Pikachu V-UNION (SWSH Promo 139)

Pikachu

ピカチュウV-UNION PikachuV-UNION

Evolution stage

Pokémon V-UNION
Play all four cards at the same time

Card name

Pikachu V-UNION

Type

Lightning

HP

300

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no.	SWSH139 (Top Left)
Japanese expansion	25th Anniversary Collection
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	025/028 (Top Left)

English expansion	SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no.	SWSH140 (Top Right)
Japanese expansion	25th Anniversary Collection
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	026/028 (Top Right)

English expansion	SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no.	SWSH141 (Bottom Left)
Japanese expansion	25th Anniversary Collection
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	027/028 (Bottom Left)

English expansion	SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no.	SWSH142 (Bottom Right)
Japanese expansion	25th Anniversary Collection
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	028/028 (Bottom Right)

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

Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウV-UNION PikachuV-UNION) is a Lightning-type Pokémon V-UNION card. It is one of the SWSH Black Star Promos.

Card text

Once per game during your turn, combine 4 different Pikachu V-UNION from your discard pile and put them onto your Bench.

	Union Gain ユニオンゲイン

Attach up to 2 Energy cards from your discard pile to this Pokémon.

	Shocking Shock ビリビリショック	120

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

	Disconnect でんじしょうがい	150

During your opponent's next turn, they can't play any Item cards from their hand.

	Electro Ball Together みんなでエレキボール	250

When your Pokémon V-UNION is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.

Release information

All four parts of this Pokémon were released as SWSH Black Star Promos in the Celebrations Special Collection—Pikachu V-UNION from October 8, 2021. A composite Jumbo card was also included in the collection. In Japan, the cards were available individually in the 25th Anniversary Collection subset.

Trivia

The full illustration comprises twenty-five Pikachu created by twenty-five different artists, showcasing the range of approaches featured in the TCG as it celebrated its 25th anniversary. The artists and each Pikachu they illustrated are detailed below. A section of the Japanese Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website promoting the subset ahead of its release featured comments from each of the contributing artists.^[1]