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(Ergh, let's not use "Air Fly". The "sora" is only there so you know the "tobu" is for flying and not just jumping.)
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effect=Flip a {{TCG|coin}}. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to {{tt|Flying Pikachu|this Pokémon}}; if tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage). |
effect=Flip a {{TCG|coin}}. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to {{tt|Flying Pikachu|this Pokémon}}; if tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage). |

Revision as of 20:52, 16 November 2008

TCG Card Back Japanese.jpg This article is about a Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not yet been officially released in English. As such, this article may contain translated Japanese terms instead of English terms.

Bulbasaur  
そらをとぶピカチュウ Air-Fly Pikachu
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retreat cost
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Japanese Set Unnumbered Promotional cards

Flying Pikachu (Japanese: そらをとぶピカチュウ Air-Fly Pikachu) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was released as a promotional card in Japan only. This page uses the English equivalents of Japanese names.

Card text

Attacks

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Pokédex data

Species Mouse Pokémon
Length 1'4" (0.4m)
Weight 13 lbs (6Kg)
Pokémon No. 25
Entry By learning how to fly, Pikachu overcame its weakness to Fighting Pokémon.

Release information

This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was released as a special card by All Nippon Airways throughout June and July in 1999. Passengers flying in conjunction with the “Pokémon Getaways” campaign could redeem their boarding passes for the 2 card set including Flying Pikachu and Articuno. The card was never released in English.

Trivia

Since the release of this card, Pikachu that know Fly have appeared in other Pokémon media. A Pikachu with Fly can be downloaded to a Pokémon video game at certain events.

Origin

Thunder Jolt is similar to ThunderShock, which Pikachu can learn. Fly is also a move, but Pikachu cannot learn it under normal conditions.