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Pikachu
McDonald's Collection 2017 5/12
- Set
- McDonald's Collection 2017
- Number
- 5/12
- Released
- 2017
- Energy type
- Electric energy
- Artist
- kirisAki
What it does
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
A plan was recently announced to gather many Pikachu and make an electric power plant.
Where you can play it
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Where it came from
The 2017 McDonald's Pokémon collection was released as part of a long-standing promotional partnership between The Pokémon Company and the fast-food chain. Issued in North America during the late autumn of 2017, these cards were distributed as prizes inside Happy Meals, designed to promote the trading card game to a younger demographic and bolster interest in the current generation of Pokémon games.
The Pikachu card, numbered 5/12, features artwork pulled from the Sun & Moon era of the franchise. While the illustration maintains the recognizable aesthetic of the franchise’s global brand standards, it represents the specific, simplified art style common to these promotional sets, which are produced in high volumes to ensure accessibility for children collecting them alongside their meals.
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