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Pichu
Expedition Base Set 58/165 • rare
- Set
- Expedition Base Set
- Number
- 58/165
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2002
- Energy type
- Electric energy
- Market price
- $44.99
- Artist
- Atsuko Nishida
What it does
Take a basic Energy card attached to 1 of your Pokémon and attach it to another of your Pokémon.
If your Active Pokémon is a Baby Pokémon and your opponent announces an attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else). If tails, your opponent's turn ends.
Where you can play it
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Where it came from
The Pichu card from the Expedition Base Set was released in 2002 as part of the first major expansion to feature the e-Reader technology. This set marked a significant shift in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, introducing the e-Card format which included dot-code strips along the side of the cards that, when scanned by a Game Boy Advance peripheral, unlocked mini-games or Pokédex data. This design change was intended to integrate physical card collecting with the digital gaming experience of the era.
The artwork for this specific Pichu card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori, the primary character designer and illustrator for the Pokémon franchise since its inception. In this piece, Sugimori utilized the clean, minimalist style that became synonymous with the e-Card era, focusing on the character's expressive posture. While the Expedition set received a mixed reception from players due to the visual clutter introduced by the e-Reader borders, the set is now highly regarded by collectors for its role in defining a transitional period of Pokémon history.
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