Pooka
Pikachu
#26/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos, Promo, 40 HP, Lightning, illustrated by Gakuji Nomoto.
- Card number
- #26/53
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 40 HP
- Type
- Lightning
- Language
- English
- Release date
- July 1, 1999
- Illustrator
- Gakuji Nomoto
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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 40 HP. The Wizards Black Star Promos set contains 53 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Gakuji Nomoto.
Collector Insights
Pikachu is a Lightning-type Pokémon with 40 HP. It features two attacks: Scratch, which costs one Colorless Energy and deals 10 damage, and Thunderbolt, requiring two Lightning Energy to deal 40 damage while discarding all Energy cards attached to Pikachu. The card’s retreat cost is one Colorless Energy, and it has no resistances. Its primary weakness is to Fighting-type attacks, which deal double damage. The card was released in the Base series as part of the Wizards Black Star Promos set in July 1999. It carries a promo rarity and is numbered 26 in the series. The flavor text highlights Pikachu’s sensitivity to its environment, noting its tendency to react strongly if its tail is touched. Artist Gakuji Nomoto designed the card, with a themecolor of #d5b562.
It uses its sensitive tail to sense its environment and has been known to react violently if its tail is grabbed.
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