Pikachu & Zekrom-GX (Team Up 33)

Pikachu & Zekrom   ピカチュウ＆ゼクロムGX Pikachu & ZekromGX

Team Up Regular print Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Pikachu & Zekrom-GX Type Lightning HP 240 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion Team Up Rarity English card no. 33/181 Japanese expansion Tag Bolt Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 031/095 English expansion Team Up Rarity English card no. 162/181 Japanese expansion Tag Bolt Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 100/095 English expansion Team Up Rarity English card no. 184/181 Japanese expansion Tag Bolt Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 112/095 English expansion SM Black Star Promos English card no. SM168 Japanese expansion Tag Bolt Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 101/095 Japanese expansion Tag All Stars Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 041/173 English expansion SM Black Star Promos English card no. SM248 Japanese expansion Tag All Stars Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 221/173 Japanese expansion 30th Celebration Japanese card no. 160/103 For more information on the Pokémon depicted on this card, see Pikachu and Zekrom.

Pikachu & Zekrom (Japanese: ピカチュウ＆ゼクロムGX Pikachu & ZekromGX) is a Lightning-type Basic TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX card. It was first released as part of the Team Up expansion. It was the first TAG TEAM card revealed to the public, featured in the TAG TEAM animated trailer.

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  • Mega Evolution Series
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• Trivia
  • Origin
• References
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Card text

TAG TEAM

Full Blitz

フルドライブ

150

Search your deck for up to 3 Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

Tag Bolt-GX

タッグボルトGX

200

If this Pokémon has at least 3 extra Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack's cost), this attack does 170 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

TAG TEAM Rule

When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.

Release information

In Japan, this card was included as a Regular card, a Full Art card, a Special Full Art card, and as a Secret Rainbow Rare in the Tag Bolt expansion. The Regular print features artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, the Full Art and Rainbow Rare prints feature artwork by 5ban Graphics, while the Special Full Art print features artwork by kawayoo.

The Regular, Full Art, and Rainbow Rare prints were subsequently included in the Team Up expansion, while the Special Full Art print became a SM Black Star Promo available in the Tag Team Tins.

The Regular print was reprinted, alongside an entirely gold Full Art print, in the Japanese Tag All Stars subset.

The entirely gold Full Art print, alongside a Jumbo version of it, was released in English in the Pikachu & Zekrom-GX Premium Collection.

In Korea, an unnumbered Jumbo SM-P Promo version of this card was distributed by participating cinemas on December 24 and 25, 2018, in conjunction with the Korean premiere of The Power of Us on December 19, 2018. This print features the Korean movie logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration.

Mega Evolution Series

This card is one of the 30 classic cards reprinted in the 30th Celebration set, released to celebrate the Pokémon 30th Anniversary. The English release is a straight reprint of the Team Up Regular print, while the Asian releases feature the 30th Celebration set symbol and card numbering. All prints in the 30th Celebration set feature the Pokémon 30th Anniversary logo.

Gallery

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Trivia

• In Pokémon Trading Card Game Live, one of the victory Catchphrases references this card's Full Blitz attack by name. It reads, "Don't feel too bad. Nobody escapes my Full Blitz." Full Blitz is the first attack with this distinction.

Origin

Tag Bolt is the name of the Japanese expansion in which Pikachu & Zekrom-GX was first released.

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