Pooka
Pikachu
#259/298 in XY Promos, Promo, Lightning, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
- Set
- XY Promos
- Card number
- #259/298
- Rarity
- Promo
- Type
- Lightning
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- August 1, 2013
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Original name
- ピカチュウ
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Collector Notes
Pikachu
Pikachu appears in the Japanese print of XY Promos, released on August 1, 2013. Pikachu is a promo rarity. The XY Promos set contains 298 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.
Collector Insights
Pikachu is a Pokémon card from the XY Promos set, released on August 1, 2013. It has a base HP of 50 and is numbered 259 in the set. The card features artwork by Ken Sugimori, known for his detailed Pokémon designs. Pikachu has two attacks: Charge and Thunderbolt. Charge costs one Lightning Energy and allows the player to search their deck for a Lightning Energy card, attaching it to Pikachu before shuffling the deck. Thunderbolt requires three Lightning Energy and deals 70 damage while discarding all Energy attached to Pikachu. The card’s rarity is Promo, indicating it was released as a promotional item. Its abilities focus on Energy management and direct damage, reflecting its role in gameplay mechanics. This version of Pikachu emphasizes strategic resource manipulation through its attached Energy cards.
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