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EN HGSS Black Star Promos · 10 Feb 2010 · HGSS03/25

Pikachu

ピカチュウ Mouse Pokémon
Lightning Promo Basic
70HP
≈S$43est. to buy
3 / 146 Pikachu cards owned 0 / 3 in HeartGold & SoulSilver 61 promo prints

Pikachu collection

3 / 146 collected

2% complete
Owned3 Missing143 TrackedS$12.30 Missing est.≈S$11316
Best buy Pikachu Paldean Fates S$0.22 Top owned Pikachu XY S$11.31

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal
Attack

Recharge

Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to Pikachu. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Attack

Thunderbolt

100
2 Lightning • 2 Colorless

Discard all Energy attached to Pikachu.

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 — Holofoil missing
Holofoil not owned ≈ S$42.73

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…

“It occasionally uses an electric shock to recharge a fellow Pikachu that is in a weakened state.”

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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.

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

All Pikachu cards across sets

146 shown

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