Pikachu (SM Promo 4)

Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウ Pikachu) is a Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the TCG SM Black Star Promos.

Release information
This card was released as one of the English TCG SM Black Star Promos handed out to attendees to Pokémon Sun and Moon launch event held on November 19, 2016. It was released as part of the TCG Pikachu's New Friends Collection in Japan. In the UK, this print was given away to the first 250 customers at participating stores holding midnight launch events for the TCG Sun & Moon expansion on February 3, 2017. Events were held at stores in, , , and , England.

Two different TCG SM-P Promotional cards were later made available in Japan from December 9, 2016, coinciding with the release of TCG Collection Sun and TCG Collection Moon. The print numbered 003/SM-P was available in the, which could be purchased at Pokémon Centers, Pokémon Stores, and some store chains, including: , , , , and. The print numbered 008/SM-P was available in the. The Pikachu's New Friends print was reprinted in Japan as another SM-P Promotional card, available as part of the Midsummer's Pika Pika Alola Festival, which ran from July 22 to September 3, 2017. Customers at participating Pokémon Centers (including the Pokémon Center Online) and Pokémon Stores who purchased five booster packs in one transaction were given 1 of 6 possible promotional cards. This print features the Pokémon Center logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork.

The SM Black Star Promotional print was later reprinted as a Confetti Holo in the TCG McDonald's Collection 2017. The packaged in specially-marked cereals, released August 22, 2017, included a Sequin Holofoil variant of the original SM Promotional print. The SM-P prints with different artwork were later released in English as SM Black Star Promos in TCG Shining Legends-related products, both released October 6, 2017. The 003/SM-P print (becoming SM81) was available in the and, while the 008/SM-P print (becoming SM76) was contained within the.

The SM76 print was later released in Japan as another numbered TCG SM-P Promotional cards (SM-P Promotional card), this time Non Holofoil, as part of the Shining Ultra Beast Campaign, which began on March 2, 2018. For every five booster packs purchased in one transaction at participating stores, customers would receive a special pack containing 1 of 6 possible cards. This print has the campaign logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork.

Origin
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