Pikachu SM157 — what does this card actually do?

Name: Pikachu SM157
Brand: Pokémon
Author: Megumi Mizutani

This card has 60 HP, a top attack printed at 10 damage and a Fighting weakness.

Lightning · Basic · SM Black Star Promos · measured against 20,444 cards on file — card data read July 28, 2026

What does Pikachu SM157 do in a game?

Pikachu SM157 is a Lightning Pokémon card with 60 HP, printed as Basic.

Its strongest attack, Static Shock, is printed at 10 damage for 1 Energy — 10 damage per Energy card.

Because of the Fighting weakness, any Fighting attack printed at 30 damage or more removes it in a single turn.

Lightning Basic Promo Unlimited and Expanded #025 Pikachu

Pikachu SM157SM Black Star Promos

60 HP · Lightning · Basic · retreat 1 · Fighting weakness ×2

Top printed damage1010 per Energy Static Shock10 damage for 1 Energy
as of July 28, 2026

Hit points60 HP38.6% of 17,290 in the ~70 band

Printed damage1042.7% of 16,246 in the ~30 band

Retreat cost1 Energy49.3% of 17,240 in the 1 band

Energy efficiencyBelow typicalAboveTypicalBelowThis card 10 · typical 49.0
damage per Energy card, among cards whose cheapest attack costs 1

Price trackPromoSM Black Star Promos305 printsWhat it costs today, how it moved, and where to buy it

Card classBasic

RarityPromo

SetSM Black Star Promos

Card numberSM157

AbilityPika Shield

Card data readJuly 28, 2026

What it sells for now$29.71Opens the price page — daily prices, every print variant, where to buy · read August 14, 2026 Removed in one hit by30 damage60 HP against a Fighting ×2 weakness Turns of setup1 turnEnergy attaches once a turn, so the top attack waits that long Cards that can do it1,446 cardsCounted across the whole card archive Other prints of this name305 printsPrinted HP and legality move from print to print Cards in the same line150 moreEvery print carrying Pokédex #025 Where it can be playedUnlimited and ExpandedRead from the official format list

How Pikachu SM157 is built, on five measures

Strongest on Attack cost lightness — top 1.8% of the archive. Weakest on Top printed damage — bottom 0.1%.

Each spoke is this card's place among every card in the archive that prints that figure. Further out is stronger — retreat and attack cost are shown as lightness, so a cheap card reaches outward. Counted July 28, 2026.

How Pikachu SM157 is built, on five measures
Measure	Percentile	Printed value
Hit points	13.1%	60 HP
Top printed damage	0.0%	10 damage
Energy efficiency	3.1%	10 per Energy
Retreat lightness	94.4%	1 Energy
Attack cost lightness	98.2%	1 Energy

What it can do

Attack record

1EStatic Shock10 damage per Energy card10damage

1 attack printed on the card. The badge is the Energy it asks for.

Where it stands

No. 12,840of 17,290 cards ranked by printed HP

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Among the 17,290 cards in every card in the archive that carry printed HP, this one is number 12,840 at 60 HP.

Lightning cardsNo. 1,081of 1,520 by printed HP SM Black Star PromosNo. 219of 247 by printed HP

This cardPikachu SM157SM Black Star Promos60 HP

Printed HP

The ceiling of this archive is 380 HP — 320 HP above this card.

Highest printed HPMega Emboar ex 273Ascended Heroes380 HP

What stands out on Pikachu SM157

Hit points 60 HP puts it in the ~70 band, where 38.6% of 17,290 cards with printed HP sit.
Energy It returns 10 damage per Energy card against 49.0 for cards whose cheapest attack costs 1.
Weakness A Fighting attack printed at 30 damage or more removes it in a single turn.
Legality 37 of the 184 prints that carry this name are legal in Standard play.

Pikachu SM157 at a glance

What it is. A Lightning Pokémon card with 60 HP printed as Basic, printed in SM Black Star Promos.
What it can do. 1 attack printed on the card, the strongest at 10 damage for 1 Energy.
What it fears. A Fighting weakness at ×2, which means 30 printed damage is enough to remove it.
What it costs to move. 1 Energy to retreat, discarded from the card itself.
Where it can be played. Unlimited and Expanded only.
What this page does not claim. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published here, because the card files this site reads do not contain them.

Source: Card facts are read once from openly published card files and change only when a source corrects them.

What do the attacks on Pikachu SM157 cost, and what do they hit for?

The card prints 1 attack. The strongest asks for 1 Energy and returns 10 damage, which is 10 damage for every Energy card attached.

Pikachu SM157 — every printed attack, its cost and its damage
Attack	Energy cost	Cards of Energy	Printed damage	Damage per Energy	Effect
Static Shock	1 Lightning	1	10	10	No extra effect.

Retreating costs a further 1 Energy, discarded from this card, and that cost is paid on top of anything in the table.

Static Shock1 Energy card

The Energy this attack asks a deck to attach before it can be used, drawn as the symbols printed on the card.

One Energy card attaches per turn, so the number of symbols is also the number of turns the attack waits.

Static Shock 1 Energy10 damage for 1 Energy — 10 per Energy card10

Bars are printed damage against this card's own highest attack (10).

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How does Pikachu SM157 compare with every other card?

Each bar below is the whole archive cut by one printed figure, with the band this card falls into marked. A number on its own says nothing about whether it is high or low — the shape of the archive does.

Pikachu SM157 — SM Black Star Promos — PikachuSM Black Star Promos SM157

No.12,840by HP in the archive

Pikachu SM157 prints 60 HP, which puts it at number 12,840 of the 17,290 cards in this archive that print an HP figure at all. The tallest figure printed on any card is 380 HP (Mega Emboar ex).

0% on printed damage — it out-hits that share of the 16,246 cards that print damage

Bottom 26%Where it sits on printed HP

This card60 HP
Middle half of the archive60–130 HP
Strongest Pikachu printed70 HP

The ceiling of this archive is Mega Emboar ex at 380 HP — every bar here is measured against it.

This card prints 60 HP, which is 16% of that ceiling.

Every figure in this panel is counted the same way: from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026, over the 17,290 cards that print an HP figure. Each bar is measured against the tallest HP in the archive, 380 HP.

Hit points — where this card sits

~70 — this card38.6%6,669 cards

80~12033.1%5,725 cards

130~18015.5%2,679 cards

190~2306.6%1,148 cards

240~2803.3%567 cards

290~3302.4%412 cards

340+0.5%90 cards

17,290 cards in the archive carry a printed HP figure. This one has 60 HP.

Cards in the ~70 band typically print 23 damage and ask 1 Energy to retreat.

Hit points — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~70 — this card	38.6%	6,669 cards
80~120	33.1%	5,725 cards
130~180	15.5%	2,679 cards
190~230	6.6%	1,148 cards
240~280	3.3%	567 cards
290~330	2.4%	412 cards
340+	0.5%	90 cards

Top printed damage — where this card sits

~30 — this card42.7%6,938 cards

40~6022.0%3,566 cards

70~12021.8%3,535 cards

130~1809.0%1,461 cards

190~2503.8%621 cards

260+0.8%125 cards

16,246 cards print damage on at least one attack. The highest on this card is 10.

Cards in the ~30 band typically have 70 HP and ask 1 Energy to retreat.

Top printed damage — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~30 — this card	42.7%	6,938 cards
40~60	22.0%	3,566 cards
70~120	21.8%	3,535 cards
130~180	9.0%	1,461 cards
190~250	3.8%	621 cards
260+	0.8%	125 cards

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits

01.8%304 cards

1 — this card54.4%9,392 cards

226.4%4,565 cards

314.7%2,533 cards

42.4%421 cards

50.3%47 cards

17,262 cards have at least one attack with an Energy cost. The cheapest on this card asks 1 Energy.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 1 typically have 93 HP and print 49 damage.

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	1.8%	304 cards
1 — this card	54.4%	9,392 cards
2	26.4%	4,565 cards
3	14.7%	2,533 cards
4	2.4%	421 cards
5	0.3%	47 cards

Retreat cost — where this card sits

05.3%914 cards

1 — this card49.3%8,503 cards

228.6%4,926 cards

312.6%2,168 cards

44.2%729 cards

17,240 cards carry a retreat cost. This one costs 1 Energy to retreat.

Cards with a retreat cost of 1 typically have 81 HP and print 40 damage.

Retreat cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	5.3%	914 cards
1 — this card	49.3%	8,503 cards
2	28.6%	4,926 cards
3	12.6%	2,168 cards
4	4.2%	729 cards

No. 1,081of 1,520

That is where Pikachu SM157 stands highest on HP — number 1,081 of 1,520 cards in Lightning cards. Cut the archive a different way and the answer moves, which is what the bars below are for.

Every card in the archive — 20,444 cards No. 12,840 of 17,290 by HP · No. 14,164 of 16,246 by damage · top by HP: Mega Emboar ex, 380

top 87% on damage
Lightning cards — 1,520 cards No. 1,081 of 1,520 by HP · No. 1,300 of 1,461 by damage · top by HP: Mega Eelektross ex, 350

top 89% on damage
SM Black Star Promos — 251 cards No. 219 of 247 by HP · No. 227 of 238 by damage · top by HP: Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX, 300

top 95% on damage

Each bar is how far up this card sits when the archive is cut a different way. The bar is its place on HP; the tick is its place on printed damage. Counted from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026.

Hit points 60 HP~~middle half 60–130 HP~~
this card 60
Top printed damage 10 damage~~middle half 20–90 damage~~
this card 10

Lowest to highest printed in the archive
Middle half of the archive
This card

Each row is stretched from the lowest printed figure to the highest, so the two rows are not on one shared scale — read each row on its own.

Read from the card files this site reads, July 28, 2026. The archive tops out at 380 HP and 350 printed damage.

Cards in the same HP band

6,669 of 17,290 (38.6%)

Cards with this much printed damage

6,938 of 16,246 (42.7%)

Counted from the card files this site reads, one card at a time.

Open the group this card falls into

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What Pikachu SM157 does without attacking

Pikachu SM157 carries 1 printed effect that work outside the attack step, so it can matter on a turn the card never attacks.

Printed effects

Capped at once a turn

None

Read from the printed text quoted below, not counted anywhere else.

Pika Shield — Ability

This Pokémon can't be Paralyzed.

Quoted from the card face. The label after the dash is how the card itself names the effect.

Why this sits apart from the attacks

An attack costs Energy and ends your turn. What is printed above does neither — it is available while the card is in play, so it is a different kind of cost to a deck. Attack costs are in the section above.

Every card mechanic in the archive

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Is Pikachu SM157 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

Printed damage on its own says nothing — a 10 damage attack that needs 1 Energy and one that needs two are different cards. Dividing one by the other puts every attack on the same scale.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive

1 Energy9,392 cards49.049 damage typical

2 Energy4,565 cards32.565 damage typical

3 Energy2,533 cards34.7104 damage typical

4 Energy421 cards27.8111 damage typical

5 Energy47 cards41.8209 damage typical

Pikachu SM157 — this card10.010 damage for 1 Energy

Each bar is what cards asking that much Energy typically print, divided by the Energy they ask for. The number beside the bar is that figure.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 1 typically return 49.0 damage per Energy card. This card returns 10.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive
Group	Share	Value
1 Energy	49.0	49 damage typical
2 Energy	32.5	65 damage typical
3 Energy	34.7	104 damage typical
4 Energy	27.8	111 damage typical
5 Energy	41.8	209 damage typical
Pikachu SM157 — this card	10.0	10 damage for 1 Energy

2501250 damage

012345 Energy

Typical for that Energy cost 6 groupsStatic Shock 10 / 1

Further right is a costlier attack, further up is a harder-hitting one, so the cheap and heavy corner is top left. The size of a grey dot is how many cards sit at that Energy cost.

Energy cost against printed damage. Each grey dot is what cards asking that much Energy typically print; the coloured dots are the attacks on Pikachu SM157.
Group	Typical printed damage	Damage per Energy card	Cards in this group
Cheapest attack costs 0 Energy	45	—	304
Cheapest attack costs 1 Energy	49	49	9,392
Cheapest attack costs 2 Energy	65	33	4,565
Cheapest attack costs 3 Energy	104	35	2,533
Cheapest attack costs 4 Energy	111	28	421
Cheapest attack costs 5 Energy	209	42	47
Static Shock	—	10	—

This card, per Energy card

10 damage

Typical for a 1 Energy attack

49.0 damage

Difference

-39.0 damage

Both figures are damage divided by Energy cost, counted the same way.

Where this sits once the archive is cut by damage instead

The bars above cut the archive by what an attack asks for. Cut the same archive by what an attack prints and the groups come out differently — the damage ranges on record are gathered on one page, which is where a figure like 10 is read as high or low rather than merely large.

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What does being a Lightning card do for Pikachu SM157?

Type decides two things at once — which cards take double damage from this one, and which cards deal double to it. Both are read from the weakness printed on each group, not from a rule of thumb.

Deals double to this card 1,884 Fighting cards carry that type A Fighting attack printed at 30 damage is enough to remove this card in one turn.

Pikachu SM157 · Basic 60 HP Its hardest attack is printed at 10 damage.

Takes double from this card 2,435 cards in groups that print a Lightning weakness Against Water, printed damage from this card counts double.

How the archive splits by energy type

Psychicmost often weak to Psychic13.5%2,335 cards

Watermost often weak to Lightning14.1%2,435 cards

Colorlessmost often weak to Fighting12.6%2,173 cards

Firemost often weak to Water9.1%1,574 cards

Fightingmost often weak to Grass10.9%1,884 cards

Lightning — this cardmost often weak to Fighting8.8%1,520 cards

Grassmost often weak to Fire13.8%2,387 cards

Metalmost often weak to Fire5.4%925 cards

Darknessmost often weak to Fighting7.2%1,249 cards

Dragonmost often weak to Fairy3.1%530 cards

Fairymost often weak to Metal1.4%237 cards

17,249 cards carry an energy type. The note under each name is the weakness printed most often on that group.

How the archive splits by energy type
Group	Share	Value
Psychic	13.5%	2,335 cards
Water	14.1%	2,435 cards
Colorless	12.6%	2,173 cards
Fire	9.1%	1,574 cards
Fighting	10.9%	1,884 cards
Lightning — this card	8.8%	1,520 cards
Grass	13.8%	2,387 cards
Metal	5.4%	925 cards
Darkness	7.2%	1,249 cards
Dragon	3.1%	530 cards
Fairy	1.4%	237 cards

Lightningweak to Fighting

Waterweak to Lightning

Read from the weakness printed on each group. The first row is this card; the rest are groups that most often print a Lightning weakness.

What being a Lightning card is worth

Groups that most often print a Lightning weakness: Water (2,435 cards). Against those, this card's printed damage counts double. Going the other way, Lightning cards are themselves most exposed to Fighting.

Every energy type in the archive

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What knocks out Pikachu SM157 in one hit, and what does it knock out?

Weakness doubles the damage a Fighting attack deals to this card, so the bar it has to clear is 30 printed damage rather than 60.

Cards that remove it in one attack

1,446

Fighting damage needed to knock it out

Counted across the whole card archive. 60 HP against a Fighting weakness at ×2 decides all three figures.

Removes it in one attackMakuhitaMega Evolution 7230 damage

×2Fighting weakness · 30 printed damage is enough
30 damage becomes 60 against this card

This cardPikachu SM157SM Black Star Promos SM15760 HP

Why this card was picked to stand opposite

Of the 1,430 cards in the archive that can remove Pikachu SM157 in a single attack, this one clears the bar by the smallest margin — 30 printed damage against a bar of 30. Anything printed higher removes it just as surely, so this is where the line actually sits, and this print is legal in Standard play today.

Pikachuweak to Fighting ×2

Pikachuresists Metal -20

Read from the two boxes in the lower-left corner of the card — weakness multiplies incoming damage, resistance subtracts from it.

What the Metal resistance changes

Damage from Metal attacks is reduced before it is applied, so an attack printed high enough to knock this card out on paper may not do it. Resistance is a flat subtraction, not a multiplier — it does not scale with the attack.

Fighting cards that remove Pikachu in one attack
Card	Set	HP	Printed damage	After weakness
Mega Lucario ex (77)	Mega Evolution	340	270	540
Mega Lucario ex (160)	Mega Evolution	340	270	540
Mega Lucario ex (179)	Mega Evolution	340	270	540
Mega Lucario ex (188)	Mega Evolution	340	270	540
Mega Lucario ex (113)	Ascended Heroes	340	270	540
Toxtricity ex (100)	Paradox Rift	260	270	540

60 HP against a Fighting ×2 weakness means any Fighting attack printed at 30 damage or more is enough. 1,446 cards in the archive clear that bar.

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What is Pikachu as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

Pikachu SM157 is one print of Pikachu. The figures below are about the Pokémon rather than this single card — how many times it has been printed, how tough those prints run, and how many of them can still be played.

Pikachu has been printed 305 times, and the printed numbers move from one print to the next. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

The three toughest Pikachu cards ever printedPokédex #025Prints on record 305Toughest print 310 HPThis card 60 HP

305prints

Legal in Standard49Older prints, not in Standard256

Every Pikachu print on record, split by whether it can still be entered in Standard play.

Legality is read from the print rather than from the Pokémon, so an older copy of the same Pokémon is a different card for tournament purposes.

The toughest Pikachu printed is 310 HP, and this card is 19.4% of it

Bars are printed HP, measured against the record for this Pokémon

Pikachu VMAX 188/185the toughest Pikachu ever printedSWSH04: Vivid Voltage310 HP
Pikachu SM157against that record19.4% of the record60 HP

Read from the printed card face of every Pikachu print on record. Printed HP does not change after a card is issued.

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What has to be in play before Pikachu SM157 can be?

Pikachu evolves from an earlier stage, so the whole line has to be built before this card reaches the field.

The Pikachu line, oldest stage firstPokédex #025

Pikachu83 prints on record · Rumble

+70 HP · +100 damage

Raichu35 prints on record · Base Set (Shadowless)

Pikachu → Raichu

It is not the end of the line either — Raichu evolves from this card, so a deck can keep going past it.
The line runs 2 stages, so the first card has to be in play 1 turn before this one can be.
Every print in the line shares Pokédex number 025.

1PikachuHardest attack printed at this stage: 100 damage70 HP
2RaichuHardest attack printed at this stage: 200 damage. Evolving here adds 70 HP over the stage before it140 HP

Bars are the highest HP ever printed on that stage, measured against the top of this line (140 HP). The note beside each bar is the hardest attack printed at that stage.

Every print of a stage is counted, not just the one shown in the chain above, so the bar is the ceiling that stage has reached rather than one card from it.

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Is this the strongest Pikachu print, and can the older ones still be played?

305 prints carry this name in the archive, and 184 of them are laid out below. They share a Pokémon but not a card — printed HP, printed damage and tournament legality all move from one print to the next.

Bar height and the number above each bar = highest HP that year; the two digits below = the year.

Rows run from the toughest print down. Bars are printed HP, measured against the toughest print of this name shown here (310 HP), and the highlighted row is the card this page is about.

184 rows are shown of the 305 prints counted under this name.

Pikachu prints — can each one still be played?
Print	Set	Regulation mark	Standard
Pikachu VMAX 188/185	SWSH04: Vivid Voltage	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu VMAX TG17/TG30	SWSH11: Lost Origin Trainer Gallery	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu VMAX TG29/TG30	SWSH11: Lost Origin Trainer Gallery	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu VMAX SWSH062	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu VMAX 044/185	SWSH04: Vivid Voltage	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Surfing Pikachu VMAX 009/025	Celebrations	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Flying Pikachu VMAX 007/025	Celebrations	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu V-UNION SWSH141	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu V-UNION SWSH142	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu V-UNION SWSH140	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu V-UNION SWSH139	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu & Zekrom-GX 184/181	SM - Team Up	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu & Zekrom-GX SM168	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu & Zekrom-GX 162/181	SM - Team Up	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu & Zekrom-GX 33/181	SM - Team Up	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Raichu-GX 020/068	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Dubwool V 188/192	Battle Academy 2024	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu ex 276/217	ME: Ascended Heroes	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Pikachu ex 277/217	ME: Ascended Heroes	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Pikachu ex 238/191	SV08: Surging Sparks	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Pikachu ex 247/191	SV08: Surging Sparks	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Pikachu ex 179/131	SV: Prismatic Evolutions	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Pikachu ex 057/191	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Pikachu ex 219/191	SV08: Surging Sparks	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Pikachu ex 106	Battle Academy 2024	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Surfing Pikachu V 008/025	Celebrations	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu V SWSH285	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Pikachu V 086/264	SWSH08: Fusion Strike	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu ex 057/217	ME: Ascended Heroes	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Pikachu V TG16/TG30	SWSH11: Lost Origin Trainer Gallery	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu V SWSH145	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu V 170/185	SWSH04: Vivid Voltage	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu V 157/172	SWSH09: Brilliant Stars	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Pikachu V 043/185	Jumbo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu ex 063/193	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Pikachu V SWSH143	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu V SWSH063	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Flying Pikachu V 006/025	Celebrations	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu ex 028/131	SV: Prismatic Evolutions	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Ampharos 109	Battle Academy 2024	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Luxray 093/264	Battle Academy 2022	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Electivire 043/147	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu-EX XY84	XY Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Chansey 046/068	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Raikou 032/073	Deck Exclusives	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Miraidon 148	Battle Academy 2024	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Zebstrika 045/181	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Zeraora 102/264	Battle Academy 2022	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Boltund 076/202	Battle Academy 2022	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Kilowattrel 082/193	Battle Academy 2024	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Team Aqua's Muk 008/034	Trading Card Game Classic	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Tauros 164/236	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Zebstrika 054/185	Battle Academy 2022	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Detective Pikachu SM170	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Detective Pikachu SM190	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Detective Pikachu 10/18	Detective Pikachu	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Detective Pikachu SM194	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Flaaffy 108	Battle Academy 2024	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Electrode 067/193	Battle Academy 2024	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Luxio 092/264	Battle Academy 2022	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Morpeko 109/264	Battle Academy 2022	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Electabuzz 043/156	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 241/236	SM - Cosmic Eclipse	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 062/193	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Ash's Pikachu SM109	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu SWSH020	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 131/091	SV: Paldean Fates	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Ash's Pikachu SM110	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Ash's Pikachu SM111	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Ash's Pikachu SM112	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Ash's Pikachu SM113	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Ash's Pikachu SM114	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 160/159	SWSH: Crown Zenith	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Ash's Pikachu SM108	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu HGSS03	HGSS Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Psyduck SM199	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 101	SV: Scarlet & Violet Promo Cards	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Pikachu SM81	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 088	SV: Scarlet & Violet Promo Cards	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Bulbasaur SM198	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu SM76	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 56/236	SM - Unified Minds	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu SM183	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 018/091	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Pikachu 70/100	Stormfront	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 66/236	SM - Cosmic Eclipse	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 19/68	Hidden Fates	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 54/214	SM - Unbroken Bonds	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 049/195	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Pikachu 051/162	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Pikachu 028/078	Pokemon GO	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Pikachu 055/217	ME: Ascended Heroes	Mark J	Not legal in Standard
Yamper 074/202	Battle Academy 2022	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Blitzle 081/214	Battle Academy	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Voltorb 066/193	Battle Academy 2024	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Pikachu ★ 104/110	EX Holon Phantoms	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat 085	SV: Scarlet & Violet Promo Cards	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Special Delivery Pikachu SWSH074	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu XY95	XY Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu SM162	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu RC29/RC32	Generations: Radiant Collection	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 026/083	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 115/114	Black and White	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu BW54	Black and White Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 094/123	Burger King Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu RC7/RC25	Legendary Treasures: Radiant Collection	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 173/165	SV: Scarlet & Violet 151	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Ditto 39/113	EX Delta Species	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Ditto 063/113	EX Delta Species	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 065/202	League & Championship Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 30/30	XY Trainer Kit: Pikachu Libre & Suicune	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu SM98	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 78/123	HeartGold SoulSilver	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu TG05/TG30	SWSH11: Lost Origin Trainer Gallery	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Pikachu SWSH153	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu GG30/GG70	SWSH: Crown Zenith: Galarian Gallery	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Pikachu 01/53	WoTC Promo	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 50/149	Boundaries Crossed	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 004/012	McDonald's Promos 2018	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 020/108	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu SM157	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 39/99	Next Destinies	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 028/073	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu SM206	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 71/99	Arceus	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu SM234	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 025/025	McDonald's 25th Anniversary Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu XY89	XY Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu SM227	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 035/108	Deck Exclusives	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 015/017	POP Series 9	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 049/203	League & Championship Cards	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 27/111	XY - Furious Fists	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 042/146	Miscellaneous Cards & Products	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 48/162	XY - BREAKthrough	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 70/100	Majestic Dawn	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu SWSH234	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Pikachu 052/196	SWSH11: Lost Origin	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Pikachu 005/025	Celebrations	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 40/147	SM - Burning Shadows	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 55/236	SM - Unified Minds	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Snubbull SM200	SM Promos	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Mareep 107	Battle Academy 2024	Mark H	Legal in Standard
Blitzle 053/185	Battle Academy 2022	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Rotom 069/198	Battle Academy 2024	Mark G	Legal in Standard
_____'s Pikachu 24/53	WoTC Promo	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Surfing Pikachu 114/111	Rising Rivals	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 78/110	EX Holon Phantoms	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 60/64	WoTC Promo	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 084/144	Skyridge	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 61/90	Undaunted	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 72/100	EX Sandstorm	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 124/165	Expedition	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 009/017	POP Series 6	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Surfing Pikachu 28/53	WoTC Promo	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 012/017	POP Series 5	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 013/017	POP Series 4	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 120	Supreme Victors	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu XY202	League & Championship Cards	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 04/53	WoTC Promo	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 070/111	Neo Genesis	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
_____'s Pikachu 24/53	Celebrations: Classic Collection	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lt. Surge's Pikachu 081/132	Gym Heroes	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 43/95	EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 60/106	EX Emerald	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu δ 79/110	EX Holon Phantoms	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Surfing Pikachu 111/108	XY - Evolutions	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 74/112	EX FireRed & LeafGreen	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 6/10	EX Trainer Kit 1: Latias & Latios	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 086/110	Legendary Collection	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Shinx 091/264	Battle Academy 2022	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Tadbulb 077/193	Battle Academy 2024	Mark G	Legal in Standard
Pikachu 112/111	Rising Rivals	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu δ 93/92	EX Legend Maker	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Flying Pikachu 113/111	Rising Rivals	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 26/53	WoTC Promo	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Flying Pikachu 25/53	WoTC Promo	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 016/017	POP Series 2	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu δ 013/017	POP Series 5	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Lt. Surge's Pikachu 084/132	Gym Challenge	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 57/108	EX Power Keepers	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Flying Pikachu 110/108	XY - Evolutions	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 087/130	Base Set 2	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard
Pikachu 27/53	WoTC Promo	No mark printed	Not legal in Standard

37 of the 184 prints listed here are legal in Standard play. An older print of the same Pokémon is a different card for legality, because legality is read from the print rather than from the name — so owning the cheap old copy does not always mean you can enter with it.

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Every card below carries the same Pokédex number as this one, so they are the same Pokémon printed as different cards — different stages, different mechanics and different names all sit in this group.

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What was printed next to Pikachu SM157 in SM Black Star Promos?

A card is met inside a set, not on its own, and the number on it is the order that set gave it. The cards either side are the ones a collector actually turns past to reach this one.

130 Giratina [SM151]

110 Tapu Lele [SM152]

60 Rowlet [SM153]

60 Salandit [SM154]

230 Kingdra-GX [SM155]

Dragonite-GX SM156 — SM Black Star Promos

250 Dragonite-GX [SM156]

150 Charizard [SM158]

110 Zapdos [SM159]

160 Nidoqueen [SM160]

70 Jirachi [SM161]

60 Pikachu [SM162]

70 Mimikyu [SM163]

Cards printed either side of this one

These are the cards numbered either side of #SM157 in SM Black Star Promos. The badge on each card is its printed HP. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

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Which rules apply to Pikachu SM157, and where can it be played?

Two kinds of rule meet on one card — the sentence printed on the card face, and the rulebook clauses that apply because of what the card carries.

Rulebook clauses that apply to Pikachu SM157
Clause	What the rulebook says	Cards it applies to	Share of the archive
Weakness	Some Pokemon have Weakness or Resistance to Pokemon of certain types, marked in the lower-left corner of the card.	16,744 cards	81.9%
Retreat	Retreat your Active Pokemon (only once per turn).	17,244 cards	84.3%
Energy per turn	You can attach Energy just once each turn!	17,180 cards	84.0%

Counted across 20,444 English cards. A clause applies to this card because the card carries the property the clause names, not because we judged it to.

Pikachu SM157 — tournament formats
Format	Status	What that means
Standard	Not listed	This card is not listed for this format
Expanded	Legal	Can be played in this format
Unlimited	Legal	Can be played in this format

Read from the format list recorded with the card. Formats rotate on a schedule set by the organiser, and that schedule is not published on this page.

Where this card can be played

This card is legal in Unlimited and Expanded play. It was released on February 3, 2017.

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Pikachu SM157 in depth — what these figures add up to

Three readings of the same card, side by side: what it costs to get going, where it sits among the cards it will be compared with, and what takes it off the field.

What it asks a deck for

Its hardest attack, Static Shock, needs 1 Energy attached. Energy attaches once a turn, so that attack waits 1 turn from an empty card.
That works out at 10 damage for every Energy card attached.
Moving it out of the active spot costs 1 more Energy, discarded from the card itself.

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

Every card in the archiveNo. 12,840 of 17,290

Lightning cardsNo. 1,081 of 1,520

SM Black Star PromosNo. 219 of 247

What actually removes it

A Fighting attack printed at 30 damage removes it in a single turn — that is the bar, not its 60 HP.
1,446 cards in the archive clear that bar.
Damage from Metal attacks is reduced before it is applied, so an attack that clears the bar on paper may still fall short.

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Pikachu SM157 card record

Pikachu SM157 — the printed record, field by field
Hit points	60 HP	Type	Lightning
Weakness	Fighting ×2	Retreat cost	1 Energy
Card type	Basic	Pokédex number	#025
Set	SM Black Star Promos	Card number	SM157 of 248
Series	Sun & Moon	Released	February 3, 2017
Rarity	Promo	Illustrator	Megumi Mizutani
Tournament legality	Unlimited and Expanded only

Read from the printed card face, the set listing and the official format list.

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What does Pikachu SM157 cost?

This page is about what the card does. The figure below is the one number worth carrying across, read on August 14, 2026.

Market price today

$29.71

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One figure only — the price record, the daily chart and the marketplaces live on the price page.

Pikachu SM157 priceOne year of daily prices, every print variant, and where to buy it.Open the price page

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Pikachu SM157 — frequently asked questions

How much damage does it take to knock out Pikachu SM157?

Pikachu SM157 has 60 HP and a Fighting weakness at ×2, so a Fighting attack printed at 30 damage or more removes it in one turn. Any other type has to print the full 60.

What is the strongest attack on Pikachu SM157?

Static Shock, printed at 10 damage for 1 Energy — 10 damage per Energy card.

What is the retreat cost of Pikachu SM157?

1 Energy, discarded from this card to move it out of the active spot. Retreating is allowed once per turn.

Can an older Pikachu print be played in a tournament?

Legality is read from the print, not from the Pokémon. Of the 184 prints listed on this page, 37 are legal in Standard play. The rest can still be played in formats that accept them, and the table on this page names the regulation mark each print carries.

Can Pikachu SM157 be played in a tournament?

It is legal in Unlimited and Expanded play. Standard events run on a rotating list of sets, so check the current rotation before entering one.

Does this page say how good Pikachu SM157 is in a deck?

No. Every figure here is read from the printed card. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published on this site, because the card files it reads do not contain them.

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Where these card facts come from

Card facts are read once from openly published card files and do not change between readings — a printed card cannot gain HP. The places below are where the same information can be checked. Last updated: July 28, 2026 — the counts and rankings on this page were taken from the card files read on that day.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

The Pokémon Company International — official rules, tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, HP, attacks, weakness, retreat cost, illustrator credits) github.com

TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set membership and card numbering) github.com

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Pikachu SM157 — what does this card actually do?

What does Pikachu SM157 do in a game?

Pikachu SM157 performance summary

What it can do

Where it stands

Pikachu SM157 at a glance

What do the attacks on Pikachu SM157 cost, and what do they hit for?

How does Pikachu SM157 compare with every other card?

What Pikachu SM157 does without attacking

Is Pikachu SM157 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

What does being a Lightning card do for Pikachu SM157?

What knocks out Pikachu SM157 in one hit, and what does it knock out?

What is Pikachu as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

What has to be in play before Pikachu SM157 can be?

Is this the strongest Pikachu print, and can the older ones still be played?

Which other cards share the Pokémon behind Pikachu SM157?

What was printed next to Pikachu SM157 in SM Black Star Promos?

Which rules apply to Pikachu SM157, and where can it be played?

Pikachu SM157 in depth — what these figures add up to

What it asks a deck for

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

What actually removes it

Pikachu SM157 card record

What does Pikachu SM157 cost?

Pikachu SM157 — frequently asked questions

How much damage does it take to knock out Pikachu SM157?

What is the strongest attack on Pikachu SM157?

What is the retreat cost of Pikachu SM157?

Can an older Pikachu print be played in a tournament?

Can Pikachu SM157 be played in a tournament?

Does this page say how good Pikachu SM157 is in a deck?

Where these card facts come from

Before you rely on these figures

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