Pikachu V-UNION (SWSH Promo 139)

Pikachu

ピカチュウV-UNION PikachuV-UNION

Evolution stage

Pokémon V-UNION
Play all four cards at the same time

Card name

Pikachu V-UNION

Type

Lightning

HP

300

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no.	SWSH139 (Top Left)
Japanese expansion	25th Anniversary Collection
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	025/028 (Top Left)

English expansion	SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no.	SWSH140 (Top Right)
Japanese expansion	25th Anniversary Collection
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	026/028 (Top Right)

English expansion	SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no.	SWSH141 (Bottom Left)
Japanese expansion	25th Anniversary Collection
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	027/028 (Bottom Left)

English expansion	SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no.	SWSH142 (Bottom Right)
Japanese expansion	25th Anniversary Collection
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	028/028 (Bottom Right)

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウV-UNION PikachuV-UNION) is a Lightning-type Pokémon V-UNION card. It is one of the SWSH Black Star Promos.

Card text

How to play a Pokémon V-UNION
Once per game during your turn, combine 4 different Pikachu V-UNION from your discard pile and put them onto your Bench.

	Union Gain ユニオンゲイン

Attach up to 2

Energy cards from your discard pile to this Pokémon.

	Shocking Shock ビリビリショック	120

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

	Disconnect でんじしょうがい	150

During your opponent's next turn, they can't play any Item cards from their hand.

	Electro Ball Together みんなでエレキボール	250

V-UNION rule
When your Pokémon V-UNION is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.

Release information

All four parts of this Pokémon were released as SWSH Black Star Promos in the Celebrations Special Collection—Pikachu V-UNION from October 8, 2021. A composite Jumbo card was also included in the collection. In Japan, the cards were available individually in the 25th Anniversary Collection subset.

Trivia

The full illustration comprises twenty-five Pikachu created by twenty-five different artists, showcasing the range of approaches featured in the TCG as it celebrated its 25th anniversary. The artists and each Pikachu they illustrated are detailed below. A section of the Japanese Pokémon Card Game Trainers Website promoting the subset ahead of its release featured comments from each of the contributing artists.^[1]