Pikachu (Temporal Forces 51)

Pikachu  
ピカチュウ Pikachu
Lightning
PikachuSVPromo153.jpg
Traditional Chinese SV-P Promotional print
Illus. aspara
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Pikachu
Type Lightning
HP 70
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Temporal Forces
Rarity Common
English card no. 051/162
Japanese expansion Cyber Judge
Japanese rarity C
Japanese card no. 023/071
Japanese expansion SV-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 216/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 was first released as part of the Temporal Forces expansion.

Card text

Lightning
Random Spark
でんじスパーク
This attack does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Pokédex data

0025
1'4" (0.4 m)
13.2 lbs. (6.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity can build and cause lightning storms.
何匹かが 集まっていると そこに 猛烈な 電気が 溜まり 稲妻が 落ちることがあるという。

Release information

This card was included in the Temporal Forces expansion, first released in the Japanese Cyber Judge expansion.

In Indonesia, this card was reprinted as a Mirror Holofoil SV-P Promotional card and was included in 2-pack "Special Set" blisters for the Indonesian-exclusive Ace Paradox expansion, which launched on March 29, 2024. The Indonesian SV-P Promotional print features the Ace Paradox ("Paradoks Andalan") set logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork.

This card was also reprinted as a Japanese Mirror Holofoil SV-P Promotional card, and was one of six that could be found in Pokémon Card Summer Is Here! Promo Card Get Campaign! Promo Card Packs. Starting August 8, 2024, Pokémon Center Online customers would have three Promo Card Packs added to their basket for every eligible booster box purchased in a transaction. From August 10, 2024, customers would receive a Promo Card Pack for every ten eligible booster packs purchased in a transaction at physical stores. Participating locations included Pokémon Centers, Pokémon Stores, Pokémon Card Gyms, and temporary Pokémon Center Branches at Matsumoto PARCO and Amu Plaza Oita. Eligible products included all Scarlet & Violet Era expansions and subsets from Scarlet ex/Violet ex through to Stellar Miracle. The campaign ran for as long as stocks lasted.[1]

In Taiwan and Hong Kong, a Full Art SV-P Promotional print with artwork by aspara was included in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Traditional Chinese Version 5th Anniversary Premium Card Set, released on November 1, 2024, in commemoration with the 5th anniversary of the Pokémon Trading Card Game in those countries.[2][3] The release was delayed from October 25, 2024, due to Typhoon Krathon.[4][5]

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Regular print
Illus. kodama
PikachuSVPromo153.jpg
Traditional Chinese SV-P Promotional print
Illus. aspara
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Random Spark is an attack that first appeared on Magnemite from EX Dragon. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Violet.

References


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