The cardPRE 179/131

Prismatic Evolutions

Pikachu ex PRE 179/131

Name: Pikachu ex PRE 179/131
Brand: Pokémon

PREHyper rare

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Pikachu ex has appeared in several sets: Surging Sparks (SSP 57), Prismatic Evolutions (PRE 179) and Ascended Heroes (ASC 57). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

The market for this printing

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No quotation can be assigned to this reference until its finish is identified. Card language: English. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

When it came out

Prismatic Evolutions landed here on 17 January 2025.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 6 December 2024, under the code SV8a. That is 42 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 200
Type: Lightning
Stage: Basic
Retreat cost: 1
Weakness: ×2
Regulation mark: H
Number: 179/131
Set: Prismatic EvolutionsPRESet guide

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.
A strength
It has an Ability, Resolute Heart. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
A strength
Joltik runs it in 48 of the 48 lists we have read, seen across 44 different tournaments.
A strength
It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.
A strength
Mark H. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.
Keep in mind
It is an ex card. The turn it goes down your opponent takes 2 Prizes instead of one, and games do turn on exactly that.
Keep in mind
Weakness Fighting ×2. Against a Fighting Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 8,062 tournament lists we have read, 1,721 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on November 6, 2026. TCGdex

Every version of this card

Look at the number printed at the bottom of your card. That is what tells you which version you are holding. Tap yours to open its page.

Pikachu ex SSP 57/191Surging SparksDouble rareDouble rare
Pikachu ex SSP 219/191Surging SparksUltra RareUltra Rare
Pikachu ex SSP 238/191Surging SparksSpecial illustration rareSpecial illustration rare
Pikachu ex SSP 247/191Surging SparksHyper rareHyper rare
Pikachu ex PRE 179/131Prismatic EvolutionsHyper rareThe one you are looking atHyper rare
Pikachu ex ASC 57/217Ascended HeroesDouble rareDouble rare
Pikachu ex ASC 277/217Ascended HeroesSpecial illustration rareSpecial illustration rare

Who plays it

Every printing of Pikachu ex plays the same way at a tournament. So the decks below count them all together, and the last column shows the one players wrote on their list.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Joltik	48 of 48	44	SSP 57
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom	31 of 62	29	SSP 57
Blissey ex	9 of 31	9	SSP 57
Toucannon	7 of 100	7	SSP 57
Azumarill	4 of 46	4	SSP 57
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant	4 of 103	4	SSP 57
Flareon ex / Noctowl	2 of 59	2	SSP 57
Blaziken ex	1 of 50	1	SSP 57
Igglybuff	1 of 13	1	SSP 57
Mega Zygarde ex	1 of 71	1	SSP 57

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 185 Pikachu cards on one page, priciest first.

View all Pikachu cards

Pikachu ex PRE 179/131

The market for this printing

When it came out

What the card itself says

What to make of it

Every version of this card

Who plays it

The other cards of this Pokémon

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What to make of it

What the card itself says

Who plays it

The other cards of this Pokémon

Its Ability

Resolute Heart

Its attacks

Topaz Bolt