Pikachu XY #42

Card #42 · Illustrated by MAHOU

60 HPLightningPokémonBasic

Ungraded · blended

$16.14

▲ 15.1% · 30d

Range $8 → $16
Confidence medium · How we price →

Pikachu is a Common Pokémon card from XY (#42), illustrated by MAHOU. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 60 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $16.14 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#129 most valuable Pikachu of 183 #9 most valuable in XY of 146

Raw price by condition

Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$16.14

LPLightly Played$9.65

MPModerately Played$4.59

HPHeavily Played$3.79

DMGDamaged$2.18

7-day▲ 1.5%

30-day▲ 11.5%

90-day▲ 51.3%

All-time high$16

All-time low$4

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$12

Normal$3

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

No graded sales tracked for this card yet — see the raw estimate above.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20251 Jul 2026

Current

$15.99

Period high

$15.99

Period low

$4.01

Change

▲ 298.8%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price

$20

CGC 8 · 22 Jun 2026

Typical PSA 10

$675

Auction lots · last 90 days

Liquidity

Liquid

3 in last 30 days

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

Population across graders

CGC2,978 gradedCGC 10 · 300 · 10% gem rate

10300

9.5136

9738

8.5567

8316

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Pikachu 10 is harder to pull.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay

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Cross-market prices

111% spread

Cardmarket · cheapest$8

TCGplayer$12

PriceCharting · dearest$16

Currently 111% cheaper on Cardmarket than PriceCharting. 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 +15%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 111% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

35% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$8

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🔥 Trending in the community

#2 on the radar

Mentions this week8

Search interest📉 -34%

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Card text

Nuzzle

Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Quick Attack20+

Colorless · Colorless

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage.

Weakness Fighting ×2Resistance Metal -20Retreat 1

“It raises its tail to check its surroundings. The tail is sometimes struck by lightning in this pose.”

About the Pokémon

Mouse PokémonGEN IPichu → Pikachu → Raichu

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

Card details

SetXY →

Number#42

RarityCommon

PokémonAll Pikachu cards →

GenerationGen I · Kanto →

ArtistMAHOU →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesBasic

TypeLightning

HP60

WeaknessFighting ×2

ResistanceMetal -20

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#25

Card IDxy1-42

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Pikachu cards

There are 9 different Pikachu printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is XY #42 (Common).