Pretend Magikarp Pikachu #150 from XY Promos - Promo - Illustrated by Kouki Saitou
Lightning

Pretend Magikarp Pikachu

#150/298 in XY Promos, Promo, 60 HP, Lightning, illustrated by Kouki Saitou.

Card number
#150/298
Rarity
Promo
HP
60 HP
Type
Lightning
Language
Japanese
Release date
August 1, 2013
Illustrator
Kouki Saitou
Original name
コイキングごっこピカチュウ
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Collector Notes

Pretend Magikarp Pikachu

Pretend Magikarp Pikachu appears in the Japanese print of XY Promos, released on August 1, 2013. Pretend Magikarp Pikachu is a promo rarity and 60 HP. The XY Promos set contains 298 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Kouki Saitou.

Collector Insights

Pretend Magikarp Pikachu is a Pokémon card with 60 HP, featuring two distinct attacks. The first attack, Try to Splash, requires one Colorless Energy and deals 10 damage, but it also includes a 50% chance to negate its effect based on a coin flip. The second attack, Thunderbolt, demands three Energy (two Lightning and one Colorless) to deal 80 damage and discard all attached Energy cards. The card is part of the XY Promos set, released on August 1, 2013, and is classified as a Promo rarity card. Artist Kouki Saitou designed the artwork, and it carries the number 150 in the set. The card’s design incorporates a playful theme, blending elements of Magikarp and Pikachu. Its abilities emphasize strategic risk management, balancing potential damage output with conditional outcomes.

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