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_____'s Pikachu LV.17
_____のピカチュウ _____'s Pikachu

BlankPikachuHowIBecamePokémonCardPromo.jpg

Unnumbered Promotional print
Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

50

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Wizards Black Star Promos
English card no.	24
Japanese expansion	Unnumbered Promotional cards

Japanese expansion	Unnumbered Promotional cards

English expansion	Celebrations
Rarity
English card no.	24
Japanese expansion	Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition
Japanese card no.	007/025

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

_____'s Pikachu (Japanese: _____のピカチュウ _____'s Pikachu) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the Wizards Black Star Promos.

Card text

	Birthday Surprise おたんじょうび	30+

If it's not your birthday, this attack does 30 damage. If it is your birthday, flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 50 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage.

Pokédex data

Pikachu - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
025	1'4" (0.4 m)	13 lbs. (6 kg)
Additional information
Your Birthdate:_________________________
トレーナー __________ __年__月__日生

Release information

This card was first released in Japan as an Unnumbered Promotional card with artwork by Kagemaru Himeno. It was included in copies of the All Card Calendar, released on November 5, 1998 in celebration of the second anniversary of the Trading Card Game. It was first available in English as a non holofoil Wizards Black Star Promo included in the Pikachu World Collection, available to purchase exclusively at Pokémon Park 2000 held at Sydney University, Sydney, Australia from September 12 to October 4, 2000. This print features a gold foil Pikachu tail stamp opposite the Black Star Promo symbol.

The English print was first available in North America in early 2001 through a Pokémon League "Create-a-Card" campaign.^[1] People were invited to fill in a blank TCG card template with an accompanying illustration, which could then be mailed to Wizards of the Coast. Fully completed entrants would then receive the card through the mail. The campaign ran from January to March 2001. This print features a standard holofoil.

It was reprinted as another Japanese Unnumbered Promotional card with different artwork by the same artist and was included with the sixth volume of the manga series, How I Became a Pokémon Card released on September 23, 2001.

The original print was rereleased in the Celebrations expansion's Classic Collection for the Pokémon 25th Anniversary. This print features the 25th Anniversary logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork and lacks Wizards of the Coast from the copyright information. In Japan, it was reprinted as part of the Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition with a red and gold "25th" logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork. Both prints are Confetti Holofoil and have etching similar to Full Art cards.

Gallery

Wizards Black Star Promo print
Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Unnumbered Promotional print
Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Pikachu World Collection 2000 print
Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Trivia

This card is popularly known as Happy Birthday, Pikachu in reference to the illustration.
At the height of the Pokémon phenomenon, the original Japanese version was one of the most sought after cards in the world, after a rumor spread by Japanese and American dealers that it had a very limited print run and that within weeks of its initial release, it had sold out. The craze that followed saw the card sell for as much as $500 overseas. The initial demand declined after the rumor was proven false.
The card was immediately banned by Wizards upon its release, due to the fact that any player could claim it was their birthday in order to gain the potential 50 extra damage on the card's attack. This ban covered both the Unlimited format and the Modified format, one of only two cards to fall under this distinction (Ancient Mew is the other). Both Japanese prints have the clause "(This card cannot be used at official tournaments)" to the right of the illustrator name.
The Japanese reprint is commonly known as Natta Wake Birthday Pikachu in reference to the publication in which it was distributed.

Origin

References

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-'''_____'s Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|_____|自分のなまえをかきこもう。}}のピカチュウ''' ''{{tt|_____|Write your name here.}}'s Pikachu'') is a  {{ct|Lightning}} Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos}}.
+'''_____'s Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|_____|自分のなまえをかきこもう。}}のピカチュウ''' ''{{tt|_____|Write your name here.}}'s Pikachu'') is a  {{ct|Lightning}} Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos}}.
 ==Card text==
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+{{Cardtext/Attack
-cost={{e|Lightning}}{{e|Lightning}} |
+|type=Lightning
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-jname=おたんじょうび |
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-effect=If it's not your [[birthday]], this attack does 30 damage. If it is your birthday, flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 50 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage. |
+|damage=30+
+|effect=If it's not your [[birthday]], this attack does 30 damage. If it is your birthday, flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 50 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage.
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+{{Cardtext/Footer}}
 ===Pokédex data===
-{{Carddex |
+{{Carddex
-type=Lightning |
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-name=Pikachu |
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-species=Mouse |
+|species=Mouse
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-height=1'4" |
+|height=1'4"
-jheight=0.4 |
+|jheight=0.4
-weight=13 |
+|weight=13
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+|jweight=6
-additional=Your Birthdate:_________________________ |
+|additional=Your Birthdate:_________________________
-jadditional=トレーナー__________年 月 日生 |
+|jadditional=トレーナー __________ __年__月__日生
-jadditional=Trainer__________Year Month Born |
+|transadditional=Trainer __________ Born on Day __ Month __ Year __
 }}
 ==Release information==
-This card was originally released as a promotional card with artwork by [[Kagemaru Himeno]]. In Japan, it was available as an insert with the Pokémon 2nd Anniversary Calendar, released in 1999. The English version was available through a [[Wizards of the Coast]] mail campaign, which ran from September to November 2000. It was later reprinted with new artwork by the same artist in Japan as a promotional card for the [[How I Became a Pokémon Card volume 6|sixth volume]] of the manga series, ''[[How I Became a Pokémon Card]]'' released in September 2001. The Japanese Natta Wake promotional version was printed on non-glossy card stock.
+This card was first released in Japan as an {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional card}} with artwork by [[Kagemaru Himeno]]. It was included in copies of the {{TCGMerch|Original|Era|All Card Calendar}}, released on November 5, 1998 in celebration of the second anniversary of the Trading Card Game. It was first available in English as a non holofoil {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}} included in the {{TCG|Pikachu World Collection 2000|Pikachu World Collection}}, available to purchase exclusively at Pokémon Park 2000 held at Sydney University, Sydney, Australia from September 12 to October 4, 2000. This print features a gold foil Pikachu tail stamp opposite the Black Star Promo symbol.
+The English print was first available in North America in early 2001 through a {{TCG|Pokémon League}} {{DL|Illustration contests|Pokémon Trading Card Game League Create-a-Card Activity|"Create-a-Card" campaign}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010407125625/http://www.wizards.com/pokemon/main.asp?x=cac_judging Create Your Very Own Pokémon Game Card!]</ref> People were invited to fill in a blank TCG card template with an accompanying illustration, which could then be mailed to [[Wizards of the Coast]]. Fully completed entrants would then receive the card through the mail. The campaign ran from January to March 2001. This print features a standard holofoil.
+It was reprinted as another Japanese Unnumbered Promotional card with different artwork by the same artist and was included with the [[How I Became a Pokémon Card volume 6|sixth volume]] of the manga series, ''[[How I Became a Pokémon Card]]'' released on September 23, 2001.
+The original print was rereleased in the {{TCG|Celebrations}} expansion's Classic Collection for the [[Pokémon 25th Anniversary]]. This print features the 25th Anniversary logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork and lacks Wizards of the Coast from the copyright information. In Japan, it was reprinted as part of the {{TCG|Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition}} with a red and gold "25th" logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork. Both prints are Confetti Holofoil and have etching similar to Full Art cards.
 ===Gallery===
-{{TCGGallery |
+{{TCGGallery
-type=Lightning |
+|type=Lightning
-image1=BlankPikachuWizardsPromo24.jpg |
+|image1=BlankPikachuWizardsPromo24.jpg
-caption1={{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}} print |
+|caption1={{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}} print<br>Illus. [[Kagemaru Himeno]]
-image2=BlankPikachuHowIBecamePokémonCardPromo.jpg |
+|image2=BlankPikachuHowIBecamePokémonCardPromo.jpg
-caption2=Natta Wake Promotional print |
+|caption2={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional}} print<br>Illus. [[Kagemaru Himeno]]
+|image3=Pikachu World Collection 2000 English.jpg
+|set3=Pikachu World Collection 2000
+|illus3=Kagemaru Himeno
 }}
 ==Trivia==
-*This card is popularly known as ''Happy Birthday Pikachu'', in reference to the illustration.
+*This card is popularly known as ''Happy Birthday, Pikachu'' in reference to the illustration.
-*At the height of the Pokémon phenomenon, the Japanese version was one of the most sought after cards in the world, after a rumor spread by Japanese and American dealers that it had a very limited print run and that within weeks of its initial release, it had sold out. The craze that followed saw the card sell for as much as $500 overseas. After it emerged the card was not that rare, the demand and price declined.
+*At the height of the Pokémon phenomenon, the original Japanese version was one of the most sought after cards in the world, after a rumor spread by Japanese and American dealers that it had a very limited print run and that within weeks of its initial release, it had sold out. The craze that followed saw the card sell for as much as $500 overseas. The initial demand declined after the rumor was proven false.
-*The card was immediately banned by Wizards upon its release, due to the fact that any player could claim it was their birthday in order to gain the potential 50 extra damage on the card's attack. This ban covered both the {{TCG|Unlimited format}} and the {{TCG|Modified format}}, one of only two cards to fall under this distinction ({{TCG ID|The Power of One|Ancient Mew|promo}} is the other). Both Japanese prints have the clause ''"(This card can't be used in official tournaments)"'' on the card bottom.
+*The card was immediately banned by Wizards upon its release, due to the fact that any player could claim it was their birthday in order to gain the potential 50 extra damage on the card's attack. This ban covered both the {{TCG|Unlimited format}} and the {{TCG|Modified format}}, one of only two cards to fall under this distinction ({{TCG ID|The Power of One|Ancient Mew|promo}} is the other). Both Japanese prints have the clause ''"(This card cannot be used at official tournaments)"'' to the right of the illustrator name.
-*The Japanese promotional reprint is commonly known as ''Natta Wake Birthday Pikachu'' in reference to the manga book in which it was distributed. This version is considerably rarer than the regular Japanese promotional version, making it one of the most desirable Birthday Pikachu cards printed.
+*The Japanese reprint is commonly known as ''Natta Wake Birthday Pikachu'' in reference to the publication in which it was distributed.
-*Interestingly, the Japanese promotional reprint is the only one of the six Natta Wake promos to lack the open book expansion symbol found on the previous five promos.
 ===Origin===
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 {{Project TCG notice}}
+[[Category:Unplayable cards]]
+[[Category:Banned cards]]
 [[Category:Wizards Black Star Promotional cards]]
 [[Category:Promotional cards]]
+[[Category:Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition cards]]
 [[Category:Illus. by Kagemaru Himeno]]
 [[Category:Holographic cards]]
+[[Category:Cards featured on Pokémon card art life]]
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+[[es:Pikachu de (WoTC Promo TCG)]]
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+[[it:Pikachu di (Wizards Promo 24)]]
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+[[zh:的皮卡丘（PMCG-P）]]

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