Pikachu (BW Promo 54)

Pikachu  
ピカチュウ Pikachu
Lightning

Illus. 5ban Graphics
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Pikachu
Type Lightning
HP 60
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion BW Black Star Promos
English card no. BW54
Japanese expansion BW-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 108/BW-P
Japanese expansion BW-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 163/BW-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 one of the BW Black Star Promos.

Card text

Lightning
Quick Attack
でんこうせっか
10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage.
LightningLightningColorless
Electro Ball
エレキボール
50

Pokédex data

025
1'04" (0.4 m)
13.2 lbs. (6.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It occasionally uses an electric shock to recharge a fellow Pikachu that is in a weakened state.
よわった なかまの ピカチュウに でんきをながし ショックをあたえて げんきを わけることも ある。

Release information

This card was released as a Non Holofoil print in the Boundaries Crossed Stage 1 Blisters on November 7, 2012. A Cosmos Holofoil print was released exclusively in Italy. In Japan, this card was released as a Holofoil BW-P Promotional card (108/BW-P), and came packaged with the Beginning Set Pikachu Version, released on November 20, 2011. A Non Holofoil stamped print (163/BW-P) was later included in the Pokémon Card Game BW National Illustrated Encyclopedia, released on July 26, 2012.

Trivia

Origin

Quick Attack and Electro Ball are both moves in the Pokémon games that Pikachu can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Black and White.

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