Lt. Surge's Pikachu
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence12 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Jul 26, 2026eBay — 2000 Pokemon Gym Heroes Lt. Surge's Pikachu #81/132$8.50
- Jul 26, 2026eBay — Lt. Surge's Pikachu 81/132 Common Gym Heroes Pokemon Unlimited DamagedDMUnlimited$3.55
- Jul 26, 2026eBay — Lt. Surge's Pikachu WIZARDS 81/132 Gym Heroes Regular POKÉMON TCG VINTAGE$3.99
- Jul 26, 2026eBay — Lt. Surge's Pikachu Gym Heroes Regular Common 50 HP 81/132 English$3.49
- Jul 25, 2026eBay — Lt. Surge's Pikachu 81/132 Gym Heroes Regular Common ENG$4.00
- Jul 25, 2026eBay — Lt. Surge's Pikachu 81/132 Common Gym Heroes Unlimited NMNMUnlimited$7.09
- Jul 25, 2026eBay — Lt. Surge's Pikachu 81/132 Common Gym Heroes Pokemon Unlimited Moderately PlayedMPUnlimited$3.99
- Jul 24, 2026eBay — Lt. Surge's Pikachu 81/132 Common Gym Heroes Pokemon Unlimited NM/LPLPUnlimited$9.99
By grade
- Raw$5.5412 sales
- CGC 8.5$39.0010 sales
- CGC 9$48.007 sales
- CGC 10$98.405 sales
- Lot$9.604 sales
- PSA 10$1,2752 sales
- CGC 8$32.002 sales
- CGC 0.5$17.002 sales
From 46 completed sales recorded between Mar 11, 2024 and Jul 27, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 30 graded sales and 1,891,101 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Lt. Surge's Pikachu is a Common Pokémon card from Gym Heroes (#81), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 50 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $6.83 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $460 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 67× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history18 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $9 · Raw · 26 Jul 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 11.6% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$379); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Lt. Surge's Pikachu is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
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 grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $460.00 | $75 | +$379 | 67.3× |
| PSA 9 | $50.00 | $70 | −$27 | 7.3× |
| PSA 8 | $38.00 | $70 | −$39 | 5.6× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,261 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 11.6% | $460.00 |
| PSA 9 | 31.2% | $50.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 57.2% | $7.00 |
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 12% of 1,261 PSA-graded Lt. Surge's Pikachu copies are a gem-mint 10 (146 of 1,261) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Lt. Surge's Pikachu 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 146 | ✓ 10 cert-verified$460$460–$690 | |
| PSA 9pop 394 | ✓ 42 cert-verified$50$50–$83 | |
| PSA 8pop 308 | ✓ 29 cert-verified$38$29–$40 | |
| PSA 7pop 195 | $28$24–$32 | |
| PSA 6pop 106 | ✓ 7 cert-verified$20 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $26 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
48% cheaper than the USCard textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Lt. Surge's Pikachu (Gym Heroes #81) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Lt. Surge's Pikachu from Gym Heroes is worth approximately $6.83 ungraded (near-mint), and around $460 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 Lt. Surge's Pikachu?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Lt. Surge's Pikachu from Gym Heroes is worth around $460 — roughly 67× the raw ungraded value of $6.83.
Should I grade my Lt. Surge's Pikachu?
A PSA 10 sells for about $460 versus $6.83 raw — roughly a 67× 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 Lt. Surge's Pikachu rare?
Lt. Surge's Pikachu is a Common card from Gym Heroes (card #81), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $6.83 ungraded.
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