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Pikachu
Evolutions 35/108 • common
- Set
- Evolutions
- Number
- 35/108
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2016
- Energy type
- Electric energy
- Market price
- $0.97
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
What it does
Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon does 10 damage to itself.
It has small electric sacs on both its cheeks. If threatened, it looses electric charges from the sacs.
Where you can play it
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Where it came from
The Pikachu card from the XY—Evolutions expansion was released by The Pokémon Company International in late 2016. This set served as a celebration of the franchise's twentieth anniversary, featuring modernized reprints and thematic callbacks to the original Base Set released in the late 1990s. As a common card, it was designed to be widely accessible to players and collectors alike, bridging the gap between nostalgic fans of the original game and a new generation of players.
The design of this card pays direct homage to the classic artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, whose original depiction of Pikachu became an iconic emblem of the series. By retaining the spirit of the early visual style while updating the card mechanics and layout to meet contemporary standards, the Evolutions set was received as a heartfelt tribute to the series' origins. Its inclusion in the set reinforced the status of Pikachu as the enduring face of the Pokémon brand throughout its two-decade history.
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