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Pikachu

SVP Black Star Promos / #101/225

Pikachu

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
SVP Black Star Promos
Rarity (source)
Promo
Illustrator
Jiro Sasumo
Source reference
svp-101

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Pikachu's electricity is not only used to drive off opponents. When two Pikachu meet, they may touch tails and exchange electricity as a greeting. The gesture turns an impressive power into a sign of closeness. Behind the sparks and charged cheeks lies a way of getting acquainted that belongs to this small forest-dwelling Pokémon.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

On Pikachu promo No. 101, the attack starts at 30 damage. You then flip coins until the first tails; each heads adds 30 damage. Jiro Sasumo illustrated this card. An immediate tails keeps the starting amount, while a run of heads raises it without a predetermined number of flips.

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Card details

HP
70
Type (source)
Lightning
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
25
Regulation mark
G
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fighting ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

When it is angered, it immediately discharges the energy stored in the pouches in its cheeks.

Attacks

Scrappy Spark

Cost: Lightning · Lightning · Colorless

Damage: 30+

Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 more damage for each heads.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard · player-rewards-program
  • normal · standard · asia-2023-24

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