Artwork unavailableBasic — Lightning
English Oracle text
Recharge (Lightning)
Search your deck for a Energy card and attach it to Pikachu. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Thunderbolt (Lightning, Lightning, Lightning) 50
Discard all Energy cards attached to Pikachu in order to use this attack.
HP 50
Weakness Fighting ×2
Retreat 1
When several of these Pokémon gather, they attract so much electricity that they can cause lightning to strike.Printed text is unavailable in this catalog snapshot.
Legality follows the dated TCGdex catalog snapshot.
For draft and prerelease, check the event’s release and rules. Missing statuses stay unavailable.
Official Pokémon rules| Format | Status |
|---|---|
| Standard | Not legal |
| Expanded | Not legal |
For draft and prerelease, check the event’s release and rules.
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#4 · EN · Common
Released 1999-07-01
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Card data: TCGdex. Pokémon and card artwork © Nintendo, Creatures and GAME FREAK, published by The Pokémon Company. Artist credit follows the printing.
Catalog snapshot: 2026-09-16T22:45:22.000Z
