Pikachu (SVP Promo 214)

Pikachu  
ピカチュウ Pikachu
Lightning

Illus. Kazuki Minami
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Pikachu
Type Lightning
HP 60
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion SVP Black Star Promos
English card no. 214
Japanese expansion SV-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 242/SV-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 is one of the SVP Black Star Promos.

Card text

Colorless
Unwind
くつろぐ
Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon.

Pokédex data

0025
1'4" (0.4 m)
13.2 lbs. (6.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
When it is angered, it immediately discharges the energy stored in the pouches in its cheeks.
両頬には 電気を 溜めこむ 袋がある。 怒ると 溜めこんだ 電気を 一気に 放ってくる。

Release information

This card was one of three promotional cards released in conjunction with the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2024.[1] It was available in a sealed pack with other SV Black Star Promos Feraligatr and Toxtricity ex in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. In all five regions, the cards could be obtained as a bonus for purchasing Pokémon cards at local retailers beginning February 21, 2025. In the former three regions, the cards could also be obtained by entering a code at checkout on the Pokémon Center online store: draw2024us for the United States, draw2024ca for Canada, and draw2024uk for the United Kingdom. The Pokémon Center distribution lasted from February 21, 2025 to December 31, 2025 while supplies last. In the United States and Canada, the cards were also given out as a participation prize at Pokémon Leagues for Pokémon Day on February 27, 2025. In Japan, the set of three cards could be obtained as a bonus for purchasing a booster box of Hot Wind Arena beginning March 14, 2025 while supplies last.[2]

This card is illustrated by Kazuki Minami, selected as the Grand Prize winner for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2024. The contest logo is present above the Pokédex entry on all prints.

Trivia

Origin

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.