Pikachu 12/40

Pokemon card from Nintendo Black Star Promos · released Oct 1, 2003

~$167.54 Holofoil

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Pikachu 12/40 Nintendo Black Star Promos Pokemon card

Pikachu is a Common Lightning-type Basic Pokemon card, number 12/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (released Oct 1, 2003), illustrated by Kouki Saitou. Its TCGplayer market price was ~$167.54 for the holofoil finish on Oct 30, 2026. Between Oct 1 and Oct 30, 2026, its Holofoil TCGplayer market price went from ~$156.58 to ~$167.54, up 7.0%.

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Card details

Set	Nintendo Black Star Promos
Number	12/40
Rarity	Common
Type	Lightning
HP	50
Stage	Basic
Artist	Kouki Saitou
Format legality	Not legal in Standard or Expanded
Finishes	Holofoil

What the codes mean

Card number12/40Card 12 of the 40 in the main Nintendo Black Star Promos list.
Set symbolThe small Nintendo Black Star Promos symbol identifies the set. Cards from before Scarlet & Violet print a symbol instead of a set code.
Regulation markNo regulation mark. Cards before Sword & Shield (2020) have none.
RarityCommon: a black circle.
Illustrator“Illus. Kouki Saitou” names the artist who made the art.