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Check your printing9 different Pikachu printings exist — is this your card? 151 #173
Pikachu 151 #173 Pokémon card
Illustration Rare

Pikachu

151 · 173/165 · Illustrated by Hiroyuki Yamamoto
60 HPLightningPokémonBasic

Market value · ungraded

$88.45 5.5% · 30d
Confidencemedium
Sales · 90 days24
Range$52$88
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. Fanatics + TCGplayer + Cardmarket. Updated 21 August 2026. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$88.45

What this price is based on

Medium confidence

217 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.

Median · Raw$45.50222 sales
Trimmed mean$123outliers removed
Range$9.99$3,600lowest to highest sale
Sales rate89.7/mo548 recorded

What each version actually sells for

PrintingNear MintLightly PlayedModerately Played
Common$35.00 168 sales$31.00 5 sales

Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.

Recent Raw sales

  • Aug 15, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Pokémon TCG Pikachu 173/165 SV 151 IR Holo EN 60HP 2023$80.86
  • Aug 15, 2026eBay — 2025 Pokemon TCG S.Chinese Art Rare 151C 173/151 Pikachu AR Holo YE60$540
  • Aug 15, 2026eBay — CCIC 10 Gem Mint 2025 Pokemon Chinese Exclusive Two Pikachu 173/151 AR 151CNM$687
  • Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pikachu 173/165 SV2a Pokémon 151 Illustration Japanese Holo Card$48.00
  • Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pikachu 173/165 Sv2a: Pokemon Card 151 Holo (Japanese)$400
  • Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pikachu 173/165 Sv2a: Pokemon Card 151 Holo (Japanese)$26.00
  • Aug 14, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Pikachu 173/165 Sv2a Pokemon Card 151 Art Rare Holo JP 60 HP$32.00
  • Aug 14, 2026eBay — 2025 Pokemon TCG Chinese Exclusive Pikachu 151C Gather 173/151 AR CCIC 10$720

By grade

  • Raw$45.50222 sales
  • PSA 10$151135 sales
  • PSA 9$98.7064 sales
  • CGC 10$12358 sales
  • CGC 9$64.0125 sales
  • CGC 9.6$86.007 sales
  • PSA 8$67.506 sales
  • CGC 9.5$60.006 sales

From 548 completed sales recorded between Apr 7, 2025 and Aug 15, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.

Grade it or not

NOT WORTH IT

Based on 326 graded sales and 5,142,429 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Pikachu is a Illustration Rare Pokémon card from 151 (#173), illustrated by Hiroyuki Yamamoto. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 60 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $88.45 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $550 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 6× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 21 August 2026.

The receipts

Price history · Raw

23 May 202621 Aug 2026
Latest
$88.45
Period high
$105.10
Period low
$87.87
Change
1.2%
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Verified sales history34 in 90 daysreal completed listings

Last sold price
$79
CGC 9.5 · 10 Aug 2026
Typical PSA 10
$576
Sales · last 90 days
24
How often it sells
Sells regularly
7 in last 30 days

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

DateGradePriceCert
16 Aug 2026PSA 9$99.99#134891437
16 Aug 2026PSA 9$98.00#130189725
16 Aug 2026PSA 9$100.00#102453601
15 Aug 2026PSA 9$88.00#105298238
15 Aug 2026PSA 9$102.50#160861408
15 Aug 2026PSA 9$80.00#150441260
15 Aug 2026PSA 10$530.00#128879299
15 Aug 2026PSA 10$655.23#97857660
14 Aug 2026PSA 10$546.35#100568563
14 Aug 2026PSA 10$530.00#134107526

Should you grade it?

+$53

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 27.5% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$376); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)27.5%
Expected return+$53
PSA 10 best case+$376
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictWorth grading

The odds

Pikachu is a Ultra Rare in 151 — the pack's hit slot lands on Ultra Rare 10% of the time, split across 32 ultra rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 322 packs.

Ultra Rare10%32 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)27.5%8,708 of 31,655
PSA 953%16,786 of 31,655
PSA graded so far31,655
Gem Mint 108,708
Total graded31,655

Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.

Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$550.00$85+$3766.2×
PSA 9$109.99$71$501.2×
PSA 8$81.99$71$770.9×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 31,655 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1027.5%$550.00
PSA 953%$110.00
PSA ≤819.5%$88.00

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. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates

Only 28% of 31,655 PSA-graded Pikachu copies are a gem-mint 10 (8,708 of 31,655) — the rest grade lower.

PSA31,655 gradedPSA 10 · 8,708 · 28% gem
108,708
916,786
8.564
85,111
7.54
7728
6180
538
421
37
24
11
CGC4,782 gradedCGC 10 · 1,954 · 41% gem
101,954
9.5694
91,510
8.5412
8118

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

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$88.45
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 8,708$550$468$633
PSA 9pop 16,786$110$93$126
PSA 8pop 5,111$82$70$94
PSA 7pop 7281 sold$62$53$72
PSA 5pop 38$33$33$33
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$88.45
LPLightly Played$72.44
MPModerately Played$36.14
HPHeavily Played$24.41
7-day 1.2%
30-day 14.0%
90-day 21.6%
All-time high$90
All-time low$20
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost

For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $55 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.

Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

69% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$52
PriceCharting$80
TCGplayer · dearest$88

Currently 69% cheaper on Cardmarket than TCGplayer. 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 · 30dFalling -6%
Volatility · 90dStable ±5%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 69% gap
90d low $88near its low$105 high

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

41% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$52

🔥 Trending in the community

#1 on the radar
Mentions this week29

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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Charge
Lightning

Search your deck for a Basic Lightning Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

Pika Punch50
Lightning · Lightning · Colorless
Weakness Fighting ×2Retreat 1

When it is angered, it immediately discharges the energy stored in the pouches in its cheeks.

About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Mouse PokémonGEN IPichuPikachuRaichu

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

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#173
RarityIllustration Rare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeLightning
HP60
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#25
Card IDsv3pt5-173
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Pikachu (151 #173) worth?

As of 21 August 2026, Pikachu from 151 is worth approximately $88.45 ungraded (near-mint), and around $550 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 151 is worth around $550 — roughly 6× the raw ungraded value of $88.45.

Should I grade my Pikachu?

A PSA 10 sells for about $550 versus $88.45 raw — roughly a 6× 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 Illustration Rare card from 151 (card #173), illustrated by Hiroyuki Yamamoto. Its current blended market value is $88.45 ungraded.

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