Pikachu (Wizards Promo 1)

Bulbasaur   ピカチュウ Pikachu [[File:Template:Light-ene-attack.png|{{{3}}}| |link=|25px]]
File:100 025 PIKACHU16 C611.jpg Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi
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English Set	Wizards Promotional cards
English Card No.	1
Japanese Set	Unnumbered Promotional cards
Card GB set	Promotional Card
Card GB ID	P04
Card GB 2 set	Promotion Card
Card GB 2 ID	P11

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

Card text

Pokédex data

Species	Mouse Pokémon
Length	1'4" (0.4m)
Weight	13 lbs (6Kg)
Pokémon No.	025

Flavor text

English

When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity could build and cause lightning storms.

Release information

This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it came with Easily Understand How to Play Pokémon Card, released in October 1996. It was later included with the the November 1996 issue of CoroCoro Comic. The English version of the card was released through the first Pokémon card leagues in July 1999.

Trivia

This card is commonly known as Ivy Pikachu, referring to the background design of the illustration.

Origin

Growl and ThunderShock are moves in the Pokémon games that Pikachu can learn.