Pikachu (Pokémon GO 28)

Pikachu   ピカチュウ Pikachu

Pokémon GO print Illus. Narumi Sato

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Pikachu Type Lightning HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Pokémon GO Rarity English card no. 028/078 Japanese expansion Pokémon GO Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 028/071 English expansion Crown Zenith Rarity English card no. 160/159 Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 323/S-P 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 first released as part of the Pokémon GO expansion.

Card text

Wild Charge ワイルドボルト 90

This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.

Pokédex data

Pikachu - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
025	1'4" (0.4 m)	13.2 lbs. (6.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Pikachu that can generate powerful electricity have cheek sacs that are extra soft and super stretchy.
つくる 電気が 強力な ピカチュウほど ほっぺの 袋は 軟らかく よく 伸びるぞ。

Release information

This card was included in the Pokémon GO expansion with artwork by Narumi Sato, first released in the Japanese subset of the same name. An etched Full Art S-P Promotional print with artwork by You Iribi was later available in the Japanese Precious Collector Box: Sword & Shield, which could be reserved from the Pokémon Center Online as part of a make to order run between May 10 and 25, 2022. A second reservation period was open between June 2 and 6, 2022. Orders from the first reservation period began shipping to customers in late November 2022; orders from the second began shipping in late December 2022. This print was subsequently included as a Secret card in the special Crown Zenith expansion outside Asia.

Gallery

Pokémon GO print Illus. Narumi Sato	Crown Zenith print Illus. You Iribi	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

Wild Charge is a move in the Pokémon games that Pikachu can learn via TR. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sword. The Pokémon GO print's illustration depicts Pikachu wearing a Pokémon TCG hat, which players could encounter during the Pokémon TCG Crossover Event in the mobile title. The Crown Zenith print's illustration features Pokémon from popular Standard format cards, particularly from the first two years of the Sword & Shield Series.

Crown Zenith printing cameos

• Dynamax Shadow Rider Calyrex, likely referencing the card Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX (Chilling Reign 75).
• Gigantamax Rapid Strike Style Urshifu, likely referencing the card Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX (Battle Styles 88).
• Crobat, likely referencing the card Crobat V (Darkness Ablaze 104)
• Inteleon, which may be referencing the cards Inteleon (Sword & Shield 58) and Inteleon (Chilling Reign 43). It could also be referring to Inteleon V (Fusion Strike 78).
• Crowned Sword Zacian, likely referencing the cards Zacian V (Sword & Shield 138) and Zacian V (Celebrations 16).
• Hisuian Zoroark, which may be referencing the cards Hisuian Zoroark V (Lost Origin 146) and Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR (Lost Origin 147).

References

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