Pikachu (30th Celebration 42)

Pikachu  
ピカチュウ Pikachu
Lightning

Illus. Akira Komayama
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Pikachu
Type Lightning
HP 60
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion 30th Celebration
English card no. 042/128 20/30
Japanese expansion 30th Celebration
Japanese card no. 036/103 20/30
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウ Pikachu) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the 30th Celebration expansion.

Card text

Colorless
Charge-Up Dash
じゅうでんダッシュ
Flip a coin until you get tails. Search your deck for an amount of Basic Lightning Energy up to the number of heads and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
LightningLightningColorless
Pika Bolt
ピカボルト
50

Pokédex data

0025
1'4" (0.4 m)
13.2 lbs. (6.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It has small electric sacs on both its cheeks. When in a tough spot, this Pokémon discharges electricity.
ほっぺたの 両側に 小さい 電気袋を 持つ。ピンチのときに 放電する。

Release information

This card is one of the 30 Pikachu rare cards included in the 30th Celebration expansion, which is released to celebrate the Pokémon 30th Anniversary. Each of the 30 Pikachu rare cards in the 30th Celebration expansion features a unique fireworks Holofoil finish and a secondary card number indicating its order among the 30.

Trivia

Origin

Pika Bolt is an attack that first appeared on Pikachu from EX Sandstorm. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.