Pikachu & Zekrom-GX (Team Up 33)
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Pikachu & Zekrom
(Japanese: ピカチュウ＆ゼクロムGX Pikachu & ZekromGX) is a Lightning-type Basic TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX card. It was first released as part of the Team Up expansion. It was the first TAG TEAM card revealed to the public,[1] featured in the TAG TEAM animated trailer.
Card text
Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack's cost), this attack does 170 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Release information
In Japan, this card was included as a Regular card, a Full Art card, a Special Full Art card, and as a Secret Rainbow Rare in the Tag Bolt expansion. The Regular print features artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita, the Full Art and Rainbow Rare prints feature artwork by 5ban Graphics, while the Special Full Art print features artwork by kawayoo.
The Regular, Full Art, and Rainbow Rare prints were subsequently included in the Team Up expansion, while the Special Full Art print became a SM Black Star Promo available in the Tag Team Tins.
The Regular print was reprinted, alongside an entirely gold Full Art print, in the Japanese Tag All Stars subset.
The entirely gold Full Art print, alongside a Jumbo version of it, was released in English in the Pikachu & Zekrom-GX Premium Collection.
In Korea, an unnumbered Jumbo SM-P Promo version of this card was distributed by participating cinemas on December 24 and 25, 2018, in conjunction with the Korean premiere of The Power of Us on December 19, 2018. This print features the Korean movie logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration.
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Trivia
In Pokémon Trading Card Game Live, one of the victory Catchphrases references this card's Full Blitz attack by name. It reads, "Don't feel too bad. Nobody escapes my Full Blitz." Full Blitz is the only attack with this distinction.
Origin
Tag Bolt is the name of the Japanese expansion in which Pikachu & Zekrom-GX was first released.
References
Related articles
| The Power of Us | |
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| Characters | Ash Ketchum • Risa • Callahan • Toren • Harriet • Margo • Rick • Mayor Oliver • Mia • Kellie • Jason • Townes, Hoyt, and Miles • Mother and daughter • Pokémon hunters Ash's Pikachu • Lugia • Zeraora |
| Locations | Fula City |
| Other | Wind Festival • Pokémon Catch Race |
| Soundtrack and Score | Soundtrack Breath (single) |
| Adaptations | Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us: Zeraora's Story |
| TCG | Zeraora • Zeraora and Friends • Pikachu • Eevee • Pikachu & Zekrom-GX Zeraora Special Jumbo Card Pack • Pikachu 2018 Special Set • Zeraora card sleeves |
| Misc tie-in media | Pre-show Who's That Pokémon? segments |
| Event distributions | 7-Eleven Clear file Poké Balls and Master Ball Fula City Zeraora (Local, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese) • Asian Fula City Zeraora (PAL, American) Fula City Lugia (Korean, PAL, Japanese, Taiwanese, American) • Asian Fula City Lugia (Japanese) Mezastar tags (Zeraora) |
| Related animation | Trilogy (I Choose You! • The Power of Us • Secrets of the Jungle) |
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