Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat (SVP Promo 85)

Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat

Illus. Naoyo Kimura

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat Type Lightning HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Expansion SVP Black Star Promos English card no. 085 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the SVP Black Star Promos.

Card text

Pika-Portrait

Search your deck for a Pikachu and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.

Pokédex data

Pikachu - Mouse Pokémon
Pokédex entry
When it is angered, it immediately discharges the energy stored in the pouches in its cheeks.

Release information

This card was released as an SVP Black Star Promotional card and was produced as part of the "Pokémon x Van Gogh" collaboration between The Pokémon Company International and the Van Gogh Museum, to celebrate the latter's 50th anniversary. The primary campaign ran in the Van Gogh Museum from September 28, 2023 to January 7, 2024.

The card could be obtained by participating in the Van Gogh Museum's "Pokémon Adventure" activity, where visitors were given an activity leaflet and led through the museum to learn about various Vincent van Gogh artworks and the "Pokémon at the Van Gogh Museum" pieces inspired by them. Once participants completed the Pokémon Adventure activity, they could turn in their completed activity leaflet for the promo card. This card could also be obtained outside of the museum as a bonus with purchase of any "Pokémon Center x Van Gogh Museum" merchandise available online at the Pokémon Center website.

Trivia

The full artwork, featuring Pikachu in the style of Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat

• The artwork on this card is one of six artworks created for the "Pokémon x Van Gogh" collaboration, although the other five artworks are not printed onto cards. The artwork is featured in a mini-exhibit located at the Van Gogh Museum, and printed on select products from the "Pokémon Center x Van Gogh Museum" merchandise line.
• This card is banned from the 2024 World Championships due to not being distributed worldwide.

Origin

This card's illustration depicts a Pikachu in the style of Vincent van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat (1887). This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Scarlet.

References

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