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Pikachu LV.12 ピカチュウ Pikachu
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Expansion
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Base Set
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Rarity
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English card no.
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58/102
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Expansion
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Base Set 2
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Rarity
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English card no.
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87/130
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Expansion
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Rising Rivals
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Rarity
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English card no.
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112/111
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Japanese rarity
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Japanese card no.
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088/090
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For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.
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Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウ Pikachu) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Base Set.
Card text
Attacks
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Pokédex data (Base Set print)
Species
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Mouse Pokémon
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Length
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1'4" (0.4m)
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Weight
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13 lbs (6Kg)
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Pokémon No.
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25
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Entry
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When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity can cause lightning storms.
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Pokédex data (Rising Rivals print)
Species
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Mouse Pokémon
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Length
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1'04" (0.4m)
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Weight
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13.2 lbs (6Kg)
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Pokémon No.
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025
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Entry
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It has small electric sacs on both cheeks. If threatened, it looses electric charges from the sacs.
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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.
In Japan, this card was reprinted with artwork from one of five winning entries of the CoroCoro Pokémon Snap contest held in Spring 1999. This version is extremely rare and the exact number in existence is unknown.
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.
Misprint version of the Base Set card, featuring Pikachu with red cheeks
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.
- The Japanese "Snap" print has a camera graphic where an expansion symbol would usually be.
- The text on the bottom right of the "Snap" print reads: Best Photo Contest Winners Prize Card.
- The original Japanese version had Pikachu with yellow cheeks. However, Wizards of the Coast, when releasing this card for the first time in English, deliberately recolored Pikachu's cheeks red in an effort to make it more recognizable. Wizards would however later reverse this decision in subsequent reprints of the card and return Pikachu's cheeks to their original yellow color; because of this reversal the original red cheeks is commonly mistaken to be an error. Curiously enough, the later reprint in Rising Rivals depicts Pikachu 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 a move in the Super Smash Bros. series that Pikachu can use. This card's flavor text comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Rising Rivals Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon FireRed.
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