Pikachu V-UNION (SWSH Promo 139)

Pikachu V-UNION  
ピカチュウV-UNION PikachuV-UNION
Lightning
PikachuV-UNIONSWSHPromo139.jpg
 
Evolution stage
025Pikachu.png Pokémon V-UNION
Play all four cards at the same time
Card name Pikachu V-UNION
Type Lightning
HP 300
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
  
English expansion SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no. SWSH139 (Top Left)
Japanese expansion 25th Anniversary Collection
Japanese rarity RRR
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 RRR
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 RRR
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 RRR
Japanese card no. 028/028 (Bottom Right)
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

PikachuV-UNION (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

 
How to play a Pokémon V-UNION
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 [create category]
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 [create category]
みんなでエレキボール
250
 
V-UNION rule
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]

  Illus.
5ban Graphics
  Illus.
Taira Akitsu
  Illus.
Hitoshi Ariga
  Illus.
Mitsuhiro Arita
  Illus.
AKIRA EGAWA
  Illus.
Kouichi Ooyama
  Illus.
kawayoo
  Illus.
Naoyo Kimura
  Illus.
kirisAki
  Illus.
Tomokazu Komiya
  Illus.
Kouki Saitou
  Illus.
Naoki Saito
  Illus.
Sanosuke Sakuma
  Illus.
Jiro Sasumo
  Illus.
Narumi Sato
  Illus.
Shibuzoh.
  Illus.
sui
  Illus.
sowsow
  Illus.
Miki Tanaka
  Illus.
Saya Tsuruta
  Illus.
Atsuko Nishida
  Illus.
Yuu Nishida
  Illus.
Kagemaru Himeno
  Illus.
Masakazu Fukuda
  Illus.
Ryota Murayama


Origin

Disconnect is an attack that first appeared on Manectric ex from EX Deoxys. Kouichi Ooyama's contribution is based on Ooyama's Pikachu from Expansion Sheet 3.[1]

References


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