Pikachu (Evolving Skies 49)

Pikachu   ピカチュウ Pikachu

Illus. chibi

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Pikachu Type Lightning HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Evolving Skies Rarity English card no. 049/203 Japanese expansion Eevee Heroes Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 026/069 Japanese Deck Start Deck 100 Japanese card no. 127/414 Expansion McDonald's Collection 2022 English card no. 7/15 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 part of the Evolving Skies expansion.

Card text

Energize たいでん

Attach a Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon.

Electro Ball エレキボール 30

Pokédex data

Pikachu - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
025	1'4" (0.4 m)	13.2 lbs. (6.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
When Pikachu meet, they'll touch their tails together and exchange electricity through them as a form of greeting.
おたがいの しっぽを くっつけて 電気を 流しあうのが ピカチュウ 同士の 挨拶だ。

Release information

This card was included in the Evolving Skies expansion, first released in the Japanese Eevee Heroes subset. It was reprinted in the Japanese Start Deck 100; Mirror Holofoil and Non Holofoil versions were available in different decks. It was reprinted again as a Confetti Holofoil in the McDonald's Collection 2022. A Non Holofoil version, featuring a Pikachu jack-o'-lantern stamp in the bottom right corner of the artwork, was available in the Trick or Trade BOOster Bundle from September 1, 2022. A Reverse Holofoil version of the card with a Pokémon League stamp in the bottom right corner of the artwork was given out at events in Australia and New Zealand.

Trivia

Origin

Electro Ball is a move in the Pokémon games that Pikachu can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Shield.

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