Pikachu (Base Set 58)

Pikachu LV.12 ピカチュウ Pikachu

File:BS58Pikachu.jpg Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Pikachu Type Lightning HP 40 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 58/102 Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 87/130 TCG GB1 set Colosseum TCG GB1 ID A19 TCG GB2 set Beginning Pokémon TCG GB2 ID A28 English expansion POP Series 2 Rarity English card no. 16/17 Japanese expansion PCG-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 068/PCG-P Expansion Rising Rivals Rarity English card no. 112/111 Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 088/090 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウ Pikachu) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Base Set.

Card text

Pokédex data (Base Set print)

Species	Mouse Pokémon
Length	1'4" (0.4m)
Weight	13 lbs (6Kg)
Pokémon No.	25
Entry	When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity can cause lightning storms.

Pokédex data (Rising Rivals print)

Species	Mouse Pokémon
Length	1'04" (0.4m)
Weight	13.2 lbs (6Kg)
Pokémon No.	025
Entry	It has small electric sacs on both cheeks. If threatened, it looses electric charges from the sacs.

Release information

This card came in both red-cheeked and yellow-cheeked versions. The yellow-cheeked version is the true version, the red-cheeked variation is a highly sought-after misprint. Both were given out as a promotion at E3 with a gold foil E3 logo stamped where the set symbol would appear in later sets, as well as appearing in Base Set packs without the foil logo. The yellow-cheeked version of this card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan.

The card was later reprinted in POP Series 2 with new artwork by Yuka Morii. A remake of this card was also included in Rising Rivals.

• BS58Pikachu.jpg

  Base Set print
  Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

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  Misprint version of the Base Set card, featuring Pikachu with red cheeks

• Pikachu POP Series 2.jpg

  POP Series 2 print
  Illus. Yuka Morii

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  Rising Rivals remake
  Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Trivia

• This card was infamously known as Yellow Cheeks Pikachu as a reference to the card's artwork and to differ it from Pikachu card from the Jungle set. This name also appeared in some instruction manuals produced by Wizards of the Coast.
• Despite the red-cheek variant of the original Base Set print of the card being an error, its remake print in Rising Rivals depicts it with red cheeks. This may be primarily due to the fact that the remake print doesn't appear to be giving off electric sparks.

Origin

Thunder Jolt is similar to Thundershock, a move in the Pokémon games which Pikachu can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded.