Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver

Pachirisu

HeartGold & SoulSilver

Call of Legends · #18 · Rare Holo · 2011

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Card facts

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Set position: 18 / 106
Release year: 2011
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 60
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Noriko Hotta
Pokédex #: 417
Series: HeartGold & SoulSilver

Card analysis

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Primary role: Ability Engine
Damage efficiency: 50 damage; 25 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerEnergy Acceleration

Strategy & play

How Pachirisu plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

How to beat Pachirisu

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2 copies on average · 3 decks

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Dudunsparce

$0.86 · in 19% of decks

Mega Kangaskhan ex

$0.89 · in 14% of decks

Teal Mask Ogerpon ex

$2.88 · in 9% of decks

Fan Rotom

$0.16 · in 7% of decks

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About this card

HP: 60Type:LLightningSubtype: Basic

"It's one of the kinds of Pokémon with electric cheek pouches. It shoots charges from its tail."

Poké-Power: Self-Generation

Once during your turn, when you put Pachirisu from your hand onto your Bench, you may attach up to 2 Lightning Energy cards from your hand to Pachirisu.

LLShocking Bolt — 50

Put all Energy cards attached to Pachirisu in the Lost Zone.

Weakness:F×2

Resistance:M-20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$4.40	$4.99	$69.89	$7.87	—
Reverse Holofoil	$7.74	$11.99	$202.00	$14.75	$11.99

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/27

Variant	Price
1-day average	€7.47
7-day average	€7.96
30-day average	€7.96
Low	€1.01
Trend price	€7.69
Low (excellent+)	€2.50
Reverse holo low	€1.01
reverseHoloAvg1	€17.50
Reverse holo 7-day	€7.02
reverseHoloSell	€3.44
averageSellPrice	€8.11
Reverse holo 30-day	€7.19
Reverse holo trend	€9.14

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Pachirisu is real?

Pachirisu is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Pachirisu worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pachirisu is $7.87; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Pachirisu from?

Pachirisu is from the Pokémon set "Call of Legends" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2011.

What rarity is Pachirisu?

Pachirisu is a Rare Holo card in the Call of Legends set.

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