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EN Evolutions · 2 Nov 2016 · 110/113

Flying Pikachu

ピカチュウ Mouse Pokémon

Lightning Rare Secret Basic

40HP

≈S$12est. to buy

6 / 186 Pikachu cards owned 6 / 205 variants owned 2 / 15 in XY 61 promo prints

CARD

Card facts

Set Evolutions

Series XY

Number 110/113

Rarity Rare Secret

Released 2016

Illustrator Toshinao Aoki

POKÉMON

Pokémon stats

HP 40

Type Lightning

Stage Basic

Resistance Fighting -20

Retreat cost 1

National Dex #25

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 Shock

Lightning

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

Attack

Fly

3 Colorless

Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn.

Evolution line

Pichu ピチュー

→

Pikachu ピカチュウ

→

Raichu ライチュウ

Versions & finishes

missing

Normal not owned ≈ S$11.70

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

Story & meaning

“By learning how to fly, Pikachu overcame its weakness to Fighting Pokémon.”

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