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Pikachu #0025 Generation I
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Pikachu

· Pikachu

This POKéMON has electricity-storing pouches on its cheeks. These appear to become electrically charged during the night while PIKACHU sleeps. It occasionally discharges electricity when it is dozy after waking up.

Type
Electric
Stage
2 of 3
Category
Mouse Pokémon
Japanese
Height
0.4 m
Weight
6.0 kg
Habitat
Forest
Color
Yellow
Shape
Quadruped
§ I

Evolution & biology

A 3-stage line — walk through the morphology of Pikachu.

Pichu
#0172

Pichu

Stage 1

Base form
Pikachu
#0025

Pikachu

Stage 2

From Pichu
Raichu
#0026

Raichu

Stage 3

From Pikachu
§ II

Base stats

Plotted against the dex maximum of 255.

  1. HP 035
    /255
  2. Attack 055
    /255
  3. Defense 040
    /255
  4. Sp. Atk 050
    /255
  5. Sp. Def 050
    /255
  6. Speed 090
    /255
§ III

Best Pikachu cards

Curated for composition, atmosphere, and lasting reading. 6 of 173 cards.

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Surging Sparks

2024
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Surging Sparks

2024
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Prismatic Evolutions

2025
Pikachu ex

Surging Sparks

2024
Pikachu

Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery

Kouki Saitou 2023
Pikachu

Crown Zenith

You Iribi 2023
§ IV

Pikachu through its illustrators

The hands that shaped this Pokémon’s visual identity across the TCG.

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  • 01 5G

    5ban Graphics

    5ban Graphics has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 2011 through 2025, spanning series such as XY, Sun & Moon, and Sword & Shield. The work centers on digital illustration with action-forward, focused compositions and vibrant, contrasting color.

    9 cards
    Platinum era → Sword & Shield era
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  • 02 AC

    aky CG Works

    aky CG Works has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 2017 to 2025, spanning Sun & Moon through Sword & Shield and into Scarlet & Violet. The work leans digital, with energetic staging, focused framing, and vibrant, contrasting color that keeps characters crisp and forward.

    8 cards
    Sun & Moon era → Sword & Shield era
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  • 03 KH

    Kagemaru Himeno

    Kagemaru Himeno has been credited on Pokémon TCG art from 1999 to 2024, spanning 656 cards. Work appears across sets including Jungle, Team Rocket, and Black & White, with a craft built on playful, character-forward staging, balanced layouts, and vibrant, often pastel-leaning color.

    8 cards
    Base era → Sword & Shield era
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  • 04 MA

    Mitsuhiro Arita

    Mitsuhiro Arita has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 1999 to 2025, spanning more than 700 illustrations. Work appears across Base, Team Rocket, and Legendary Collection, balancing character-focused staging with energetic, colorful scenes and clear, action-forward framing.

    8 cards
    Base era → Sword & Shield era
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  • 05 2P

    2017 Pikachu Project

    2017 Pikachu Project is credited on Pokémon TCG cards in 2017, with artwork appearing in Sun & Moon’s SM Black Star Promos. The known credits focus on Ash’s Pikachu, rendered with cheerful, nostalgic energy, bright palettes, and simple, centered compositions.

    7 cards
    Sun & Moon era
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§ V

All Pikachu cards

12 of 173 cards · refined archive view.

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Prismatic Evolutions

2025
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Prismatic Evolutions

2025
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Surging Sparks

2024
Pikachu ex

Surging Sparks

2024
Pikachu ex

Surging Sparks

2024
Pikachu ex

Surging Sparks

2024
Pikachu

Temporal Forces

kodama 2024
Pikachu

Paldean Fates

Yuu Nishida 2024
Pikachu

Paldean Fates

OKACHEKE 2024
Pikachu

151

Hiroyuki Yamamoto 2023
Pikachu

151

Naoyo Kimura 2023
Pikachu

Paldea Evolved

OKACHEKE 2023