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Pikachu V

Sword & Shield

SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH198 · Promo · 2019

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Card facts

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Set position: SWSH198 / 304
Release year: 2019
Rarity: Promo
HP: 190
Subtype: Basic · V
Evolves to: Raichu
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: F
Illustrator: 5ban Graphics
Pokédex #: 25
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 100 damage; 33.33 per Energy
Prize liability: 2 Prizes given up; Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

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

A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
Its main attack (Lightning Blast) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥95 effectively one-shots it.
A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Pikachu V

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥95 damage one-shots it.
It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.

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About this card

HP: 190Type:LLightningSubtype: Basic · VEvolves to: Raichu

LLCLightning Blast — 100+

You may discard all Lightning Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 120 more damage.

V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

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standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

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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 2026/07/17

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$1.49	$3.11	$2,161.09	$2.59	$2.66

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.13
7-day average	€1.55
30-day average	€1.72
Low	€0.30
Trend price	€1.40
Low (excellent+)	€0.30
averageSellPrice	€1.63

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Pikachu V is real?

Pikachu V 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 Pikachu V worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pikachu V is $2.59; 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 Pikachu V from?

Pikachu V is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.

What rarity is Pikachu V?

Pikachu V is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.