Pooka
Pikachu
#22/176 in 30th Celebration, Pikachu Rare, 60 HP, Lightning, illustrated by sowsow.
- Card number
- #22/176
- Rarity
- Pikachu Rare
- HP
- 60 HP
- Type
- Lightning
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- September 16, 2026
- Illustrator
- sowsow
- Original name
- ピカチュウ
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Collector Notes
Pikachu
Pikachu appears in the Japanese print of 30th Celebration, released on September 16, 2026. Pikachu is a pikachu rare rarity and 60 HP. The 30th Celebration set contains 176 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by sowsow.
Collector Insights
Pikachu is a Lightning-type Pokémon card from the 30th Celebration set in the Mega Evolution series, featuring card number 22 and the regulation mark J. It has 60 HP and a Retreat Cost of one Colorless Energy. The card includes the Ability Lonely Gaze, which reduces damage from attacks used by your opponent’s Active Pokémon by 20 while Pikachu is in the Active Spot, before applying Weakness and Resistance. Pikachu’s attack is Pika Ball, costing one Lightning and one Colorless Energy and dealing 20 damage. It has a Weakness to Fighting-type attacks with a ×2 modifier. The artwork is illustrated by sowsow. Its Pokédex number is 25. The rarity is listed as Pikachu Rare. The set release date is 2026-09-16. The flavor text highlights the electric sacs in its cheeks and notes that it discharges electricity when in a difficult situation.
It has small electric sacs on both its cheeks. When in a tough spot, this Pokemon discharges electricity.
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