Pikachu Munch: Complete Guide to the SM-P 288 Promo

Pikachu Munch Exhibition is a Pokémon Trading Card Game promo, number 288 in the SM-P Promotional cards group, rarity PROMO. Our shop lists it as a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) graded card. This guide gives the key facts of Pikachu Munch, explains how to read its name and number, and shows how it differs from the Poncho Pikachu cards.

Updated November 11, 2026

This guide is built from what our two product pages say about the card, and from the public official pages for the Poncho Pikachu cards that collectors often compare it with. Each section opens with a short answer and then gives the detail behind it.

What is the Pikachu Munch Exhibition card?

The Pikachu Munch Exhibition card is a Pokémon Trading Card Game promo with the number 288 in the SM-P Promotional cards group and the rarity printed as PROMO. The name on our product pages is the full “Pikachu Munch Exhibition”, and this guide uses “Pikachu Munch” as a shorthand for it.

The name tells you three things before you look at the card. “Pikachu” is the Pokémon; the official English name for ピカチュウ is Pikachu, as listed on pokemon.com. “Munch Exhibition” is the title part of the card’s name as it appears on our product pages. “PROMO” is the rarity label shown on those pages for this card.

The number 288 only makes sense next to its set label. On our pages the card is always given as number 288 of the SM-P Promotional cards, so the safest way to refer to it is to write all three parts together: the name, the number and the set. If you search for the card with a shorter phrase such as “Pikachu Munch”, add the number 288 to the search so that the result matches this card and not another Pikachu promo.

This guide stays with that single card. Other Pikachu promos have their own guides on our site, and the last content section lists some of them by title. The product-level fact that matters most for a purchase decision is the grade: our listings are PSA 10, so the practical question is which listing page you are reading and what type of listing it is.

What does PSA 10 mean for Pikachu Munch Exhibition?

PSA 10 means the card was graded Gem Mint by Professional Sports Authenticator, and our product page says the grade is awarded only to cards in flawless, gem mint condition. For Pikachu Munch Exhibition that grade applies to the specific graded copy shown in the PSA case.

Our product description puts it this way: the card has been graded PSA 10 (Gem Mint). Three points follow from that wording.

• The grade is stated for the graded copy. A PSA 10 listing is a statement about the card inside the case, which is why the grade appears at the start of the product title.
• The case is mentioned separately from the card. The product description notes that the PSA case may have minor scratches or marks on its surface. That is a note about the case, and it is worth reading before you order.
• The grade is not a price statement. A PSA 10 is the grade, nothing more. This guide makes no claim about where the price may go.

The description also carries a line about timing: stock levels can change, so in some cases an order may take a little longer to ship. The buying section below links the shipping policy, which has its own section on PSA graded cards.

When you read a graded listing, treat the title as a short label for what the unit is. In our titles the grade comes first, then the card name, so a reader scanning a results page sees “PSA10” before anything else.

How do you read the Pikachu Munch listing title?

Read the title from left to right: the grade first, then the card name, then the rarity, then the number and set in brackets. The back-order page reads “PSA10 Pikachu Munch Exhibition: PROMO[SM-P 288](SM-P Promotional cards)”.

The second product page, PSA10 Pikachu Munch Exhibition No. 288/SM-P (업데이트: 현재 품절 — Quick Order로 재입고 요청), writes the same details in a different order. The wording differs, but the name, number and set match, and its description gives the same grade, set and rarity. When you compare our pages with other sellers, read the grade, the card name, the number and the set label, and check that all four match.

The description on each page begins with a short data line. On the back-order page it reads “Pikachu Munch Exhibition: No. 288 | Set: SM-P Promotional cards | Rarity: PROMO”. On the second page it reads “Pikachu Munch Exhibition No. 288/SM-P | Set: SM-P Promotional cards | Rarity: PROMO”. Those lines are the quickest way to confirm you are on the right card.

Notice the two ways the number is written. “SM-P 288” puts the group code first and the number second. “288/SM-P” puts the number first, separated from the group code by a slash. Both are the same number in the same group, and the second form is the one the official Pokémon card database also uses for its XY-P cards (for example 203/XY-P), which is useful when you compare across groups.

Our own guide to graded poncho Pikachu cards also covers SM-P cards by its title: Poncho Pikachu PSA 10: Japanese XY-P and SM-P Graded Cards.

How does Pikachu Munch differ from the Poncho Pikachu XY-P cards?

Pikachu Munch differs from the Poncho Pikachu cards in its name, its group and its number: Munch is SM-P 288, while the Poncho Pikachu cards in the official database carry XY-P numbers such as 203, 207, 208, 230 and 231. They are different cards from different groups.

The official card database lists “Pikachu Wearing a Poncho” (ポンチョを着たピカチュウ) as number 203/XY-P, illustrated by Kouki Saitou, a Basic Pokémon with HP 70. The page links it to the first wave of the Strong Cute Pikachu Mega Campaign and describes it as a limited original holo card (official card page).

Other Poncho Pikachu numbers are tied to a boxed product. Card 207/XY-P is linked to the Special BOX with Mega Charizard X, and 208/XY-P to the one with Mega Charizard Y (207, 208). Numbers 230 and 231 are linked to the Special BOX with Rayquaza (230, 231).

The practical difference is the level of detail each source gives. The Poncho Pikachu cards have official card pages with attacks, HP and illustrator credits. For Pikachu Munch Exhibition, our product page gives the name, number, set, rarity and grade, and that is what this guide reports. It has no attacks or HP to give for Munch.

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

The official pages give each Poncho Pikachu card the same illustrator (Kouki Saitou), the same type of card (Basic, HP 70) and two attacks each. The attack names below are renderings of the Japanese names on the official pages.

Card 203 has a different attack list from the other four: Mega Pretend searches the deck for an M-evolution Pokémon on a heads, and Triple Spark pays 30 damage for each heads across three coin flips. The four box-linked cards share Pika Punch for 20 and differ in their second attack, which carries a question mark in its name on all four official pages.

Cards 207 and 208 are the pair tied to the same box line: one for the Mega Charizard X version and one for the Mega Charizard Y version. Cards 230 and 231 are the pair tied to the Rayquaza box. The English names for the Pokémon here follow the pokemon.com name table: リザードン is Charizard, ピカチュウ is Pikachu and レックウザ is Rayquaza (pokemon.com).

The second attacks show how the four box cards split. Card 207 pairs a 90-damage attack with a cost: on tails you discard the top 3 cards of your deck. Card 208 pairs 90 damage with recoil: on tails this Pokémon also takes 30 damage. Card 230 deals 50 and fails on tails. Card 231 deals 20 for each damage counter on the Pokémon on heads. In each case a coin decides the outcome of the second attack.

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None of those official pages is about Pikachu Munch Exhibition. They are here so that you can see what an official card page offers, and so that you can tell at a glance that a card numbered 203, 207, 208, 230 or 231 with an XY-P code is not the SM-P 288 promo.

If you came for the Poncho family as a whole, our roundup All Poncho Pikachu Cards covers the XY-P versions by its title. Here, the rule is simple: Munch is SM-P 288, and a Poncho card has an XY-P number.

What is in the XY BREAK Special BOX with Poncho Pikachu?

The Pokémon Trading Card Game XY BREAK Special BOX with Poncho Pikachu contains a premium kira card, a special kira card, five expansion packs, a deck case, a deck shield and a long card box. It was released on January 1, 2016 at 2,500 yen plus tax per BOX (official product page).

The official page lists two versions of the BOX: one with Mega Charizard X and one with Mega Charizard Y. The contents are the same for both versions, apart from the design that matches each one.

The page states that the premium and special kira cards are available only in this BOX, and that the BOX commemorates the second wave of the Strong Cute Pikachu Mega Campaign. That ties back to card 203, which the card database links to the first wave of the same campaign.

That makes 25 random cards from packs, alongside the two kira cards. The deck shield set has 62 sleeves, and the long card box has room for up to 750 cards.

Cards 207 and 208 are the cards linked to these two BOX versions. The Rayquaza BOX linked to cards 230 and 231 is called Special BOX Rayquaza Pikachu Wearing a Poncho on the card 231 page; the product page used here covers only the Mega Charizard X and Y versions.

This is the kind of detail an official product page provides. For Pikachu Munch Exhibition, the facts that are stated are the ones in the key facts table at the top of this guide.

Where can I buy a PSA 10 Pikachu Munch Exhibition card?

Samurai Sword Tokyo lists the PSA10 Pikachu Munch Exhibition: PROMO [SM-P 288] as a PSA 10 back order at ¥2,525,439, sourced to order. A second product page for the same card uses the other title format: PSA10 Pikachu Munch Exhibition No. 288/SM-P (업데이트: 현재 품절 — Quick Order로 재입고 요청).

For shipping, customs and payment, read our shipping policy and payment methods page. In short: orders ship by FedEx with a tracking number, delivery dates are estimates, and once an order is handed to FedEx, delivery timing is controlled by the carrier and destination-country authorities, so customs inspections can delay delivery. All payments are made in Japanese yen through Wise, PayPal or card via PayPal; Wise bank transfer is the method without the 5% payment processing fee.

One line from the shipping policy is relevant to a graded card: PSA graded cards may also be offered through our other sales channels, so a PSA item shown online may already be sold before the allocation for your order is locked. Once payment has cleared, we secure the matching PSA graded card, even if additional sourcing is required, and dispatch may take longer in that case. Check the schedule shown or communicated for your order.

Which other Pikachu promo guides are worth reading next?

Our related Pikachu guides cover Fukuoka Pikachu SV-P 289, Pikachu Wearing a Poncho XY-P 203, McDonald’s Pikachu 020/M-P, and Pikachu cards from other sets. Each title below names the card and code that guide covers.

• Fukuoka Pikachu PSA 10: SV-P 289 Fact Sheet for the Japanese Promo – a Pikachu promo with the code SV-P 289.
• PSA 10 Pikachu Wearing a Poncho Pikachu XY-P 203: Card Guide – the card whose official page is cited above.
• McDonald’s Pikachu 020/M-P: Official Card Data and Happy Set Link – a Pikachu card with the code 020/M-P.
• PSA 10 Pikachu Old Back PMCG1-2 – a graded Pikachu with the code PMCG1-2.
• All 30 Pikachu Cards in 30th Celebration (M6a) – the Pikachu lineup of the M6a set.

A short reading plan: if your goal is to tell similar Pikachu promos apart, read the Poncho card guide next, because its official data is quoted above. In every case, carry the card name, the number and the set label with you, because those three together identify the card on our pages.

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