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EN McDonald's Collection 2017 · 7 Nov 2017 · 5/12

Pikachu

ピカチュウ Mouse Pokémon
Lightning Basic
70HP
6 / 186 Pikachu cards owned 6 / 205 variants owned 0 / 11 in Other 61 promo prints

Pikachu collection

6 / 186 cards · 6 / 205 variants

3% complete
Owned6 Missing180 Variants6 / 205 · 3% TrackedS$61.08 Missing est.≈S$17946
Best buy Pikachu Paldean Fates S$0.22 Top owned Pikachu McDonald's Promo (2025) S$38.13

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal Expanded: Legal
Attack

Thunder Wave

Lightning

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Attack

Electro Ball

50
Lightning • 2 Colorless

Evolution line

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

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…

“A plan was recently announced to gather many Pikachu and make an electric power plant.”

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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

6 owned

The Pikachu cards already in your collection.

Pikachu ✓
McDonald's Promo (2025) · 020/M-P Pikachu ピカチュウ Common 1 Jan 2025 S$38.13
Pikachu ex ✓
Surging Sparks · 57/252 Pikachu ex ピカチュウ Double Rare 8 Nov 2024 · Scarlet & Violet S$5.41
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Paldea Evolved · 63/279 Pikachu ex ピカチュウ Double Rare 9 Jun 2023 · Scarlet & Violet S$4.97
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Evolving Skies · 49/237 Pikachu ピカチュウ Common 27 Aug 2021 · Sword & Shield S$0.33
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Evolutions · 35/113 Pikachu ピカチュウ Common 2 Nov 2016 · XY S$0.96
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XY · 42/146 Pikachu ピカチュウ Common 5 Feb 2014 S$11.28

All Pikachu cards across sets

186 cards · 6 / 205 variants shown

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