Six regions, six caps, one Ash’s Pikachu. When the movie I Choose You! hit Japanese theaters in July 2017, Pokemon put Ash’s partner on a promo card wearing six different regional caps — plus a seventh, rainbow-feathered version handed out only at the theater itself. All seven are the same Basic Lightning-type Pokemon at the same 70 HP. What separates them is entirely on the surface: the hat.
None of the seven cards are rare in the traditional TCG sense. What makes this a lineup worth tracking is that they’re a single movie tie-in run from 2017: seven cards, seven caps. Collectors assembling a full run treat it the same way they’d treat a limited theatrical promo set from any franchise — the challenge is completing seven specific numbers, not opening boxes hoping for a rare insert.
Seven Ash’s Pikachu promo cards exist from the 2017 I Choose You! era — six regional cap versions (071–076/SM-P) plus a rainbow-feathered theatrical bonus card (086/SM-P).
- Set reference: Pokemon card list.
- Graded PSA 10 Pikachu promo cards are listed on our store as of this update.
USD figures convert at ¥154/USD, approximate.
All Seven Ash’s Pikachu Promo Cards
Every SM-P Ash’s Pikachu card is a Basic, Lightning-type, PROMO-rarity Pikachu at 70 HP — the card text doesn’t change across variants. What changes is the cap, and, for one of the seven, the illustration style and distribution channel entirely:
| Card | Number | Cap | Distribution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash’s Pikachu | 071/SM-P | Original | Get Campaign, pack purchase | 2017 |
| Ash’s Pikachu | 072/SM-P | Hoenn | Get Campaign, pack purchase | 2017 |
| Ash’s Pikachu | 073/SM-P | Sinnoh | Get Campaign, pack purchase | 2017 |
| Ash’s Pikachu | 074/SM-P | Unova | Get Campaign, pack purchase | 2017 |
| Ash’s Pikachu | 075/SM-P | Kalos | Get Campaign, pack purchase | 2017 |
| Ash’s Pikachu | 076/SM-P | Alola | Get Campaign, pack purchase | 2017 |
| Ash’s Pikachu | 086/SM-P | I Choose You (rainbow feather) | Theatrical bonus pack | 2017 |
One naming quirk worth flagging: the seven cards don’t run as a clean 1–7 sequence. They sit at numbers 071 through 076 and then jump to 086 within the SM-P promo numbering. That gap isn’t a missing Ash’s Pikachu card — the numbers in between are other SM-P promos.
The 2017 Movie Campaign Behind the Cards
All seven cards trace back to Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You! (Kimi ni Kimeta!), which released in Japanese theaters in July 2017 as a 20th-anniversary retelling of Ash and Pikachu’s first meeting. The six regional cap versions were distributed through the Ash’s Pikachu Get Campaign, a pack-purchase promotion run at retailers including AEON, Ito-Yokado, and Pokemon Center locations, where a card was randomly included with qualifying purchases.
Each cap takes its name from a region in the mainline Pokemon games — Original, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, and Alola — giving the six-card run a clean, collectible structure: one cap, one card, one number. All six share the illustration credit “2017 Pikachu Project,” as noted on the Unova cap version’s card page.
Because the campaign ran through random pack-purchase distribution rather than a fixed retail sale, none of the six caps were sold as a guaranteed set. Anyone assembling all six — let alone all seven, including the theatrical bonus card — was piecing the run together from separate purchases and separate outlets over the course of the promotion.
The Six Regional Cap Versions
Here’s what each of the six cap versions looks like:
![Ash's Pikachu [SM-P 071] PROMO (Original Cap Ver.)](https://samuraiswordtokyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/img_ash_smp_71_r_jp_bc54d053d94c-1.webp)
![Ash's Pikachu [SM-P 072] PROMO (Hoenn Cap Ver.)](https://samuraiswordtokyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/img_ash_smp_72_r_jp_4619f9c0a9e1-1.webp)
![Ash's Pikachu [SM-P 073] PROMO (Sinnoh Cap Ver.)](https://samuraiswordtokyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/img_ash_smp_73_r_jp_dcb0879920f0-1.webp)
![Ash's Pikachu [SM-P 075] PROMO (Kalos Cap Ver.)](https://samuraiswordtokyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/img_ash_smp_75_r_jp_7957bad02a9a-1.webp)
![Ash's Pikachu [SM-P 076] PROMO (Alola Cap Ver.)](https://samuraiswordtokyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/img_ash_smp_76_r_jp_caa9749e874e-1.webp)
![Ash's Pikachu [SM-P 074] PROMO (Unova Cap Ver.)](https://samuraiswordtokyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/img_ash_smp_74_r_jp_8194cfac9aa2-1.webp)
All six caps share identical card text — the same Basic, Lightning, 70 HP Pikachu. The card number printed at the bottom (071 through 076) is the only reliable way to confirm which cap version you’re holding; the artwork alone can be easy to mix up at a glance in a sleeve.
Ash’s Pikachu 074/SM-P: The Unova Cap Version
The Unova cap version, 074/SM-P, is the fourth card in the six-cap regional run. It carries the attacks Quick Attack (10+ damage) and Electro Ball (50 damage), and it’s the one of the seven with a confirmed cross-reference to the English-language card pool: it corresponds to Sun & Moon Promos SM112. If you’re comparing listings across English and Japanese marketplaces, that’s the number to match against.
Ash’s Pikachu SM-P promos are offered as PSA 10 back orders: the 074/SM-P at ¥135,200 (~$878), the 076/SM-P at ¥145,392 (~$944) and the 086/SM-P at ¥145,787 (~$947) — sourced to order; the product page shows the current terms.
The Theatrical Bonus: 086, the I Choose You Cap Version
![Ash's Pikachu [SM-P 086] PROMO (I Choose You Cap Ver.), theatrical bonus card](https://samuraiswordtokyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/img_ash_smp_86_r_jp_ad4fdaf58e43-1.webp)
The seventh card in the set, 086/SM-P, is visually distinct from the other six — it’s a non-holo card with a rainbow-feathered cap design tied directly to the I Choose You! movie itself, rather than to a game region. It was bundled inside the “Special Jumbo Card Pack,” a theatrical goods item sold at Japanese cinemas starting July 1, 2017, alongside the movie’s release.
That distribution channel is what sets it apart from the six regional caps. Where 071–076 came from a retail pack-purchase promotion spread across multiple chains, 086 came from a single source — the movie’s own theatrical merchandise — sold specifically to moviegoers rather than to shoppers at a grocery or convenience chain. It isn’t part of the same numbering block as the six regional caps and is worth knowing about separately if you’re trying to complete the full run of seven.
A Related Card: Ash’s Pikachu GX (SMD 005)
![Ash's Pikachu GX [SMD 005] (Ash vs Team Rocket Half Deck)](https://samuraiswordtokyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/img_ash_smd_5_r_jp_60dc252a6ab2-1.webp)
Separate from the SM-P promo run, Ash’s Pikachu also appears as a GX card — SMD 005, included in the “Ash vs. Team Rocket” half deck released April 21, 2017, roughly three months before the movie itself hit theaters and the six-cap campaign began. This version carries 170 HP and a GX attack, Thunderbolt GX (10man Volt GX), dealing 200 damage.
This half deck and its Ash’s Pikachu GX were not released outside Japan, making it a Japan-exclusive companion piece to the SM-P promo run rather than part of the same numbered series. It’s a different card, from a different product, with a different HP and attack line — worth knowing about if you’re building out a broader Ash’s Pikachu collection, but not a substitute for any of the seven SM-P cards.
More on the SM-P Promo Run
For the broader SM-P promo set these cards belong to, see our SM-P promo set guide. For more Pikachu prints across Japanese sets, our top Pikachu cards guide and PSA 10 Pikachu buying guide cover the wider lineup, and our best Japanese promo cards guide places this card among the broader promo landscape.
Where to Buy Ash’s Pikachu Cards from Japan
We ship Japanese sealed product and singles worldwide from Tokyo. For Ash’s Pikachu cards:
- Graded Pikachu promos such as the PSA 10 Pikachu PROMO S-P 124, plus the wider graded lineup on our PSA 10 collection
- Sourcing requests for a specific cap version go through Quick Order
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Ash’s Pikachu SM-P promo cards are there?
Seven. Six regional cap versions — Original (071), Hoenn (072), Sinnoh (073), Unova (074), Kalos (075), and Alola (076), all in the SM-P numbering — plus a seventh, rainbow-feathered “I Choose You” cap version (086/SM-P) distributed as a theatrical bonus card.
What is the Unova cap version of Ash’s Pikachu (074/SM-P)?
It’s one of six regional cap variants from the 2017 Ash’s Pikachu Get Campaign, tied to the movie I Choose You!. It carries the attacks Quick Attack (10+) and Electro Ball (50), and corresponds to the English Sun & Moon Promos card SM112.
What is the difference between the SM-P promo cards and Ash’s Pikachu GX?
They’re separate cards from separate products. The SM-P promos (071–076, 086) are Basic Pikachu cards distributed through a 2017 movie-tie-in campaign. Ash’s Pikachu GX (SMD 005) is a 170 HP GX card from the “Ash vs. Team Rocket” half deck, released the same year but never released outside Japan.
What is the rainbow-cap I Choose You version (086/SM-P)?
It’s the seventh Ash’s Pikachu card, distinct from the six regional caps. It’s a non-holo card with a rainbow-feathered cap design tied to the movie itself, and it was distributed inside the “Special Jumbo Card Pack” theatrical goods item sold at Japanese cinemas — not through the retail pack-purchase campaign that distributed the other six.
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