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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.
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Pikachu
ピカチュウ Pikachu
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Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウ Pikachu) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the S-P Promotional cards.
Card text
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Pokédex data
おたがいの しっぽを くっつけて 電気を 流しあうのが ピカチュウ 同士の 挨拶だ。
Release information
In Japan, this card was released as a S-P Promotional card and was available in Pokémon Stamp Box sets from August 25, 2021. The box could be purchased from participating post offices or the Japan Post Service website, and could be pre-ordered through the latter from July 26, 2021. The box was also available to purchase at the 2021 Japan World Stamp Championship Exhibition, held at the Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama between August 25 and 30, 2021.
Trivia
Origin
The illustration pays homage to the 17th century nikuhitsu-ga, a painting in the ukiyo-e art style, "Beauty Looking Back" by Hishikawa Moronobu. The image was first used on Japanese stamps issued in 1948. Trading Places is an attack that first appeared on Azelf from Plasma Blast. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Shield.
