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Pikachu Nintendo Black Star Promos #12 Pokémon card
Promo

Pikachu Nintendo Black Star Promos #12

Card #12 · Illustrated by Kouki Saitou
50 HPLightningPokémonBasic
Ungraded · blended
$111.42
9.9% · 30d
PSA 10
$1,001
9× raw
Range $111 → $279
Recently sold raw ~$24 (mixed cond.)
4 grading companies tracked
Confidence low · How we price →
See live listings on TCGplayer →
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Pikachu is a Promo Pokémon card from Nintendo Black Star Promos (#12), illustrated by Kouki Saitou. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 50 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $111.42 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $1,001 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 9× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Normal · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$120.92
LPLightly Played$93.39
MPModerately Played$70.55
HPHeavily Played$19.00
DMGDamaged$17.00
7-day 6.3%
30-day 16.9%
90-day 25.2%
All-time high$121
All-time low$29
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$113.73
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$1,001$780$1,300
PSA 9$790$672$908
PSA 8$108$65$125
PSA 7$58$37$72
PSA 6$45$26$65
PSA 4$23$20$23
“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$155.00
Period high
$155.00
Period low
$11.77
Change
1216.9%

Recent sold prices

Last sold
$30
Raw · 26 Jun 2026
Typical Raw
$24
Sales · last 90 days
12
Liquidity
Very liquid
8 in last 30 days

Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.

Last hammer price
$444
PSA 8 · 22 Jun 2026
Typical PSA 10
$5,760
Auction lots · last 90 days
7
Liquidity
Moderate
2 in last 30 days

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Should you grade it?

+$774
Raw $111.42 → graded PSA 10$1,000.81
after ~$115 grading fee → 9.0× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$1,000.81$115+$7749.0×
PSA 9$790.00$87.89+$5917.1×
PSA 8$108.02$71.07$741.0×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

150% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$111
PriceCharting$155
Cardmarket · dearest$279

Currently 150% cheaper on TCGplayer than Cardmarket. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +10%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 150% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$279

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#2 on the radar
Mentions this week8
Search interest📉 -34%

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Card text

Agility
Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Pikachu during your opponent's next turn.
Thundershock20
Lightning · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness Fighting ×2Retreat 1

About the Pokémon

Mouse PokémonGEN IPichuPikachuRaichu

When several of these POKéMON gather, their electricity could build and cause lightning storms.

Card details

Number#12
RarityPromo
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeLightning
HP50
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#25
Card IDnp-12
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Pikachu cards

There are 9 different Pikachu printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Nintendo Black Star Promos #12 (Promo).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Pikachu (Nintendo Black Star Promos #12) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Pikachu from Nintendo Black Star Promos is worth approximately $111.42 ungraded (near-mint), and around $1,001 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Pikachu?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Pikachu from Nintendo Black Star Promos is worth around $1,001 — roughly 9× the raw ungraded value of $111.42.

Should I grade my Pikachu?

A PSA 10 sells for about $1,001 versus $111.42 raw — roughly a 9× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Pikachu rare?

Pikachu is a Promo card from Nintendo Black Star Promos (card #12), illustrated by Kouki Saitou. Its current blended market value is $111.42 ungraded.