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Pikachu
◇ Missing
EN Legendary Collection · 24 May 2002 · 86/110

Pikachu

ピカチュウ Mouse Pokémon
Lightning Common Basic
50HP
≈S$7est. to buy
3 / 184 Pikachu cards owned 0 / 11 in Other 61 promo prints

Pikachu collection

3 / 184 collected

2% complete
Owned3 Missing181 TrackedS$12.30 Missing est.≈S$17939

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal
Attack

Spark

20
2 Lightning

If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and this attack does 10 damage to it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Evolution line

Versions & finishes

Pikachu — Normal missing
Normal not owned ≈ S$7.01
Pikachu — Reverse Holo missing
Reverse Holo not owned ≈ S$391.49

Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.

Story & meaning

Pikachu is the Mouse Pokémon, an Electric-type known for storing electricity in the cheek sacs on either side of its face and releasing it through electric shocks. It is the evolved form of Pichu and evolves into Raichu when exposed to a…

“When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity can build and cause lightning storms.”

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History

Pikachu is the Mouse Pokémon, an Electric-type known for storing electricity in the cheek sacs on either side of its face and releasing it through electric shocks. It is the evolved form of Pichu and evolves into Raichu when exposed to a Thunder Stone. As the franchise's iconic mascot and Ash Ketchum's signature partner in the anime, Pikachu is famous for its cheerful, loyal nature, its 'Thunderbolt' attack, and its reluctance in some portrayals to evolve, preferring to grow stronger in its base form.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name ピカチュウ (Pikachu) combines two Japanese onomatopoeic words: 'pika' (ピカ), which mimics the sound or flash of sparkling electricity (as in 'pika-pika,' meaning to glitter or sparkle), and 'chu' (チュウ), the sound a mouse makes in Japanese (equivalent to 'squeak'). Together the name evokes a sparking, squeaking mouse. The English name was retained directly from the Japanese, preserving the same onomatopoeic blend.

Your Pikachu cards

3 owned

The Pikachu cards already in your collection.

All Pikachu cards across sets

184 shown

Every Pikachu print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.