Pretend Boss Pikachu (SM-P Promo 197)

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Pretend Boss Pikachu Team Skull   ボスごっこピカチュウ スカル団 Pretend Boss Pikachu Team Skull

Illus. Sanosuke Sakuma

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Pretend Boss Pikachu Type Lightning HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 197/SM-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

Pretend Boss Pikachu Team Skull (Japanese: ボスごっこピカチュウ スカル団 Pretend Boss Pikachu Team Skull) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the SM-P Promotional cards.

Card text

Destroy?

ブッこわす？

20

Before doing damage, discard all Pokémon Tool cards from your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Pika Punch

ピカパンチ

50

Pokédex data

Pikachu - Mouse Pokémon

No.

025

Height

1'04" (0.4 m)

Weight

13.2 lbs. (6.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

電気を 溜める 性質。時々 思い切り 放電 しないと ストレスを 感じる。

Release information

In Japan, this card was released as one of the SM-P Promotional cards and was available as part of the Team Rainbow Rocket's Ambition campaign. Starting January 20, 2018 for as long as stocks lasted, customers at participating Pokémon Centers (including the Pokémon Center Online) and Pokémon Stores who purchased five booster packs in one transaction could select to receive 1 of 7 Pretend Boss Pikachu promotional cards.

Trivia

Origin

The Pikachu in the illustration wears an outfit resembling that of Team Skull's Guzma. The Destroy? attack references Guzma's nature to overcome opponents with brute force. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Moon.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.