weight=13.2
+|jweight=6.0
+|transdex=It has small electric sacs on both cheeks. If threatened, it looses electric charges from the sacs.
+|jdex=ほっぺたの りょうがわに ちいさい でんきぶくろを もつ。ピンチのときに ほうでんする。
 }}
 ==Release information==
-This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it came with ''Easily Understand How to Play Pokémon Card'', released in October 1996. It was reprinted on glossy card stock and available as an insert with the November 1996 issue of [[CoroCoro]] Comic. It was reprinted again in the {{TCG|Intro Pack}}. The English version of the card was released through the first Pokémon card leagues in July 1999.<br>
+This card was released as a {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}} through the {{TCG|Pokémon League}} in July 1999. In Japan, it was first available as an {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional card}} on a two-card insert alongside {{TCG ID|CoroCoro|Jigglypuff|promo}} in the November 1996 issue of ''[[CoroCoro]] Comic'', released on October 15, 1996. This print uses glossy card stock and incorrectly credits [[Ken Sugimori]] as the illustrator. It was reprinted and included in copies of ''Easily Understand How to Play Pokémon Cards'', released on November 30, 1996. This print updates the illustrator to the correct [[Keiji Kinebuchi]] and uses regular card stock.
-In Japan, this card was reprinted with alternate artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]] and was available through a {{wp|Toyota}} Auto campaign in October 1997. This reprint was never released in English.
+It was reprinted as another Japanese Unnumbered Promotional card with different artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]] and was available through a {{wp|Toyota}} Auto Campaign between October and December 1997. This card, along with {{TCG ID|Toyota|Arcanine|promo}}, came sealed in a card booklet presented to visitors at participating dealerships. It was subsequently reprinted in the {{TCG|Intro Pack}} as part of the Bulbasaur Deck.
+A mail-in prize draw offering another glossy copy of the original print was published in the October 1998 issue of ''CoroCoro Comic'', released on September 15, 1998. People wishing to enter the prize draw were required to affix the application ticket on the bottom left of the article page to a postcard and send it to [[Shogakukan]]. Two thousand winners were sent a set of four cards mounted on two plain sheets: Pikachu and Jigglypuff on one; {{TCG ID|CoroCoro|Meowth|promo}} and {{TCG ID|CoroCoro|Brock's Onix|promo}} on the other. This print credits Keiji Kinebuchi as the illustrator, allowing it to be distinguished from the original print. An English version on glossy Japanese card stock was also available on a two-card insert alongside Jigglypuff in the Spring 1999 issue of ''Hyper CoroCoro'', released on March 1, 1999. This print features a gray star symbol with a yellow "PROMO" superimposed on it, similar to the Black Star promotional cards released outside Japan.
+A Portuguese version of the Wizards Black Star Promo print was included in the {{TCG|Pikachu World Collection 2000|Pikachu World Collection}}, available to purchase exclusively at Pokémon Park 2000 held at Sydney University, Sydney, Australia from September 12 to October 4, 2000. This print features a gold foil Pikachu tail stamp opposite the Black Star Promo symbol. English versions of the Wizards Black Star Promo print with a {{TCG|1st Edition}} stamp were given to winners of the {{DL|Illustration contests|Pokémon Trading Card Game League Create-a-Card Activity}} in March 2001<ref>[https://pokumon.com/wizards-illustration-contests/ Wizards of the Coast Illustration Contests]</ref>; these had previously been included in limited quantities in 1st Edition {{TCG|Jungle}} booster packs.
+It was reprinted again in Japan as a {{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promotional card}}, using a layout resembling that of the Original Era print in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the TCG. It was available as part of the Trade Please Campaign 20th, which began on September 16, 2016 for as long as stocks lasted. Customers visiting participating Pokémon Centers, Pokémon Stores, and Pokémon Store Outlets, as well as those attending the 20th Anniversary Festa venues in October, could trade 20 Pokémon TCG cards featuring a classic reverse (those released during the Original and Neo Eras) with a member of staff for one of two "courses" whilst saying the secret password "Trade Please!". The "A Course" included this card and a reprint of the {{TCG ID|XY-P Promo|Trade Please!|282}} promotional card available during the original campaign in 1998. The "B Course" included a {{TCG ID|XY-P Promo|Charizard|280}} card and the Trade Please! card. Only one trade could be completed per day.
 ===Gallery===
-{{TCGGallery |
+{{TCGGallery
-type=Lightning |
+|type=Lightning
-image1=PikachuWizardsPromo1.jpg |
+|image1=PikachuWizardsPromo1.jpg
-caption1={{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}} print<br>Illus. [[Keiji Kinebuchi]] |
+|caption1={{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}} print<br>Illus. [[Keiji Kinebuchi]]
-image2=100_025_PIKACHU16_T.jpg |
+|image2=PikachuToyotaPromo.jpg
-caption2=Toyota Auto promo print<br>Illus. [[Ken Sugimori]] |
+|caption2={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional}} print<br>Illus. [[Ken Sugimori]]
+|image3=PikachuXYPromo281.jpg
+|caption3={{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promotional}} print<br>Illus. [[Keiji Kinebuchi]]
+|image4=Pikachu World Collection 2000 Portuguese.jpg
+|set4=Pikachu World Collection 2000
+|illus4=Keiji Kinebuchi
+}}
+{{TCGGallery
+|type=Lightning
+|image1=TCG1 P04 Pikachu.png
+|size1=64px
+|caption1={{TCG GB1}} {{GB|1|Promotional Card}} sprite (P04)
+|image2=TCG2 P11 Pikachu.png
+|size2=64px
+|caption2={{TCG GB2}} {{GB|2|Promotion Card}} sprite (P11)
+}}
+{{TCGGallery
+|type=Lightning
+|image1=TCG1 P05 Pikachu.png
+|size1=64px
+|caption1={{TCG GB1}} {{GB|1|Promotional Card}} sprite (P05)
+|image2=TCG2 P12 Pikachu.png
+|size2=64px
+|caption2={{TCG GB2}} {{GB|2|Promotion Card}} sprite (P12)
 }}
 ==Trivia==
-*The version of the card released in English is commonly known as ''Ivy Pikachu'', referring to the background design of the illustration.
+*The initial Japanese ''CoroCoro'' print, together with {{TCG ID|CoroCoro|Jigglypuff|promo}}, were the first Pokémon TCG cards released, available five days before the release of {{TCG|Expansion Pack}} on October 20, 1996.
-*A small number of the English version of this card with a 1st Edition symbol was accidentally released along with the 1st Edition release of {{TCG|Jungle}} booster packs. This accident caused this card to be the only promotional card of any sort to have a 1st Edition release.
+*The English print is commonly known as ''Ivy Pikachu'' in reference to the background design of the illustration.
+*A small number of the English print with a {{TCG|1st Edition}} symbol was available in the 1st Edition release of {{TCG|Jungle}}. For many years, this was assumed to have been an error; however, the emergence of a prototype Jungle booster pack, together with preliminary images showcasing the upcoming North American release of the expansion in Volume 2 of the Japanese publication ''Pokémon Card Trainers'', suggest this was intentional. Both booster packs include similar text on the Poké Ball graphic not present on final 1st Edition Jungle packs: "Capture the rare Pikachu card! Look on inside wrapper!". On June 7th, 2021, Twitch user murkd_ opened three Jungle packs on stream which each contained three 1st Edition Ivy Pikachu cards (9 total). Each filled the pack's usual uncommon card slots.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-NZIN7f0ig INSANE!!! Rarest Pokémon Cards Were Pulled?! First Time In History!]</ref>
 ===Origin===
-{{m|Growl}} and {{m|ThunderShock}} are both [[move]]s in the [[Pokémon games]] that {{p|Pikachu}} can learn. This card's English [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, wheras the Japanese comes from {{game|Red and Green|s}}.
+{{m|Growl}} and {{m|ThunderShock}} are both [[move]]s in the [[Pokémon games]] that {{p|Pikachu}} can learn. This card's {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}} English [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, whereas the Japanese entry comes from {{game|Red and Green|s}}. This card's {{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promotional}} Pokédex entry comes from [[Pokémon X and Y|Pokémon Y]].
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 {{Project TCG notice}}
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 [[Category:Promotional cards]]
 [[Category:Intro Pack cards]]
+[[Category:XY-P Promotional cards]]
 [[Category:Illus. by Keiji Kinebuchi]]
 [[Category:Illus. by Ken Sugimori]]
-[[ja:ピカチュウLV.16 (プロモーションカード)]]
+[[de:Pikachu (Wizards Black Star Promos 1)]]
+[[es:Pikachu (WoTC Promo 1 TCG)]]
+[[fr:Pikachu (Promo Wizards 1)]]
+[[it:Pikachu (Wizards Promo 1)]]
 [[ja:ピカチュウ (イントロパック)]]