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Pikachu
Lightning Pokémon Promo SM Black Star Promos
Card profile
Card year
2017
Feb 3, 2017
Set release
PR-SM
SM Black Star Promos · Sun & Moon
Catalog appearances
103
76 sets · 1999-2026
Pokemon debut
Generation I
Kanto · 1996
Evolution
Card details
Released
Feb 3, 2017
Year
2017
Series
Sun & Moon
Set size
248 / 250
Card number
#SM206 of 248
Stage
Basic
National Dex
#025
Artist
Akira Komayama
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Pokemon - I Choose You!
Pikachu debuts as Ash's first partner.
Electric Shock Showdown
Signature Pikachu/Raichu rivalry episode.
Catalog appearances
Ascended Heroes
Jan 30, 2026 · #55 · Common
No quote
Temporal Forces
Mar 22, 2024 · #51 · Common
$0.59
Paldean Fates
Jan 26, 2024 · #131 · Shiny Rare
$87.82
Paldean Fates
Jan 26, 2024 · #18 · Common
$0.35
151
Sep 22, 2023 · #173 · Illustration Rare
$90.31
151
Sep 22, 2023 · #25 · Common
$0.74
Paldea Evolved
Jun 9, 2023 · #62 · Common
$0.34
Crown Zenith
Jan 20, 2023 · #160 · Rare Secret
$56.98
Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery
Jan 20, 2023 · #GG30 · Trainer Gallery Rare Holo
$51.66
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos
Jan 1, 2023 · #101 · Promo
$44.20
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos
Jan 1, 2023 · #88 · Promo
$25.67
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos
Jan 1, 2023 · #27 · Promo
$24.41
Silver Tempest
Nov 11, 2022 · #49 · Common
$1.32
Lost Origin Trainer Gallery
Sep 9, 2022 · #TG05 · Trainer Gallery Rare Holo
$57.94
Lost Origin
Sep 9, 2022 · #52 · Common
$7.77
McDonald's Collection 2022
Aug 3, 2022 · #7
$5.32
Pokémon GO
Jul 1, 2022 · #28 · Rare Holo
$2.54
Pokémon GO
Jul 1, 2022 · #27 · Common
$0.61
175 total CardsCloud cards share National Dex #025.
Attacks
Thunder Shock
LCC
40 Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Battle stats
Weakness
Fighting ×2
Resistance
-20
Retreat cost
●
Market value
Price history
Flavor text
Its nature is to store up electricity. Forests where nests of Pikachu live are dangerous, since the trees are so often struck by lightning.
Legality
Unlimited
Legal
Expanded
Legal