Flying Pikachu (#25) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon TCG trading card from the 2001 Pokémon Promo Black Star (Pokémon League) series. Its cheerful artwork by illustrator Toshinao Aoki shows Pikachu being carried aloft by colorful balloons against a bright blue sky. In gameplay it’s a Basic Pokémon (40 HP) with the classic “Thundershock” and a special “Fly” attack. The card’s notable Pokédex flavor text – “By learning how to fly, Pikachu overcame its weakness to Fighting Pokémon” – underscores its flying theme, and this promo even has a Fighting-type resistance instead of the usual weakness. Collectors prize this alternate-art promo for its nostalgic early-era charm and rarity as one of the original Flying Pikachu variants in the Pokémon TCG.