Pikachu (Wizards Promo 26)

Pikachu LV.9 ピカチュウ Pikachu

File:PikachuWizards.jpg Photo. Gakuji Nomoto

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Pikachu Type Lightning HP 40 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos English card no. 26 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウ Pikachu) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was released as a promotional card.

Card text

Scratch ひっかく 10

Thunderbolt 10まんボルト 40

Discard all Energy cards attached to Pikachu.

Pokédex data

Pikachu - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
025	1'4" (0.4 m)	13 lbs. (6 kg)
Pokédex entry
It uses its sensitive tail to sense its environment and has been known to react violently if its tail is grabbed.
尻尾をたててまわりの気配を感じ取っている。だから、むやみに尻尾を引っ張るとかみつかれるよ。

Release information

This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it came with Volume 1 of Pokémon Trainer's Magazine, released in May 1999. The English version of the card was released through Pokémon card leagues in August 2001.

Trivia

• This card is commonly known as Snap Pikachu, in reference that the character image is a photo from Pokémon Snap. The Japanese print has a camera graphic where an expansion symbol would usually be to highlight this. It also shares this with 10 other Japanese promotional cards that would later be released through Pokémon Snap contests in Spring 1999.
• The Japanese print is glossy, whereas the subsequent contest promos and English print are on normal card stock.
• This is the only English Pokémon card to have "Photo." instead of "Illus." where the illustrator name is traditionally placed.

Origin

Scratch and Thunderbolt are both moves in the Pokémon games. Pikachu can learn Thunderbolt, but not Scratch. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Yellow, though it is reworded.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.