Boss and Pikachu (Pokémon Ball Park Yokohama booth)

Boss and Pikachu (Japanese: 番長とピカチュウ Banchō and Pikachu) is a Basic Pokémon card. It was produced as a photo opportunity for the Pokémon Ball Park Yokohama event and was not released as a standard card.
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==Release information==
As part of the celebrations for Japan hosting their first Pokémon World Championships, the Pokémon Ball Park Yokohama (Japanese: ポケモンボールパーク ヨコハマ) event was held at , Yokohama from June 30 until July 2, 2023. Home team hosted three games against Nagoya's while the event was in progress, which incorporated several Pokémon attractions and saw the addition of Pokémon themes to proceedings. Two photo opportunities were present, one of which was the Pikachu Helmet booth (Japanese: 「ピカチュウヘルメット」ブース), a mock-up of a home plate and batter's boxes complete with an image of BayStars catcher . The other was the Banchō Frame booth (Japanese: 「番チュウフレーム」ブース), a Pokémon card mock-up depicting corporate art of and former BayStars pitcher-turned-manager . The rest of the illustration window was hollow to allow people to have their photo taken. People were provided with Pikachu batting helmets to wear at both opportunities. Two other booths were also present: the VS Tobashira booth (Japanese: vs 戸柱選手ブース) and the Struck Out booth (Japanese: 「ストラックアウト」ブース). At the VS Tobashira booth, visitors could challenge one of Yasutaka Tobashira's four Pokémon in a one-on-one battle in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Battle Stadium. At the Struck Out booth, visitors were challenged to knock down as many of the nine Pikachu panels as possible by throwing three s. Winners at the VS Tobashira booth received a Poké Ball toy, as did participants that knocked down a certain number of panels at the Struck Out booth.6/30(金)～7/2(日)『ポケモンボールパーク ヨコハマ』のビジョン演出にポケモンたちが登場！フォトスポット・体験ブースも登場！ | Yokohama DeNA BayStars Official Homepage (archived copy)ポケモンだらけでかわいい溢れる球場内！ 「ポケモンボールパーク ヨコハマ」フォトレポート | GAME Watch (archived copy)ピカチュウヘルメットで撮影会！「ポケモンボールパーク ヨコハマ」ポケモン尽しの横浜スタジアムレポート | INSIDE (archived copy)
During the opening ceremony, BayStars cheerleaders wearing Pikachu ears and tails were accompanied by Pikachu mascots donned in BayStars shirts featuring the number 025 and the World Championships logo. Music was provided by Senzoku Game Music Brass. During games, BayStars players wore Pikachu-themed attire and were introduced alongside their favorite Pokémon on the stadium screen. Pokémon animations were also played on the stadium screen throughout.
==Trivia==
===Origin===
This card depicts , a former player who spent most of his professional career at the , going on to coach and manage the team. The card name includes 番長, banchō, which references Miura's nickname, "Hama no Banchō", the "Boss of [Yoko]hama".BayStars, fans give Miura emotional send-off in final start of 25-year career | The Japan Times (archived) His position as BayStars manager at the time of the event is also referenced in place of a Pokémon category, while the "81" in place of Pokédex and collection numbers similarly references his uniform number as manager. The typing may also be a reference to the BayStars team colors, which are blue and white. The attack Yo-Ro-Shi-Ku!! is a reference to syllables frequently said by Miura for media and public appearances.
The card also features a — is a move in the Pokémon games that Pikachu can learn.
==References==
Category:Cards with no physical release
Category:Cards that depict real-life people
Category:Pokémon cards that do not depict Pokémon
Category:Cards with unknown illustrators
zh:番长和皮卡丘（SV-P）