Our second specimen in this special exhibit is a beautiful Pikachu from the 2019 Pikachu & New Friends special pack, part of the Sun & Moon TCG era. The artwork is wonderfully atmospheric, depicting a cheerful Pikachu in a magical, moonlit forest.
Card Details
- Pokémon Name: Pikachu (ピカチュウ)
- Set: Sun & Moon Promotional Card (Pikachu & New Friends)
- Year: 2019
- Card Number: 009/054
- Rarity/Edition: Common (Promotional)
- Artist: Misa Tsutori
- National Pokédex No.: 025
Card Text & Attacks
- Type: Lightning
- HP: 70
- Attack 1: Tail Slap (しっぽではたく)
- Cost: [Colourless]
- Damage: 10
- Attack 2: Lightning Ball (ライトニングボール)
- Cost: [Lightning][Colourless][Colourless]
- Damage: 50
- Weakness: Fighting x2
- Resistance: Metal -20
- Retreat Cost: [Colourless]
- Pokédex Entry:
- Japanese: 電気を ため込む 性質。 ピカチュウが 群れて暮らす 森は 落雷が 絶えず 危険だ。
- Romaji: Denki o tamekomu seishitsu. Pikachū ga murete kurasu mori wa rakurai ga taezu kikenda.
- English: It has a nature of storing up electricity. Forests where Pikachu live in groups are dangerous, with constant lightning strikes.
Collector’s Notes
This Pikachu is a promotional card released in a special blister pack called Pikachu & New Friends, which was designed to celebrate the new Generation 8 Pokémon from the Galar region. The artwork by Misa Tsutori is enchanting, portraying a happy Pikachu waving in a mystical forest illuminated by a full moon and glowing, bioluminescent plants and fungi.
As the official Museum Mascot, this card offers a wonderfully strong thematic link to our collection. The prominent full moon in the artwork connects Pikachu to powerful geological and cosmic forces. The moon’s gravitational pull governs the Earth’s tides, which are a primary driver of coastal erosion and sedimentation. Furthermore, certain minerals and rocks exhibit fluorescence, glowing under specific types of light, much like the fantastical plants in the illustration. This card beautifully represents the magical and mysterious side of the natural, geological world.
