Pooka
Pikachu
#45/176 in 30th Celebration, Pikachu Rare, 70 HP, Lightning, illustrated by nagimiso.
- Card number
- #45/176
- Rarity
- Pikachu Rare
- HP
- 70 HP
- Type
- Lightning
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- September 16, 2026
- Illustrator
- nagimiso
- 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 70 HP. The 30th Celebration set contains 176 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by nagimiso.
Collector Insights
Pikachu is a Lightning-type Pokémon card from the 30th Celebration set in the Mega Evolution series, illustrated by nagimiso. It has 70 HP and features Pokédex number 25. This card is numbered 45 in the set and carries the Pikachu Rare rarity with regulation mark J. It has a single attack, Lightning Crash, which costs three Lightning Energy and has a converted Energy cost of 3. Lightning Crash requires you to discard all Lightning Energy from this Pokémon and then deals 90 damage to one of your opponent’s Pokémon, without applying Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon. The card’s retreat cost is two Colorless Energy, corresponding to a converted Retreat Cost of 2. It has a Fighting-type Weakness with a ×2 modifier. The flavor text emphasizes its ability to store electricity in cheek sacs and release it in difficult situations. The set release date is 2026-09-16.
It has small electric sacs on both its cheeks. When in a tough spot, this Pokemon discharges electricity.
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