Pikachu VMAX 188 — what does this card actually do?

Name: Pikachu VMAX 188
Brand: Pokémon
Author: aky CG Works

This card has 310 HP, a top attack printed at 120 damage and a Fighting weakness.

Lightning · VMAX · Vivid Voltage · measured against 20,444 cards on file — card data read July 28, 2026

What does Pikachu VMAX 188 do in a game?

Pikachu VMAX 188 is a Lightning Pokémon card with 310 HP, printed as VMAX.

Its strongest attack, G-Max Volt Tackle, is printed at 120 damage for 3 Energy — 40 damage per Energy card.

Because of the Fighting weakness, any Fighting attack printed at 155 damage or more removes it in a single turn.

Lightning VMAX Rare Rainbow Regulation D Unlimited and Expanded #025 Pikachu

Pikachu VMAX 188Vivid Voltage

310 HP · Lightning · VMAX · retreat 2 · Fighting weakness ×2

Top printed damage12040 per Energy G-Max Volt Tackle120 damage for 3 Energy
as of July 28, 2026

Hit points310 HP2.4% of 17,290 in the 290~330 band

Printed damage12021.8% of 16,246 in the 70~120 band

Retreat cost2 Energy28.6% of 17,240 in the 2 band

Energy efficiencyAbove typicalAboveTypicalBelowThis card 40 · typical 34.7
damage per Energy card, among cards whose cheapest attack costs 3

Price trackRare RainbowVivid Voltage305 printsranked among VMAX cardsWhat it costs today, how it moved, and where to buy it

Card classVMAX

Regulation markD

RarityRare Rainbow

SetVivid Voltage

Card number188

Card data readJuly 28, 2026

What it sells for now$197.53Opens the price page — daily prices, every print variant, where to buy · read August 14, 2026 Removed in one hit by155 damage310 HP against a Fighting ×2 weakness Turns of setup3 turnsEnergy attaches once a turn, so the top attack waits that long Cards that can do it184 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 VMAX 188 is built, on five measures

Strongest on Hit points — top 2.5% of the archive. Weakest on Attack cost lightness — bottom 17.4%.

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 VMAX 188 is built, on five measures
Measure	Percentile	Printed value
Hit points	97.5%	310 HP
Top printed damage	82.1%	120 damage
Energy efficiency	81.3%	40 per Energy
Retreat lightness	45.3%	2 Energy
Attack cost lightness	17.4%	3 Energy

What it can do

Attack record

3EG-Max Volt Tackle40 damage per Energy card · has printed text120damage

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

Where it stands

No. 343of 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 343 at 310 HP.

Lightning cardsNo. 23of 1,520 by printed HP VMAX cardsNo. 154of 209 by printed HP

This cardPikachu VMAX 188Vivid Voltage310 HP

Printed HP

The ceiling of this archive is 380 HP — 70 HP above this card.

Highest printed HPMega Emboar ex 273Ascended Heroes380 HP

What stands out on Pikachu VMAX 188

Hit points 310 HP puts it in the 290~330 band, where 2.4% of 17,290 cards with printed HP sit.
Energy It returns 40 damage per Energy card against 34.7 for cards whose cheapest attack costs 3.
Weakness A Fighting attack printed at 155 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 VMAX 188 at a glance

What it is. A Lightning Pokémon card with 310 HP printed as VMAX, printed in Vivid Voltage.
What it can do. 1 attack printed on the card, the strongest at 120 damage for 3 Energy.
What it fears. A Fighting weakness at ×2, which means 155 printed damage is enough to remove it.
What it costs to move. 2 Energy to retreat, discarded from the card itself.
Where it can be played. Unlimited and Expanded only, and it carries regulation mark D.
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 VMAX 188 cost, and what do they hit for?

The card prints 1 attack. The strongest asks for 3 Energy and returns 120 damage, which is 40 damage for every Energy card attached.

Pikachu VMAX 188 — every printed attack, its cost and its damage
Attack	Energy cost	Cards of Energy	Printed damage	Damage per Energy	Effect
G-Max Volt Tackle	3 Lightning	3	120+	40	You may discard all Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 150 more damage.

Retreating costs a further 2 Energy, discarded from this card, and that cost is paid on top of anything in the table.

G-Max Volt Tackle3 Energy cards

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.

G-Max Volt Tackle 3 Energy120 damage for 3 Energy — 40 per Energy card120

Bars are printed damage against this card's own highest attack (120).

Why one of these damage figures carries a symbol

A number on a Pokémon card is not always the number that lands.

G-Max Volt Tackle is printed as 120+, so the printed number is a floor — the attack deals at least that much, and the sentence beside it says what adds to it.

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How does Pikachu VMAX 188 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 VMAX 188 — Vivid Voltage — Pikachu VMAXVivid Voltage 188

No.343by HP in the archive

Pikachu VMAX 188 prints 310 HP, which puts it at number 343 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).

82% on printed damage — it out-hits that share of the 16,246 cards that print damage

Top 2%Where it sits on printed HP

This card310 HP
Middle half of the archive60–130 HP
Strongest VMAX card340 HP
Strongest Pikachu VMAX printed310 HP

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

This card prints 310 HP, which is 82% 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

~7038.6%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

290~330 — this card2.4%412 cards

340+0.5%90 cards

17,290 cards in the archive carry a printed HP figure. This one has 310 HP.

Cards in the 290~330 band typically print 165 damage and ask 2 Energy to retreat.

Hit points — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~70	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 — this card	2.4%	412 cards
340+	0.5%	90 cards

Top printed damage — where this card sits

~3042.7%6,938 cards

40~6022.0%3,566 cards

70~120 — this card21.8%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 120.

Cards in the 70~120 band typically have 141 HP and ask 2 Energy to retreat.

Top printed damage — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~30	42.7%	6,938 cards
40~60	22.0%	3,566 cards
70~120 — this card	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

154.4%9,392 cards

226.4%4,565 cards

3 — this card14.7%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 3 Energy.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 3 typically have 153 HP and print 104 damage.

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	1.8%	304 cards
1	54.4%	9,392 cards
2	26.4%	4,565 cards
3 — this card	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

149.3%8,503 cards

2 — this card28.6%4,926 cards

312.6%2,168 cards

44.2%729 cards

17,240 cards carry a retreat cost. This one costs 2 Energy to retreat.

Cards with a retreat cost of 2 typically have 132 HP and print 79 damage.

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

No. 23of 1,520

That is where Pikachu VMAX 188 stands highest on HP — number 23 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. 343 of 17,290 by HP · No. 2,208 of 16,246 by damage · top by HP: Mega Emboar ex, 380

top 14% on damage
Lightning cards — 1,520 cards No. 23 of 1,520 by HP · No. 245 of 1,461 by damage · top by HP: Mega Eelektross ex, 350

top 17% on damage
VMAX cards — 209 cards No. 154 of 209 by HP · No. 129 of 207 by damage · top by HP: Copperajah VMAX, 340

top 62% on damage
Vivid Voltage — 203 cards No. 7 of 166 by HP · No. 40 of 159 by damage · top by HP: Coalossal VMAX, 330

top 25% 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 310 HP~~middle half 60–130 HP~~
this card 310
Top printed damage 120 damage~~middle half 20–90 damage~~
this card 120

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 printed as VMAX

209 on record

Cards in the same HP band

412 of 17,290 (2.4%)

Cards with this much printed damage

3,535 of 16,246 (21.8%)

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

Open the group this card falls into

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Is Pikachu VMAX 188 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

Printed damage on its own says nothing — a 120 damage attack that needs 3 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 VMAX 188 — this card40.0120 damage for 3 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 3 typically return 34.7 damage per Energy card. This card returns 40.

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 VMAX 188 — this card	40.0	120 damage for 3 Energy

2501250 damage

012345 Energy

Typical for that Energy cost 6 groupsG-Max Volt Tackle 120 / 3

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 VMAX 188.
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
G-Max Volt Tackle	—	40	—

This card, per Energy card

40 damage

Typical for a 3 Energy attack

34.7 damage

Difference

+5.3 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 120 is read as high or low rather than merely large.

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Is Pikachu VMAX 188 strong for a VMAX card?

VMAX cards are built large to begin with, so measuring this one against the whole archive mixes up what the mechanic gives it with what the card itself gives it. Measured inside its own group, the two come apart.

Hit points310 HPtypical for the group is 320 HP — this card is 3% below

Top printed damage120 damagetypical for the group is 143 damage — this card is 16% below

Retreat cost2 Energytypical for the group is 2 Energy — this card is 0% above

The group is every VMAX card in the archive — 209 of them. Each figure is compared with what that group typically prints, not with the archive as a whole.

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What does being a Lightning card do for Pikachu VMAX 188?

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 155 damage is enough to remove this card in one turn.

Pikachu VMAX 188 · VMAX 310 HP Its hardest attack is printed at 120 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 VMAX 188 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 155 printed damage rather than 310.

Cards that remove it in one attack

184

Cards it removes in one attack

2,292

Fighting damage needed to knock it out

155

Counted across the whole card archive. 310 HP against a Fighting weakness at ×2 decides all three figures.

Removes it in one attackGigalithWhite Flare 129160 damage

×2Fighting weakness · 155 printed damage is enough
160 damage becomes 320 against this card

This cardPikachu VMAX 188Vivid Voltage 188310 HP

Why this card was picked to stand opposite

Of the 183 cards in the archive that can remove Pikachu VMAX 188 in a single attack, this one clears the bar by the smallest margin — 160 printed damage against a bar of 155. 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.

Pikachu VMAXweak to Fighting ×2

Read from the weakness printed in the lower-left corner of the card.

Fighting cards that remove Pikachu VMAX 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

310 HP against a Fighting ×2 weakness means any Fighting attack printed at 155 damage or more is enough. 184 cards in the archive clear that bar.

240 HP Gyarados-GX [18]

240 HP Gyarados-GX [101]

240 HP Gyarados-GX [112]

240 HP Wailord [41]

240 HP Wailord [162]

240 HP M Gyarados-EX [27]

Cards this one removes in a single attack

2,292 cards in the archive are weak to Lightning and sit inside the damage this card can deal. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

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

Pikachu VMAX 188 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 310 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.

Pikachu VMAX 188 is the toughest Pikachu ever printed

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

Pikachu VMAX 188/185the toughest Pikachu ever printedSWSH04: Vivid Voltage310 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 VMAX 188 can be?

Pikachu VMAX evolves from Pikachu V, 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

+130 HP · +110 damage

Pikachu V11 prints on record · SWSH11: Lost Origin Trainer Gallery

+110 HP · +40 damage

Pikachu VMAX5 prints on record · SWSH11: Lost Origin Trainer Gallery

Raichu35 prints on record · Base Set (Shadowless)

Pikachu → Pikachu V → Pikachu VMAX → Raichu

This card cannot be played from your hand onto an empty spot — it goes on top of Pikachu V.
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 4 stages, so the first card has to be in play 3 turns before this one can be.
Every print in the line shares Pokédex number 025.

1PikachuHardest attack printed at this stage: 100 damage70 HP
2Pikachu VHardest attack printed at this stage: 210 damage. Evolving here adds 130 HP over the stage before it200 HP
3Pikachu VMAXHardest attack printed at this stage: 250 damage. Evolving here adds 110 HP over the stage before it310 HP
4RaichuHardest attack printed at this stage: 200 damage140 HP

Bars are the highest HP ever printed on that stage, measured against the top of this line (310 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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What can you use instead of Pikachu VMAX 188?

Every card below asks a deck for the same kind of slot, so the comparison is between what they print, not what they cost.

Cards that fill the same slot as Pikachu VMAX 188
Card	Set	HP	Top damage	Retreat
Pikachu VMAX	Lost Origin Trainer Gallery	310	120	2
Zeraora VMAX	Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery	320	240	2
Morpeko VMAX	Sword & Shield	300	180	1
Pikachu VMAX	Lost Origin Trainer Gallery	310	120	2
Toxtricity VMAX	Rebel Clash	320	160	2
Pikachu VMAX	SWSH Black Star Promos	310	120	2

This card itself is 310 HP, 120 top damage and 2 retreat, and every card here is Lightning like 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 VMAX 188 in Vivid Voltage?

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.

Leon [182]

Nessa [183]

Opal [184]

Pokémon Center Lady [185]

310 Orbeetle VMAX [186]

Galarian Darmanitan VMAX 187 — Vivid Voltage

320 Galarian Darmanitan VMAX [187]

330 Coalossal VMAX [189]

320 Aegislash VMAX [190]

310 Togekiss VMAX [191]

Allister [192]

Bea [193]

Beauty [194]

Cards printed either side of this one

These are the cards numbered either side of #188 in Vivid Voltage. 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 VMAX 188, 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.

The rule printed on this card

“VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.”

Prize cards your opponent takes when it is knocked out

Every knockout carries the opponent 3 steps closer to winning, and that is the cost of putting this card on the field whatever it cost to buy.

Rulebook clauses that apply to Pikachu VMAX 188
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 VMAX 188 — 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 carries regulation mark D, printed next to the card number. It was released on November 13, 2020.

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Which generation of cards does Pikachu VMAX 188 belong to?

The single letter printed beside the card number groups a card with everything issued under the same rules. Tournament formats are cut along those letters, so the size of a letter is the size of the pool a card sits in.

Cards carrying each regulation mark

Mark D — this cardtypically 133 HP · 84 damage15.4%1,261 cards

Mark Etypically 150 HP · 87 damage14.7%1,202 cards

Mark Ftypically 142 HP · 88 damage14.4%1,180 cards

Mark Gtypically 124 HP · 80 damage19.9%1,634 cards

Mark Htypically 132 HP · 88 damage15.7%1,283 cards

Mark Itypically 134 HP · 80 damage14.8%1,215 cards

Mark Jtypically 148 HP · 86 damage5.1%419 cards

8,194 cards in the archive carry a regulation mark. Older prints carry none at all, so this is not the whole archive.

The regulation mark is the single letter recorded with each modern card. Older prints carry no mark at all, so this axis covers only the part of the archive that has one.

Cards carrying each regulation mark
Group	Share	Value
Mark D — this card	15.4%	1,261 cards
Mark E	14.7%	1,202 cards
Mark F	14.4%	1,180 cards
Mark G	19.9%	1,634 cards
Mark H	15.7%	1,283 cards
Mark I	14.8%	1,215 cards
Mark J	5.1%	419 cards

This card

Mark D

Cards sharing that mark

1,261

Typical HP for the mark

133 (this card 310)

Typical damage for the mark

84 (this card 120)

Counted from the mark printed beside the card number.

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Pikachu VMAX 188 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, G-Max Volt Tackle, needs 3 Energy attached. Energy attaches once a turn, so that attack waits 3 turns from an empty card.
That works out at 40 damage for every Energy card attached.
Moving it out of the active spot costs 2 more Energy, discarded from the card itself.
It cannot start the game in play — Pikachu V has to be on the field first.

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

Every card in the archiveNo. 343 of 17,290

Lightning cardsNo. 23 of 1,520

VMAX cardsNo. 154 of 209

Vivid VoltageNo. 7 of 166

What actually removes it

A Fighting attack printed at 155 damage removes it in a single turn — that is the bar, not its 310 HP.
184 cards in the archive clear that bar.
Going the other way, it removes 2,292 cards in one attack.

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Pikachu VMAX 188 card record

Pikachu VMAX 188 — the printed record, field by field
Hit points	310 HP	Type	Lightning
Weakness	Fighting ×2	Retreat cost	2 Energy
Evolves from	Pikachu V	Card type	VMAX
Regulation mark	Mark D	Pokédex number	#025
Set	Vivid Voltage	Card number	188 of 185
Series	Sword & Shield	Released	November 13, 2020
Rarity	Rare Rainbow	Illustrator	aky CG Works
Tournament legality	Unlimited and Expanded only
Printed rule	VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.

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

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What does Pikachu VMAX 188 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

$197.53

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

Pikachu VMAX 188 priceOne year of daily prices, every print variant, and where to buy it.Open the price page

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Pikachu VMAX 188 — frequently asked questions

How much damage does it take to knock out Pikachu VMAX 188?

Pikachu VMAX 188 has 310 HP and a Fighting weakness at ×2, so a Fighting attack printed at 155 damage or more removes it in one turn. Any other type has to print the full 310.

What is the strongest attack on Pikachu VMAX 188?

G-Max Volt Tackle, printed at 120 damage for 3 Energy — 40 damage per Energy card. You may discard all Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 150 more damage.

What is the retreat cost of Pikachu VMAX 188?

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

What does the + after the damage on G-Max Volt Tackle mean?

It marks the damage as conditional: the printed figure is the least it can deal, and the sentence on the card says what is added to it. The full sentence is printed on the card and quoted in the attack table on this page — "You may discard all Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 150 more damage."

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.

What does Pikachu VMAX evolve from?

Pikachu V. It cannot be played straight from your hand onto an empty spot — the earlier stage has to be in play first.

Can Pikachu VMAX 188 be played in a tournament?

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

What does the rule on Pikachu VMAX 188 mean?

The card reads “VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.” That sentence is printed on the card itself, so it applies wherever the card is played.

Does this page say how good Pikachu VMAX 188 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 VMAX 188 — what does this card actually do?

What does Pikachu VMAX 188 do in a game?

Pikachu VMAX 188 performance summary

What it can do

Where it stands

Pikachu VMAX 188 at a glance

What do the attacks on Pikachu VMAX 188 cost, and what do they hit for?

How does Pikachu VMAX 188 compare with every other card?

Is Pikachu VMAX 188 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

Is Pikachu VMAX 188 strong for a VMAX card?

What does being a Lightning card do for Pikachu VMAX 188?

What knocks out Pikachu VMAX 188 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 VMAX 188 can be?

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

What can you use instead of Pikachu VMAX 188?

Which other cards share the Pokémon behind Pikachu VMAX 188?

What was printed next to Pikachu VMAX 188 in Vivid Voltage?

Which rules apply to Pikachu VMAX 188, and where can it be played?

Which generation of cards does Pikachu VMAX 188 belong to?

Pikachu VMAX 188 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 VMAX 188 card record

What does Pikachu VMAX 188 cost?

Pikachu VMAX 188 — frequently asked questions

How much damage does it take to knock out Pikachu VMAX 188?

What is the strongest attack on Pikachu VMAX 188?

What is the retreat cost of Pikachu VMAX 188?

What does the + after the damage on G-Max Volt Tackle mean?

Can an older Pikachu print be played in a tournament?

What does Pikachu VMAX evolve from?

Can Pikachu VMAX 188 be played in a tournament?

What does the rule on Pikachu VMAX 188 mean?

Does this page say how good Pikachu VMAX 188 is in a deck?

Where these card facts come from

Before you rely on these figures

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