Pikachu 1st Edition: Guide to the S-P 024 Promo Card

Pikachu 1st Edition is the PSA 10 graded Pikachu : PROMO P card, number S-P 024, from the Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield Promo Card Pack “1st edition”. The words “1st edition” are part of the pack name on our product page. This guide covers that one card.

Updated November 11, 2026

What is Pikachu 1st Edition in the Sword & Shield promo pack?

Pikachu 1st Edition is a promo card, Pikachu : PROMO P No. S-P 024, filed under the Sword & Shield Promo Card Pack named “1st edition”. The listing title on our shop reads: PSA10 Pikachu : PROMO P [S-P 024] (Pokemon Card Game Sword & Shield Promo Card Pack “1st edition”).

The title gives you five separate pieces of information. “PSA10” is the grade. “Pikachu” is the Pokémon. “PROMO P” is the label that sits in the card name. “S-P 024” is the card number. The quoted “1st edition” belongs to the pack name that the card is filed under. When you compare this card with any other listing, these five pieces are the ones to line up.

This guide covers a single card, S-P 024, exactly as our product pages describe it. It does not describe any other card that carries a 1st edition mark, and it makes no claim about them.

The product pages give the card’s number, its set name and its grade. They do not give an illustrator, an attack list or a rarity mark, so this guide does not describe the artwork or the card text. What it does is lay out the confirmed identity, show how to read the listing, and set the card next to the Poncho Pikachu cards, which the official Pokémon Card Game database documents in detail.

How do you read the Pikachu 1st Edition listing title?

Read it left to right: grade, Pokémon, promo label, card number, then the pack name in brackets and quotation marks. The description on the product page repeats the same data in a second form: “Pikachu : PROMO P No. 024 | Set: Pokemon Card Game Sword & Shield Promo Card Pack “1st edition””.

Two habits help here. First, treat the card number as the identifier. A seller who writes only “Pikachu promo” has not told you which card is on offer, so match S-P 024 on the label and in the title before you compare prices. Second, treat the quoted “1st edition” as part of a pack name, because that is the only place it appears in the data on our pages.

The card name uses the established English name of the Pokémon, so there is no alias or romanized spelling to learn.

Which Pikachu 1st Edition cards does our shop list?

Our shop lists the S-P 024 Pikachu as a PSA 10 card and as a PSA 10 back order, and each route has its own product page with the same card name, number, set name and grade.

The product page shows the current terms for either route.

The listing text adds a warning that applies to the card page and the back-order page alike: the PSA case may have minor scratches or marks on its surface. It also says stock levels can change, so in some cases an order may take a little longer to ship. Treat the case note as a real part of the listing. It describes the case, and the grade describes the card.

The shipping policy adds one more point about graded cards. PSA graded cards may also be offered through our other sales channels, so a PSA item shown online may already be sold before our team locks the allocation for your online order. Once your payment has cleared, we will secure the PSA graded card matching your order, even if additional sourcing is required, and dispatch may take longer in that situation.

If you want to compare this card with other graded Pikachu cards from Japan, our guide to Pikachu PSA 10 listings from Japan puts several of them in one place.

What does a PSA 10 grade mean for Pikachu 1st Edition?

A PSA 10 grade means the card has been graded PSA 10 (Gem Mint), which our listing describes as the highest grade Professional Sports Authenticator certifies, awarded to cards in flawless, gem mint condition.

That wording comes from the product description. For the S-P 024 Pikachu it has three practical consequences.

• The grade belongs to the card. The description separates the two: the card is graded PSA 10 (Gem Mint), while the PSA case may have minor scratches or marks on its surface. Read the two statements as two different things.
• The grade is the same on both pages. The card page and the back-order page are both PSA 10.
• The label must match the page. Match the card name and the number S-P 024 on the product title before you pay.

The grade also tells you what this guide cannot. A PSA 10 label certifies condition, and the listing text does not turn it into a statement about rarity, artwork or value. For that reason, this guide stays with identity, grade and listing terms.

Is Pikachu 1st Edition the same as the Poncho Pikachu XY-P cards?

No. Pikachu 1st Edition is S-P 024, while the Poncho Pikachu cards carry XY-P numbers such as 203, 207, 208, 230 and 231, each with its own entry in the official Pokémon Card Game database.

Both are Pikachu promo cards, and each has its own number. The official card pages give the Poncho cards a documented illustrator, type and attack data, which makes them a useful contrast. The table below uses those official pages.

Attack names in this table are English renderings of the official Japanese names. The question marks in “Fly?” and “Outrage?” follow the official card pages.

So the Poncho cards have a documented product, card data and illustrator. S-P 024 is a different card with a different number prefix. If a listing says XY-P, it is not S-P 024, and the reverse is true too.

What do the official pages say about the Poncho Pikachu 203 card?

The official page for card 203 / XY-P describes it as a Basic Pokémon, HP 70, Lightning type, illustrated by Kouki Saitou, with regulation mark XYP. Its Pokédex number is 025, its height is 0.4 m and its weight is 6.0 kg. The attacks are Mega Play and Triple Spark 30×.

The same page describes it as a limited original kira (holographic) card from the first wave of the Strong-Cute Pikachu Mega Campaign. That sets card 203 apart from cards 207, 208, 230 and 231, which the official pages link to Special BOX products rather than to the first wave of the campaign.

How can you tell the two apart quickly?

Read the number prefix first. S-P 024 is the Sword & Shield promo card in our listing, and the Poncho cards are written as numbers over XY-P. After that, check the set name: S-P 024 carries the “1st edition” promo pack name, while the Poncho cards are tied on the official pages to the Mega Campaign and to the Special BOX products.

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What is in the Special BOX that the Poncho Pikachu cards belong to?

The Mega Charizard X and Y Poncho Pikachu cards come from the Pokémon Card Game XY BREAK Special BOX, released on January 1, 2016 (a Friday and public holiday), according to the official product page. It is a box of cards and accessories, not a single card, and it is a useful example of what a documented promo product looks like.

The official page adds several details. Expansion packs contain 5 random cards each. The Premium Kira card and the Special Kira card are exclusive to the BOX. The long card box holds up to 750 cards. The product is tied to the Strong-Cute Pikachu Mega Campaign, Part 2.

The cards in each version are named on the page. The Premium Kira cards are Pikachu Wearing a Poncho, Mega Charizard X ver. and Pikachu Wearing a Poncho, Mega Charizard Y ver. The Special Kira card is Pikachu in both versions.

Separate official card pages link card 230 to a Special BOX with Rayquaza and the Poncho Pikachu, and card 231 to a Special Box Rayquaza product. Those pages give card data, but not a release date or contents, so this guide does not describe the Rayquaza box beyond that link.

The point of this section is the contrast. For the Poncho cards, the official pages tell you the product, the release date, the contents and the retail price. For S-P 024, our product pages tell you the card name, number, set name, grade and listing price, and that is the data to work from.

What should you check before buying Pikachu 1st Edition?

Check six things on the product page: the card name, the number S-P 024, the set name with “1st edition” in it, the PSA 10 grade, the price shown, and the route (card page or back order).

Each row comes from the listing text itself, so you can verify every one of them on the page before you pay.

It is also worth deciding which route suits you. The PSA 10 card page is currently listed at ¥29,150. The back-order page offers a PSA 10 copy at ¥29,150, sourced to order. The shipping policy says that dispatch may take longer when a PSA card must be sourced after your payment, so if timing matters to you, read the delivery schedule shown for your order.

The product description also says stock levels can change, so an order may take a little longer to ship. The ¥29,150 figure in this guide is the reading taken on November 11, 2026.

Which other Japanese Pikachu promo cards sit next to Pikachu 1st Edition?

Several other Japanese Pikachu cards with their own numbers have their own guides on our site, and each is a separate card from S-P 024. They are listed here only so you can tell them apart by number.

Each of these cards carries a different number format, and that is the practical rule: the number written in the title is what identifies the card. S-P 024 is the one in this guide.

If you would rather see Pikachu across a modern set, All 30 Pikachu Cards in 30th Celebration (M6a) covers the Pikachu lineup in that set, and Pikachu ex Mega Dream: Complete Guide to Electric Ball and the M2a Set covers another.

How do you buy Pikachu 1st Edition from Samurai Sword Tokyo?

Open the PSA 10 S-P 024 page or the back-order page, check the card number against the title, and pay at checkout; shipping cost is calculated there from your delivery address.

The shipping policy lists FedEx International Connect Plus (usually 3-7 business days after dispatch) and FedEx International Priority (usually 2-5 business days), both as estimates, and says customs processing in your country can add time. Payments are made in Japanese yen; Wise bank transfer carries no processing fee, while PayPal and card payments carry a 5% payment processing fee, as set out on the payment methods page. Most orders are processed within 5 business days after payment has cleared, and there is no minimum order.

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