Pikachu ex (30th Celebration 53)

Pikachu   ピカチュウex Pikachu ex

30th Celebration Special illustration rare print Illus. kantaro

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Pikachu ex Type Lightning HP 190 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion 30th Celebration Rarity English card no. 053/128 Japanese expansion 30th Celebration Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 047/103 English expansion 30th Celebration Rarity English card no. 149/128 Japanese expansion 30th Celebration Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 126/103 English expansion MEP Black Star Promos English card no. 107 Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 131/M-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

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

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Card text

Pika-Pika Parade

ピカピカパレード

Search your deck for any number of Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.

Thunderbolt

１０まんボルト

200

Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.

Pokémon ex rule

When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

This card is included as a Regular card and a Full Art special illustration rare card in the 30th Celebration special expansion. The Regular print features artwork by 5ban Graphics, while the special illustration rare print features artwork by kantaro.

An MEP Black Star Promotional print with Futuristic rare-style artwork by YOSHIROTTEN is released internationally in the 30th Celebration Ultra-Premium Collection — Day product, which releases on November 6, 2026. In Japan, this print is released as an M-P Promotional card and is included in the "30th Celebration Futuristic Box" product, which is released alongside the Japanese 30th Celebration expansion on September 19, 2026.

Gallery

30th Celebration Regular print Illus. 5ban Graphics	30th Celebration Special illustration rare print Illus. kantaro	MEP Promo print Illus. YOSHIROTTEN
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Trivia

Origin

Thunderbolt is a move in the Pokémon games that Pikachu can learn.

The special illustration rare print features Pikachu alongside other Pokémon which are featured as cards in the 30th Celebration special expansion: Exeggcute, Alolan Exeggutor, Volbeat, Poké Ball Pattern Vivillon, Moltres, Fuecoco, Slowpoke, Lapras, Articuno, Morpeko (partially out of frame on the right side of the artwork), Mew (featured on two cards), Espeon (featured on two cards), Sylveon, Drifloon, Cosmog, Roaming Form Gimmighoul, Nidorina, Salamence, Hakamo-o, Meowth, Ditto, Igglybuff, and Family of Four Maushold.

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