Pikachu (SVP Promo 101)

Pikachu   ピカチュウ Pikachu

Illus. Jiro Sasumo

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Pikachu Type Lightning HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion SVP Black Star Promos English card no. 101 Japanese expansion SV-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 120/SV-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 is one of the SVP Black Star Promos.

Card text

Scrappy Spark [create category] げきとうスパーク 30+

Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 more damage for each heads.

Pokédex data

Pikachu - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
0025	1'4" (0.4 m)	13.2 lbs. (6.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
When it is angered, it immediately discharges the energy stored in the pouches in its cheeks.
両頬には 電気を 溜めこむ 袋がある。 怒ると 溜めこんだ 電気を 一気に 放ってくる。

Release information

This card was first released as one of the SV-P Promotional cards for distribution in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Thailand, to coincide with the 2023 World Championships. It was given out between August 1 to 31, 2023 as a participation reward at Pokémon Card Gym events held during this period. This card's print has the 2023 World Championships logo on the bottom right corner of the artwork.

This card was later reprinted in English for release in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong, to coincide with the 2023-24 season of the Pokémon TCG Asia Championship Series. This release features the Pokémon TCG Asia Championship Series 2023-24 logo on the bottom right corner of the artwork. The English print was distributed outside of Asia for Play! Pokémon events held in November to celebrate the 2024 Pokémon TCG Championship Series. This print features the Play! Pokémon logo on the bottom right corner of the artwork, and was also distributed as a Pokémon Trading Card Game Live code.

In Japan, this card was distributed as a participation prize for Pokémon Card Gym events held between September 2, 2023 and February 29, 2024.

Trivia

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Scarlet.

References

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