Pikachu is renowned for being the most well-known and recognizable Pokémon. Over the years, Pikachu has become so popular that it serves as the Pokemon mascot. In the games, Pikachu is the version mascot and the first partner Pokemon. In the anime, Pikachu appeared regularly as the main travel companion and partner to Ash Ketchum.
The Special Delivery Pikachu is a lightning-type basic pokemon from the SWSH Black Star Promos. The limited card was released to celebrate the Pokemon Center site beginning operation in Canada. In order to even obtain this card, customers had to spend $20 or more on the site.
This Black Star Promo Pikachu attack comes with its’ own birthday surprise: if it's not your birthday, this attack does 30 damage. If it is your birthday, flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 50 more damage; if tails, this attack does 30 damage. This promo card, often referred to as "Happy Birthday Pikachu," was released in 2000 to Pokémon fans who participated in the "Create your own Pokémon Card" campaign. The blank space is for writing your own name, and finding one that isn’t drawn on can be quite the challenge.
In June 1999, Wizards of the Coast launched the first Pokémon League using their Magic: The Gathering DCI Tournament structure. This first league, a prototype meant to test player interest in competitive play, was called the “Pokémon League Summer Training Tour.” Beginning at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota, stores across 19 cities hosted both TCG and Game Boy tournaments for kids ages 7-14. Once the 19-city tour finished, Wizards of the Coast implemented their leagues country-wide, with tournaments being held in all of its stores, bookstores, Toys “R” US stores, game shops and more.
This structure continued for two years. Year two introduced the second generation of Pokémon, including the Johto series of cards, Johto badges, new prizes and the introduction of “League Activities.” Players who earned the Zephyr Badge by completing a challenge would be allowed to participate in the “Create a Baby Pokémon” Contest — the same contest that won the top 16 entries their “Ivy” Pikachu promos.
Meanwhile, every participant was mailed a special Birthday Pikachu promo card. This card was officially titled ____’s Pikachu, so that participants could personalize their own copy. This promo card is extremely popular among collectors; so popular, in fact, that The Pokémon Company reprinted it for the series’ 25th anniversary set.
Ash's Pikachu is a lightning-type basic pokemon from the SM Black Star Promo set. These were available in a pack given to customers who bought $25 of TCG products at select retails starting November 8th, 2017. Packs would contain 3 of 6 promotional cards, and were available in-store at GameStop and EB Games outside the USA. Online retailers included Target, Toys “R” Us, Walmart and the online Pokemon Center. Both campaigns ran for as long as stocks lasted. The movie logo is featured in the bottom right corner of the illustration on both prints.
Ash has owned Pikachu since the first episode of Pokemon the Series. Quick Attack and Electro Ball are both moves in the Pokemon games that Pikachu can learn. This card features Pikachu wearing Ash’s cap as seen in Pokemon the Series: Black & White, and is based on one of the Pikachu in a cap distributed in the run-up to the release of the move “I Choose You!”
This card was included in Pokémon kit bundles sent to selected applicants of The FA Pokémon Youth Futsal Programme for the 2020-21 season. People wishing to register their interest could do so via email from September 11, 2020. This card features the Pokémon Futsal logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork. In September of 2019, Pokémon entered a three-year partnership with the EFA, English Football Association. This cross-promotion was conceived in hopes of increasing participation in the Futsal sport across the nation. To help incentivize people to sign up, special promotional material was produced in hopes of getting more people into the Futsal sport.
To acquire this merchandise, one would have to live in the UK and then you would need to sign up through the FA Pokémon Youth Futsal Program where you would be sent your merchandise. For the 20-21 season of Futsal, special TCG cards were produced to promote the Futsal event. Four of these promos featuring Eevee, Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble were set to be featured as special gifts through the retailer GAME. The 5th promo was the Pikachu promo which was set to be included in the kit bundled into selected applicants of the FA Pokémon Youth Futsal Program that season.
