Prismatic Evolutions

Pikachu ex

PRE179· Hyper rare
Pikachu ex PRE 179

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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
Illustrated by
aky CG Works

Its Ability

Resolute Heart

If this Pokémon has full HP and would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, it is not Knocked Out, and its remaining HP becomes 10.

Its attacks

Topaz Bolt

300

Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon.

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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. A strength

    Joltik runs it in 31 of the 31 lists we have read, seen across 28 different tournaments.

  4. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  5. A strength

    Mark H. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

  6. 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.

  7. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fighting ×2. Against a Fighting Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,810 tournament lists we have read, 875 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 22, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Joltik31 of 3128SSP 57
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom15 of 3013SSP 57
Azumarill4 of 344SSP 57
Blissey ex3 of 203SSP 57
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant3 of 393SSP 57
Toucannon2 of 252SSP 57
Blaziken ex1 of 211SSP 57
Mega Zygarde ex1 of 261SSP 57

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

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.

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