Pretend Comedian Pikachu (SM-P Promo 407)

Pretend Comedian Pikachu (Japanese: 漫才ごっこピカチュウ Pretend Comedian Pikachu) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the SM-P Promotional cards.

This article is about a Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not yet been officially released in English and, hence, may not be released outside of Japan. As such, this article may contain translated Japanese terms instead of English terms.

Pretend Comedian Pikachu
漫才ごっこピカチュウ Pretend Comedian Pikachu

Illus. Kouki Saitou

Evolution stage

Basic Pokémon

Card name

Pretend Comedian Pikachu

Type

Lightning

HP

60

weakness ×2	resistance -20	retreat cost

Japanese expansion	SM-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	407/SM-P

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

Card text

	New Open ニューオープン

Each player takes the top card from their deck, reveals it, and puts it into their hand.

	Fickle Attack きまぐれこうげき	60

Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.

Pokédex data

Lightning Lightning Pikachu - Mouse Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
025	1'04" (0.4 m)	13.2 lbs. (6.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
電気をため込む性質。ピカチュウが群れて暮らす森は落雷が絶えず危険だ。

Release information

In Japan, this card was released as part of the Pokémon Center Osaka DX Open Commemoration Tailwind Campaign, a celebration of the opening of a new Pokémon Center and second permanent Pokémon Cafe in the Daimaru Shinsaibashi shopping center, Osaka. This card was given to customers with any purchase from any Pokémon Center, Pokémon Store, or from the Pokémon Center Online during the period of September 20 to October 14, 2019 or for as long as stocks lasted. The Pokémon Center Osaka DX logo is also present on the card.

Trivia

Origin

The characters in the card's name, 漫才manzai, is a traditional style of stand-up comedy in Japanese culture often associated with Osaka. Manzai typically involves two performers; the Pikachu in the illustration are donned in blue suits, drawing inspiration from the duo Kiyoshi Nishikawa and Yasushi Yokoyama, prominent in the 1970's and 1980's, and the more recent Ginshari, comprising comedians Kazuhiro Unagi and Nao Hashimoto, themselves influenced by the former duo. A pair of Pikachu mascots wearing blue suits also appeared at Pokémon Center Osaka DX and Pokémon Center Osaka on select weekends and public holidays throughout the campaign period

New Open is a reference to the opening of Pokémon Center Osaka DX. Fickle Attack is an attack first seen on Dark Slowbro from Team Rocket. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

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