Surfing Pikachu (Wizards Promo 28)

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Bulbasaur  
なみのりピカチュウ Surfing Pikachu
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Illus. Toshinao Aoki
style="text-align:right; border-bottom:1px solid #{{tcg Lightning color }}; border-right:1px solid #{{tcg Lightning color }};" width="100px" | Evolution stage style="border-bottom:1px solid #{{tcg Lightning color }};" | Basic Pokémon
style="text-align:right; border-bottom:1px solid #{{tcg Lightning color }}; border-right:1px solid #{{tcg Lightning color }};" | Card name style="border-bottom:1px solid #{{tcg Lightning color }};" | Bulbasaur
style="text-align:right; border-bottom:1px solid #{{tcg Lightning color }}; border-right:1px solid #{{tcg Lightning color }};" | Type style="border-bottom:1px solid #{{tcg Lightning color }};" | [[Lightning (TCG)|Lightning]]
style="text-align:right; border-right:1px solid #{{tcg Lightning color }};" | HP 50
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None
retreat cost
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English Set Wizards Promotional cards
English Card No. 28
Japanese Set Unnumbered Promotional cards
Card GB set Promotional Card
Card GB ID P07
Card GB 2 set Promotion Card
Card GB 2 ID P15

Surfing Pikachu (Japanese: なみのりピカチュウ Surfing Pikachu) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was released as a promotional card.

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 One summer, a group of Pikachus was found riding the waves at the local beach.

Release information

This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was included with the the September 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic, released in August 1997. The English version of the card was released through Pokémon card leagues in August 2001.

Trivia

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

Errors

While it is widely accepted that the plural spelling of any Pokémon is the same as the singular spelling, the text for this card reads "Pikachus."

Origin

Surf is a move in the Pokémon games. Pikachu cannot learn Surf under normal conditions.