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Pikachu
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EN XY Black Star Promos · 12 Oct 2013 · XY202/211

Pikachu

ピカチュウ Mouse Pokémon
Lightning Promo Basic
50HP
6 / 192 Pikachu cards owned 2 / 15 in XY 65 promo prints

Pikachu collection

6 / 192 collected

3% complete
Owned6 Missing186 TrackedS$65.86 Missing est.≈S$18034
Best buy Pikachu Paldea Evolved S$0.22 Top owned Pikachu McDonald's Promo (2025) S$42.92

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal Expanded: Legal
Attack

Charge

Lightning

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

Attack

Thunderbolt

70
3 Lightning

Discard all Energy attached to this Pokémon.

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?

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

Story & meaning

Pikachu is the Mouse Pokémon, an Electric-type famous for the red cheek sacs in which it stores electricity, releasing charges when threatened or excited. Known for being intelligent and resourceful, it lives in forests and is said to…

“When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity can build and cause lightning storms.”

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History

Pikachu is the Mouse Pokémon, an Electric-type famous for the red cheek sacs in which it stores electricity, releasing charges when threatened or excited. Known for being intelligent and resourceful, it lives in forests and is said to roast hard berries with an electric jolt before eating them. As the franchise's mascot and Ash Ketchum's signature partner in the anime, Pikachu has become the most recognizable Pokémon worldwide; it evolves from Pichu and into Raichu via a Thunder Stone.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name ピカチュウ (Pikachu) is a compound of two onomatopoeic words: ピカ (pika), which evokes the sound or sparkle of electricity (as in 'pika-pika,' meaning to glitter or flash), and チュウ (chuu), the Japanese onomatopoeia for a mouse's squeak. Together the name suggests a sparkling, electric mouse, fitting its design and abilities. The English name 'Pikachu' was retained directly from the Japanese, as the playful sound was considered universally appealing.

Other versions in this set

Same Pokémon, different artwork within XY Black Star Promos.

Pikachu missing
XY89/211 Pikachu Promo
Pikachu missing
XY95/211 Pikachu Promo

All Pikachu cards across sets

192 shown

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