Pokémon binder
Pikachu binder: collecting and gifting the cards
Pikachu is number 25 in the Pokédex and the best-known face of the franchise. That makes it a safe choice for a gift: even people who rarely deal with Pokémon recognise it at once.
At a glance
- Pokédex no.
- 25
- Type
- Electric
- Cards in the catalogue
- 184
- Different sets
- 76
- Period
- 1999–2026
Family: Pichu → Pikachu → Raichu.
About Pikachu
Pikachu appears in almost every expansion and in many promotional releases, so the choice is huge. That helps when you build a varied page, but it takes a few decisions so that the binder does not end up with nine nearly identical cards.
Pikachu in the trading card game by the numbers
In the catalogue (English cards, data as of 1 October 2026) 184 cards have “Pikachu” in the name. They are spread over 76 sets from 16 series and date from 1999 to 2026. All cards containing the name are counted, including variants such as ex cards or cards showing several Pokémon.
| Set | Year | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 30th Celebration | 2026 | 34 |
| SWSH Black Star Promos | 2019 | 16 |
| SM Black Star Promos | 2017 | 15 |
| Wizards Black Star Promos | 1999 | 7 |
| XY Black Star Promos | 2013 | 6 |
Common artwork themes
- Forest: 46 of 184 cards (25 %)
- Sky / clouds: 43 of 184 cards (23 %)
- Meadow / field: 39 of 184 cards (21 %)
- Flowers: 30 of 184 cards (16 %)
These features were detected automatically from the image and not checked one by one. They show a tendency but do not replace looking at the actual card.
How to plan a Pikachu binder
At nine pockets per page, all 184 cards would fill about 21 pages. For a gift that is far too much: a single page of nine different designs looks finished at once, and the collection can be extended later.
With Pikachu it pays to choose by artwork rather than by set, because many printings look almost the same.
Which binder size fits is covered in the Pokémon binders: which size and how many pockets?.
Example cards featuring Pikachu
A selection across the years, at most one card per set:
- Pikachu · Base Set · Nr. 58 · 1999
- Pikachu · Holon Phantoms · Nr. 78 · 2006
- Pikachu · Black & White · Nr. 115 · 2011
- Pikachu · SM Black Star Promos · Nr. SM04 · 2017
- Pikachu V · SWSH Black Star Promos · Nr. SWSH063 · 2019
- Pikachu VMAX · Vivid Voltage · Nr. 188 · 2020
- Pikachu · Paldean Fates · Nr. 131 · 2024
- Pikachu · 30th Celebration · Nr. 038 · 2026
Keep reading
Giving Pokémon cards as a gift: how to get it right
Design a gift binder