Pooka
Pikachu
#1/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos, Promo, 60 HP, Lightning, illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi.
- Card number
- #1/53
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 60 HP
- Type
- Lightning
- Language
- English
- Release date
- July 1, 1999
- Illustrator
- Keiji Kinebuchi
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Collector Notes
Pikachu
Pikachu appears in the English print of Wizards Black Star Promos, released on July 1, 1999. Pikachu is a promo rarity and 60 HP. The Wizards Black Star Promos set contains 53 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Keiji Kinebuchi.
Collector Insights
Pikachu is a Lightning-type Pokémon with 60 HP and a weakness to Fighting-type attacks, which deal double damage. It has no resistances listed in the data. The card features two attacks: Growl, which costs one Colorless energy and reduces damage by 10 if the Defending Pokémon attacks Pikachu during the opponent’s next turn, and Thundershock, which requires two Lightning energy to deal 20 damage and has a 50% chance to paralyze the Defending Pokémon. The Growl effect ends if either Pokémon is benched. Pikachu’s design is attributed to artist Keiji Kinebuchi, and it belongs to the Base series released in 1999 as part of the Wizards Black Star Promos set. The card’s flavor text suggests that clusters of Pikachu can generate powerful electrical storms. Its retreat cost is one Colorless energy, making it relatively easy to deploy in gameplay.
When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity could build and cause lightning storms.
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