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EN Celebrations · 8 Oct 2021 · 7/25

Flying Pikachu VMAX

ピカチュウ Mouse Pokémon

Lightning Rare Holo VMAX VMAX

310HP

≈S$12est. to buy

3 / 183 Pikachu cards owned 1 / 39 in Sword & Shield 61 promo prints

CARD

Card facts

Set Celebrations

Series Sword & Shield

Number 7/25

Rarity Rare Holo VMAX

Released 2021

Illustrator aky CG Works

POKÉMON

Pokémon stats

HP 310

Type Lightning

Stage VMAX

Evolves from Flying Pikachu V

Weakness Lightning ×2

Resistance Fighting -30

National Dex #25

Pikachu collection

3 / 183 collected

2% complete

Owned3 Missing180 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 Standard: Legal Expanded: Legal

Attack

Max Balloon

160

Lightning • 2 Colorless

During your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Basic Pokémon.

VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.

Evolution line

Pichu ピチュー

→

Pikachu ピカチュウ

→

Raichu ライチュウ

Versions & finishes

missing

Holofoil not owned ≈ S$11.74

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

Story & meaning

“Possesses cheek sacs in which it stores electricity. This clever forest-dweller roasts tough berries with an electric shock before consuming them.”

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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.

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All Pikachu cards across sets

183 shown

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