Pikachu-EX (XY Promo 84)

Pikachu   ピカチュウEX PikachuEX

Illus. Hitoshi Ariga

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Pikachu-EX Type Lightning HP 130 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion XY Black Star Promos English card no. XY84 Japanese expansion Legendary Shine Collection Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 008/027 Expansion XY Black Star Promos English card no. XY124 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウEX PikachuEX) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon-EX card. It is one of the XY Black Star Promos.

Card text

Iron Tail アイアンテール 30×

Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads.

Overspark オーバースパーク 50×

Discard all Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 50 damage times the number of Energy cards you discarded.

Pokémon-EX rule When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

This card was printed as both Regular and Full Art XY Black Star Promotional cards. The Regular card features artwork by Hitoshi Ariga and was included in the Pikachu-EX Legendary Collection released November 18, 2015. The Japanese print was originally released in the Legendary Shine Collection.

The Full Art card features artwork by Megumi Mizutani and was included in the Pikachu-EX Red & Blue Collection released September 16, 2016. In Europe, a Jumbo card of this print was also included in the Collection. The artwork features Electabuzz and Jolteon in the background.

Trivia

This is the only Pokémon-EX based on a Pokémon that can still evolve.

Origin

Iron Tail is a move in the Pokémon games that Pikachu can learn.

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