01Card Stats

Stage 1 GX (evolves from Pikachu)

HP 210

TypeLightning

RarityPromo

Illustrator5ban Graphics

WeaknessFighting ×2

Retreat●

SetSM Black Star Promos

Released2017

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Promo
Foiling: Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
Alt art / specials: No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English: Standard English release.
Japanese: Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European: Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other: No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Holo	~$10 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.

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07Why Collectors Want It

Final evolution of the Pichu → Pikachu → Raichu line — evolves from Pikachu with a Thunder Stone. Home to the line’s vintage Base Set holo and a long run of GX/V prints.
Promo-only distribution makes supply meaningfully tighter than mass-retail cards.
Required for any complete Raichu master set across eras.
Collectors of the SM Black Star Promos set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: Situational

Stage 1 GX Raichu with 210 HP and a top attack near 160 damage. Ultra-rare Raichu variants like this occasionally turned up in constructed decks during their era, though seldom as a deck's centerpiece.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Powerful Spark Cost: Colorless + Colorless · 20+ damage

This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Lightning Energy attached to your Pokémon.

Thunder Cost: Lightning + Lightning + Colorless · 160 damage

This Pokémon does 30 damage to itself.

Voltail-GX Cost: Lightning + Lightning + Colorless · 120 damage

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Weakness: Fighting ×2
Resistance: Metal -20
Retreat cost: 1

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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