How to Collect Pikipek Cards: Standout Art, Sets, and Favorites
Personalized Pikipek card scouting: stats, lore, and layout notes for binders that feel curated, not copied.
2025-02-23
Popularity Rank: #904
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #881
2019 survey: #763
#904 / 1025
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0731
Height
0.3 m
Weight
1.2 kg
Capture rate
255 / 255
Generation
Gen VII
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
3,825 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Black
Habitat
—
Shape
Wings
Why people love Pikipek
The elevator pitch for Pikipek: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- Pikipek brings bird Pokémon energy: light, bright, and weirdly cheerful on a shelf.
- Standing under half a meter tall, Pikipek is tiny in the best possible way.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Pikipek feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Pikipek from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Celestial Guardians
One Star
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Vivid Voltage
Common
Lost Thunder
Common
Lost Thunder
Common
SM Black Star Promos
Promo
McDonald's Collection 2017
None
SM trainer Kit (Lycanroc)
Common
Sun & Moon
Common
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Binder plan & Michi Method for Pikipek
Binder geometry for Pikipek: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Pikipek #164 (Lost Thunder) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Pikipek binder page.
Pikipek #SM07 (SM Black Star Promos) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Pikipek binder page.
Pikipek #106 (Sun & Moon) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Pikipek binder page.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Pikipek mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Pikipek chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Lost Thunder
Common
SM Black Star Promos
Promo
Sun & Moon
Common
Celestial Guardians
One Star
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Vivid Voltage
Common
Lost Thunder
Common
Right page
McDonald's Collection 2017
None
SM trainer Kit (Lycanroc)
Common
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Pikipek cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Michi Method scene examples
Wide illustrated scenes and promotional art you can print across multiple binder pockets — not cropped card frames.
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Scene art via artofpkm.com — 2024-06-08 09-00-16 UTC 3
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Scene art via artofpkm.com — img selection01 33
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Scene references via artofpkm.com. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- If you're building for Birds & Bats, repeat one motif (floral border, café table, neon sign) across three cards so the theme feels authored.
- Pikipek's cheerful base temperament invites playful sticker sleeves or washi — don't force a grimdark layout unless the art demands it.
- Keep a "swap tray" of mid-value Pikipek duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Reserve one sleeve for Trainer cameos or duos with Toucannon, Trumbeak, and Altaria; vignette cards routinely outperform sterile solo placeholders in flat lays.
Pikipek: competitive snapshot
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Pikipek — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
35
Attack
75
Defense
30
Sp. Atk
30
Sp. Def
30
Speed
65
Total: 265
Players file Pikipek around tier "LC" while Ability Keen Eye (Prevents accuracy from being lowered.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Hyper Voice — No additional effect. Hits adjacent foes. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
- Normal/Flying typings invite clash lighting or split backgrounds — lean into that tension on-page.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Pikipek — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Pikipek, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
It can peck at a rate of 16 times a second to drill holes in trees. It uses the holes for food storage and for nesting.
This Pokémon feeds on berries, whose leftover seeds become the ammunition for the attacks it fires off from its mouth.
It pecks at trees with its hard beak. You can get some idea of its mood or condition from the rhythm of its pecking.
A second dex beat (Moon) frames Pikipek as a pokémon that feeds on berries, whose leftover seeds become the ammunition for the attacks it fires off from its mouth. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Pikipek shows up in Ultra Sun lore as one that pecks at trees with its hard beak.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Peppeck
Spanish
Pikipek
French
Picassaut
Italian
Pikipek
Japanese
ツツケラ
Japanese (Romaji)
Tsutsukera
Korean
콕코구리
Chinese (Simplified)
小笃儿
Chinese (Traditional)
小篤兒
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