Pikachu Archives

Credit: Niantic What worked in this Pokémon GO event Costumed Pikachu… kind of: Listen, I'll always take a new Costumed Pikachu Niantic's reliance on costumes is often criticized, but I personally love it It's a way to add content to the game without giving us a constant avalanche of new releases and Shiny drops, leaving nothing for the[...]

This card, illustrated by Naoki Saito, features the Galarian Starters and Pikachu with a gold World Championships 2022 stamp Galarian Weezing, Psyduck, and Corviknight can be seen in the back This card is SWSH296 of the SWSH Black Star Promo set Completionists like myself will be after this one, but we are likely to see overblown[...]

We do not currently have information on the promo cards. Releasing September 1st. Trick or Trade BOOster Packs: This $14.99 bundle will include 40 mini booster packs featuring cards from previous sets stamped with a Pikachu Pumpkin This is intended as a means to give children low-cost packs on Halloween. Releasing September 1st.  Sword & Shield – Lost Origin[...]

Heritage Auctions has put a rare, English copy of Pokémon Pinball for the Nintendo Game Boy Color handheld device up for auction!

Heritage Auctions has put a rare, Japanese-language copy of Pokémon Pinball for the Nintendo Game Boy Color handheld device up for auction!

Credit: Pokémon TCG Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Vivid Voltage with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing: Pikachu VMAX Rainbow Rare 188/185: $143.81 Pikachu V Full Art 170/185: $17.66 Nessa Full Art Trainer Supporter 183/185: $10.99 Pokémon Center Lady Full Art Trainer Supporter 185/185: $10.71 Nessa Rainbow Rare Trainer Supporter[...]

The Pokémon Center has released two new styles of Pikachu card sleeve for Pokémon TCG collectors Here are the solicitations for this summer's Pikachu Allover and Pikachu Cosmic sleeves. Pikachu-Themed Sleeves Credit: Pokémon Center Here are the product solicitations: Pokémon TCG: Pikachu Comic-Style Card Sleeves (65 Sleeves) Electrify your Pokémon TCG matches with a little help from Pikachu and friends![...]

Today, let's see how the cards of the special 25th anniversary set Celebrations, which came out in October 2021 are doing now in July 2022. Pikachu from Celebrations Credit: Pokémon TCG Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Celebrations with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing First, the top 10 of the[...]

Heritage Auctions has put a rare, sealed copy of Pokémon Blue Version for the Nintendo Game Boy handheld gaming device up for auction!

Credit: Pokémon TCG Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Vivid Voltage with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing: Pikachu VMAX Rainbow Rare 188/185: $146.74 Pikachu V Full Art 170/185: $16.41 Nessa Rainbow Rare Trainer Supporter 196/185: $11.25 Nessa Full Art Trainer Supporter 183/185: $10.97 Pokémon Center Lady Full Art Trainer Supporter[...]

Heritage Auctions has put an A+ WATA 9.0 graded copy of Pokémon Pinball for the Nintendo Game Boy Color up for auction!

Heritage Auctions has put a rare, graded copy of Pokémon Blue Version for the Nintendo Game Boy handheld system up for auction!

Tonight is TCG Hat Pikachu Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO From 6 – 7 PM tonight, Tuesday, June 28th, Pikachu will be appearing with increased frequency in the wild wearing the hat inspired by the new GO-inspired Pokémon TCG set that is releasing this Friday It will be responding more frequently to Incense and will[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that deals mainly with auction lots and listings primarily pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other items of a similarly collectible nature, has put a rare, sealed and graded copy of Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition up for auction! This delightful game for the[...]

These are the Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest 2022 winners: REND's Arcanine, Kasai Taiga's Bulbasaur, and Julie Hang's Greninja.

Credit: Pokémon TCG The one big bummer here is that these two entries will not be turned into cards. Ross Draws illustrates a beautiful Arcanine cuddling with Oddish — an unlikely due, but a cute one — and Mingo illustrates Pikachu by way of Lisa Frank To me, Mingo's Pikachu could've easily been the overall contest winner[...]

Heritage Auctions has put a rare, sealed copy of Pokémon Blue Version for the Nintendo Game Boy handheld device up for auction!

Heritage Auctions has put a rare, sealed copy of Pokémon Red Version for the Nintendo Game Boy handheld device up for auction!

Credit: Pokémon TCG Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Vivid Voltage with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing: Pikachu VMAX Rainbow Rare 188/185: $163.75 Pikachu V Full Art 170/185: $17.43 Nessa Full Art Trainer Supporter 183/185: $11.56 Pokémon Center Lady Full Art Trainer Supporter 185/185: $11.50 Nessa Rainbow Rare Trainer Supporter[...]

The set includes Eevee on the Ball, Grookey on the Ball, Scorbunny on the Ball, Sobble on the Ball, and the mysterious first entry, Pikachu on the Ball All of these cards have seen GAME release them except the Pikachu, which was initially released outside of GAME locations and instead was only given to actual[...]

Creatures like Mewtwo and Pikachu are a big deal for those players looking to reminisce about the good old days of 1998 and 1999, so this deck is the perfect acquisition for those players, naturally Furthermore, according to the item's auction listing on Heritage Auctions: Is your dream to be the very best there ever was,[...]

Today, let's take a look at yet another Pikachu card… but this one stands out from the crowd. Pokémon GO Pikachu holo Credit: Pokémon TCG Yesterday, we saw this upcoming Pokémon TCG set brilliantly recreate the Pokémon GO mechanic that leads to the memorable "Oh?" Ditto transformation[...]

Credit: Pokémon TCG It's Pikachu! Pikachu appears here sleeping adorably with its trainer, Akari. Atsushi Furusawa illustrates this Character Rare which is among my favorites since this card type came back into play with December 2021's VMAX Climax coming out of Japan This is actually Pikachu's third Character Card in the Sword & Shield era, with VMAX Climax including both[...]

Today, let's take a look at some cards you can get featuring the iconic Pikachu. Pokémon GO Pikachu cards Credit: Pokémon TCG A major part of what I've been doing with this series is making a distinction so Bleeding Cool readers know how to collect this set That distinction is… are we looking at a promo card[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas that deals mainly in auction lots and listings primarily pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other items of a similarly collectible nature, has put another lot of 2 Black Star promo Pokémon Trading Card Game cards from Pokémon: The First Movie up for auction! Two[...]

Credit: Pokémon TCG Here are the top valued cards of Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield – Vivid Voltage with market values observed on TCGPlayer as of this writing: Pikachu VMAX Rainbow Rare 188/185: $177.34 Pikachu V Full Art 170/185: $21.33 Nessa Rainbow Rare Trainer Supporter 196/185: $13.22 Bea Rainbow Rare Trainer Supporter 193/185: $11.46 Bea Full Art Trainer Supporter 180/185: $11.27 Nessa[...]

Today, let's take a look at the set's Pikachu line. Dark Phantasma cards Credit: Pokémon TCG Some may think that Pikachu gets too many cards, but I always say that I feel as if the franchise mascot is so well-known that it almost circles back around to being underrated It's easy to forget how cool of a[...]

And that's exactly the card that's featured in this lot! You Pokémon fans might recall that the only way for Pikachu to evolve into Raichu is by exposing it to a Thunder Stone Raichu was a part of Gym Leader Lt Surge's Pokémon team! The artwork was done by Mitsuhiro Arita[...]

Today, let's take a look at more of the Pikachu cards included in this bunch. Illustration contest entries Credit: Pokémon TCG Artists Akuru and Eggspensiv both deliver adorable Pikachu, with the former featuring Pikachu using a leaf as an umbrella in a sun shower as a rainbow sparkles below him in a puddle[...]

Today, let's take a look at the Pikachu cards included in this bunch. 2022 Illustration Contest Entries Credit: Pokémon TCG It takes guts to pick Pikachu as the focus of your submission considering this is the franchise mascot. REND follows through beautifully with a cute Pikachu wading through a sparkling stream, while UMiUSHi takes a trippy approach with an[...]