Curatorial Commentary
The card features Pikachu, a small, yellow, mouse-like creature with large ears and a lightning bolt-shaped tail. Pikachu is depicted in mid-leap against a dark background, with a bright light surrounding it. The card includes text detailing its abilities and stats.
Essay · Wizards Black Star Promos
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Catalogue plate
№ 4/53
Composition
StyleCartoonClassicIllustration
MoodEnergeticPlayful
CompositionFocusedSimple
PaletteBrightContrastingYellow
Game mechanics
HP
50
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Fighting ×2
Retreat
Recharge
Search your deck for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to Pikachu. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Thunderbolt
50
Discard all Energy cards attached to Pikachu in order to use this attack.
Authorship
More from Ken Sugimori
The painter behind this plate — selected works from their canon.
The set
Wizards Black Star Promos, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Pikachu
The Pikachu canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
