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Pichu Emerald #59 Pokémon card
Common

Pichu Emerald #59

Card #59 · Illustrated by Nakaoka
40 HPLightningPokémonBasic
Market value · ungraded
$101.93
13 sales · last 90 days · eBay + Fanatics + TCGplayer
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint
$102
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9 different Pichu printings exist — is this your card? Emerald #59

Pichu is a Common Pokémon card from Emerald (#59), illustrated by Nakaoka. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 40 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $101.93 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$96.54
LPLightly Played$71.66
MPModerately Played$71.09
HPHeavily Played$36.00
DMGDamaged$15.00
7-dayflat
30-dayflat
90-day 16.1%
All-time high$97
All-time low$30
Other printingsNormal · $6.96

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$102
Normal$7

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

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$96.54
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 8pop 50$93$22$102
PSA 6pop 17$39$39$39
“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.

Price history · Raw

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Latest
$5.70
Period high
$6.26
Period low
$2.50
Change
26.7%

Recent sold prices

Last sold
$25
Raw · 20 Jun 2026
Typical Raw
$61
Sales · last 90 days
11
How often it sells
Sells regularly
6 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 sold price
$576
CGC 10 · 22 Jun 2026
Typical CGC 10
$304
Sales · last 90 days
2
How often it sells
Occasional sales
1 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.

Demand & liquidity

Liquid · Sells regularlyDemand 56/100
Sales · 30d6
Sales · 90d11
Price momentum0%
Raw
$61

Last sold $25 · Raw · 20 Jun 2026

Population across graders

Only 5% of 218 PSA-graded Pichu copies are a gem-mint 10 (10 of 218) — the rest grade lower.

PSA218 gradedPSA 10 · 10 · 5% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (9 grades)
1010
999
8.51
850
736
617
53
41
21
CGC774 gradedCGC 10 · 256 · 33% gem rate
Full grade breakdown (5 grades)
10256
9.564
9196
8.5146
858
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Pichu 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$80
Raw $101.93 → graded PSA 8$93.02
after ~$70.92 grading fee → 0.9× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 8$93.02$70.92$800.9×

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

Cross-market prices

40% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$73
TCGplayer · dearest$102

Currently 40% cheaper on PriceCharting 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 · 30dFlat 0%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 40% gap

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

Card text

Baby Evolution · Poké-Power
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put Pikachu from your hand onto Pichu (this counts as evolving Pichu) and remove all damage counters from Pichu.
Collect
Colorless
Draw a card.
Weakness Fighting ×2Retreat 1

About the Pokémon

Tiny Mouse PokémonGEN IIPichuPikachuRaichu

It is not yet skilled at storing electricity. It may send out a jolt if amused or startled.

Card details

Number#59
RarityCommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeLightning
HP40
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#172
Card IDex9-59
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Pichu cards

There are 9 different Pichu printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Emerald #59 (Common).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Pichu (Emerald #59) worth?

As of 5 July 2026, Pichu from Emerald is worth approximately $101.93 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Pichu rare?

Pichu is a Common card from Emerald (card #59), illustrated by Nakaoka. Its current blended market value is $101.93 ungraded.