Pooka
Pikachu
#87/130 in Base Set 2, Common, 40 HP, Lightning, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Card number
- #87/130
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40 HP
- Type
- Lightning
- Language
- English
- Release date
- February 24, 2000
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
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Collector Notes
Pikachu
Pikachu appears in the English print of Base Set 2, released on February 24, 2000. Pikachu is a common rarity and 40 HP. The Base Set 2 set contains 130 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Collector Insights
Pikachu is a Pokémon card from the Base Set 2 series, released in February 2000. It is numbered 87 and classified as a Common rarity card. The Pokémon belongs to the Lightning type and has 40 HP. Its retreat cost requires one Colorless energy, and it has no resistances. Pikachu features two attacks: Gnaw, which costs one Colorless energy to deal 10 damage, and Thunder Jolt, which uses one Lightning and one Colorless energy to deal 30 damage. The latter attack includes a rule where a coin flip determines if Pikachu inflicts 10 damage to itself. The card’s flavor text describes how groups of these Pokémon can generate powerful electrical storms. It has a weakness to Fighting-type attacks, which deal double damage. The artwork was created by artist Mitsuhiro Arita. The card’s theme color is a warm shade of tan, represented by the hex code #d2b862.
When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity can cause lightning storms.
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