Pikachu (XY Promo 202)

Pikachu LV.13
ピカチュウ Pikachu
Lightning
PikachuXYPromo259.jpg
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Pikachu
Type Lightning
HP 50
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
Metal-20
retreat cost
 
English expansion XY Black Star Promos
English card no. XY202
Japanese expansion XY-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 259/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 is one of the XY-P Promotional cards.

Card text

  Charge
じゅうでん
Search your deck for a   Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
    Thunderbolt
10まんボルト
70
Discard all Energy attached to this Pokémon.


Pokédex data

Pikachu - Mouse Pokémon
No. Height Weight
025 1'04" (0.4 m) 13.2 lbs. (6.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
なんびきかが あつまっていると そこに もうれつな でんきが たまり いなずまが おちることがあるという。


Release information

In Japan, this card was one of five XY-P Promotional cards included in special packs of Mini Egg Pan and Mini Melon Pan available starting September 1, 2016. The Daiichi Pan Pokémon Pan logo is printed on the top right of the artwork. It is one of two cards in the promotion to feature an Original Era inspired layout, commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the TCG.

In other countries, it was given to players who attended Pokémon leagues during Evolutions season 1.

Trivia

Origin

Charge and Thunderbolt are both moves in the Pokémon games that Pikachu can learn, the former as a Pichu via breeding. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon LeafGreen. This card is based on one of the Wizards Black Star promotional Pikachu.


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