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Pikachu
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EN Wizards Black Star Promos · 1 Jul 1999 · 4/53

Pikachu

ピカチュウ Mouse Pokémon
Lightning Promo Basic
50HP
≈S$63est. to buy
3 / 181 Pikachu cards owned 0 / 10 in Base 61 promo prints

Pikachu collection

3 / 181 collected

2% complete
Owned3 Missing178 TrackedS$12.30 Missing est.≈S$17939
Best buy Pikachu Paldean Fates S$0.22 Top owned Pikachu XY S$11.31

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal
Attack

Recharge

Lightning

Search your deck for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to Pikachu. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Attack

Thunderbolt

50
3 Lightning

Discard all Energy cards attached to Pikachu in order to use this attack.

Evolution line

Pichu
Pichu ピチュー
→
Pikachu
Pikachu ピカチュウ
→
Raichu
Raichu ライチュウ

Versions & finishes

Pikachu — Normal missing
Normal not owned ≈ S$63.37

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, they attract so much electricity that they can cause lightning to strike.”

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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.

Other versions in this set

Same Pokémon, different artwork within Wizards Black Star Promos.

Pikachu missing
1/53 Pikachu Promo
Pikachu missing
26/53 Pikachu Promo
Pikachu missing
27/53 Pikachu Promo

Your Pikachu cards

3 owned

The Pikachu cards already in your collection.

Pikachu ✓
Evolving Skies · 49/237 Pikachu ピカチュウ Common 27 Aug 2021 · Sword & Shield S$0.31
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Evolutions · 35/113 Pikachu ピカチュウ Common 2 Nov 2016 · XY S$0.68
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XY · 42/146 Pikachu ピカチュウ Common 5 Feb 2014 S$11.31

All Pikachu cards across sets

181 shown

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