Pikachu ex (Surging Sparks 57)

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Pikachu ex  
ピカチュウex Pikachu ex
Lightning
PikachuexSurgingSparks238.jpg
Special illustration rare print
Illus. GIDORA
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Pikachu ex
Type Lightning
HP 200
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Surging Sparks
Rarity Double Rare
English card no. 057/191
Japanese expansion Super Electric Breaker
Japanese rarity RR
Japanese card no. 033/106
English expansion Surging Sparks
Rarity Ultra Rare
English card no. 219/191
Japanese expansion Super Electric Breaker
Japanese rarity SR
Japanese card no. 122/106
English expansion Surging Sparks
Rarity Special Illustration Rare
English card no. 238/191
Japanese expansion Super Electric Breaker
Japanese rarity SAR
Japanese card no. 132/106
English expansion Surging Sparks
Rarity Hyper Rare
English card no. 247/191
Japanese expansion Super Electric Breaker
Japanese rarity UR
Japanese card no. 136/106
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

Pikachuex (Japanese: ピカチュウex Pikachu ex) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon ex card. It is part of the Surging Sparks expansion.

Card text

Tera

Lightning-attack.png
As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's).

Ability

Resolute Heart
がんばりハート
If this Pokémon has full HP and would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, it is not Knocked Out, and its remaining HP becomes 10.
GrassLightningMetal
Topaz Bolt
トパーズボルト
300
Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon.
0025
Pokémon ex Rule
When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

This card was included as a Regular card, a Full Art ultra rare card, a special illustration rare card, and a gold-etched hyper rare card in the Surging Sparks expansion, first released in the Japanese Super Electric Breaker expansion. The Regular, Full Art ultra rare, and hyper rare prints feature artwork by aky CG Works, while the special illustration rare print features artwork by GIDORA.

Gallery

PikachuexSurgingSparks57.jpg
Regular print
Illus. aky CG Works
PikachuexSurgingSparks219.jpg
Ultra rare print
Illus. aky CG Works
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
PikachuexSurgingSparks238.jpg
Special illustration rare print
Illus. GIDORA
PikachuexSurgingSparks247.jpg
Hyper rare print
Illus. aky CG Works
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

This card features a Terastallized Pikachu with the Stellar Tera Type. The Topaz Bolt attack is named after topaz, an aluminosilicate mineral which can come in many different colors such as yellow and orange, and whose name was historically used to describe any yellow gemstone.


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