Pikachu Playing in the Sea 392/SM-P: The Midsummer Pokémon Center Promo

What Is Playing in the Sea Pikachu (392/SM-P)?

“Playing in the Sea Pikachu” is card 392 in Japan’s SM-P (Sun & Moon Promotional Cards) series — the long-running numbered promo line the Pokémon Company Japan uses for everything from Pokémon Center campaigns to convenience-store tie-ins. This particular Pikachu is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon with 60 HP, illustrated by Kouki Saitou.

The artwork shows Pikachu mid-splash in open water — a summer scene that matches exactly how the card was released. Unlike a set-based Pikachu chase pulled from booster packs, this one only ever existed as a promotional item tied to a specific seasonal campaign, which is the next thing worth understanding before you go looking for one.

The card’s identity here is cross-referenced across two independent sources: Bulbapedia’s SM-P promotional card index and Limitless TCG’s Japanese card database, both of which list the same card number, Japanese name, and Lightning typing. That agreement matters for a promo series this large, since a single-digit typo in a listing can send a buyer looking for the wrong card entirely.

Card Details and How to Identify Your Copy

Before you buy or grade a copy, confirm you have the right print. Key identifiers for 392/SM-P:

• Card number: 392/SM-P, printed in the bottom corner alongside the SM-P promo stamp.
• Type: Lightning
• HP: 60
• Stage: Basic Pokémon
• Illustrator: Kouki Saitou
• Language: Japanese only — this promo was never issued in English.

Because SM-P numbering runs across hundreds of unrelated promos — Pokémon Center campaigns, convenience-store tie-ins, tournament prizes — the card number is the fastest way to confirm you’re holding 392 specifically and not a visually similar Pikachu promo from the same series. That family is worth a closer look, since several of its members are cards listed here as well.

It also helps to remember that “SM-P” itself is not a booster set you can pull from — it’s a promotional numbering series that Pokémon Company Japan runs alongside its mainline Sun & Moon expansions, covering everything from campaign purchase bonuses like this one to store-exclusive giveaways. Treat the SM-P stamp as a label for “how it was distributed,” not “which booster box it came from.”

PSA10 Grading and Why 상태 Matters Here

Promo cards handed out at retail or via campaign purchase tend to see rougher handling before they reach a collector than a card pulled straight from a sealed pack — more hands, more counters, more time sitting loose before anyone thought to sleeve it. That makes a genuine PSA10 harder to source for a promo like 392/SM-P than the grade alone might suggest. A card that changed hands over a store counter as part of a purchase-bonus campaign, rather than emerging directly from a factory-sealed pack, has more opportunities to pick up a corner ding or a surface scratch before it ever reaches a sleeve.

We only stock this card as a PSA10-graded copy (업데이트: 현재 품절 — Quick Order로 재입고 요청), authenticated and encapsulated by PSA. For background on how Japanese cards are graded and what separates a 9 from a 10, see our Japanese Pokémon card grading guide.

Where to Buy Playing in the Sea Pikachu 392/SM-P

We ship graded Japanese singles from Tokyo with tracked delivery worldwide.

Looking for a different SM-P Pikachu, or want to combine this with other Japanese singles in one order? Our Quick Order page is the fastest way to build a mixed order, and restock requests for out-of-stock promos also go through Quick Order.