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Pikachu VMAX

SWSH Black Star Promos / #SWSH286/307

Pikachu VMAX

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
SWSH Black Star Promos
Rarity (source)
Promo
Illustrator
Not specified
Source reference
swshp-SWSH286

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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

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Pikachu uses an electric shock to roast Berries that are too hard before eating them. Its electricity becomes an everyday tool. The entry describes a feeding habit of the species, not a card effect.

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Card details

HP
310
Type (source)
Lightning
Stage (source)
VMAX
Evolves from (printed name)
Pikachu V
Pokédex number
25
Regulation mark
F
Retreat cost
2 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.

Attacks

Tail Charge

Cost: Lightning

Damage: 30

Attach up to 3 {L} Energy cards from your discard pile to 1 of your Pokémon.

G-Max Thunder

Cost: Lightning · Lightning · Lightning · Colorless

Damage: 250

Documented variants

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

  • Holographic
  • holo · standard
  • holo · jumbo

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