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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
#SM81 of 248
Stage
Basic
National Dex
#025
Artist
Sanosuke Sakuma
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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
Electro Ball
LCC
50
Thunder Wave
L
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
A plan was recently announced to gather many Pikachu and make an electric power plant.
Legality
Unlimited
Legal
Expanded
Legal