Paldean Fates

Pikachu

PAFFR18· Common
Pikachu PAF 18

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What the card itself says

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

HP
70
Type
Lightning
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Number
18/91
Set
Paldean FatesPAFSet guide
Illustrated by
OKACHEKE

Its attacks

GrowlRugissement

During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon's attacks do 20 less damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance).Pendant le prochain tour de votre adversaire, les attaques du Pokémon Défenseur infligent 20 dégâts de moins (avant application de la Faiblesse et de la Résistance).

Pika BoltPik'Éclair

30

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

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fighting ×2. Against a Fighting Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 875 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Paldean Fates landed here on 26 January 2024.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 1 December 2023, under the code SV4a. That is 56 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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