Pikachu78/123 · HeartGold & SoulSilver Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Normal
- PSA 8$452 sold · 90d · pop 68
- PSA 9$966 sold · 90d · modelled · pop 46
- PSA 10$5651 sold · 90d · modelled · pop 24
3 recent PSA 10 sales, median $6,882 (27 Jul 2026, Fanatics) — we're waiting for more sales before this moves our estimate. See the lot →
Why prices differ
TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for HeartGold & SoulSilver #78/123, 2010. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
No foil anywhere — the non-holo printing.
The same name and number exists in other sets. The number printed on your card is what separates them — this page prices 78/123.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Pikachu is a Common Pokémon card from HeartGold & SoulSilver (#78, released 2010), illustrated by match. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 60 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 14 September 2026.
Pikachu price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence96 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
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.
By grade
- Raw$6.00134 sales · 96 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 9$2329 sales · 6 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$52.504 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- PSA 10$1,3254 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 10$78.003 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 6$22.501 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 4$97.001 sale
- CGC 9.5$52.801 sale
Is Pikachu worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 8 — worth $45 against the $85 you put in, a $40 loss. The money is in the 1 in 2 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $96–$565. Averaged over every outcome that is +$42 a card.
That is the average submitted copy. Tell us about yours and the verdict re-prices — most cards stop being worth grading here. Not sure? Grade it from a photo →
These are set to a flawless copy — the answer above. Change any of them to re-price it for the card in your hand.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
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 | $564.60 | $106 | +$450 | 61.6× |
| PSA 9 | $95.53 | $71 | +$15 | 10.4× |
| PSA 8 | $45.00 | $70 | −$35 | 4.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 163 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 14.7% | $564.60 |
| PSA 9 | 26.4% | $95.53 |
| PSA 8 — typical | 32.5% | $45.00 |
| PSA 7 | 14.7% | $20.01 |
| PSA 6 | 3.7% | $9.17 |
| PSA 5 | 3.1% | $9.17 |
| PSA 4 | 3.1% | $9.17 |
| PSA 3 | 0.6% | $9.17 |
| PSA 2 | 1.2% | $9.17 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; 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 & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
24 of the 188 PSA-graded Pikachu copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 13%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 188.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 122.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 3.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Pikachu 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pikachu 78/123 Heartgold & Soulsilver Regular HpRaw · eBay$2.75
Pikachu 78/123 Common HeartGold & SoulSilver Pokemon Heavily PlayedRaw · eBay$2.99
Pokemon TCG Pikachu 78/123 HeartGold SoulSilver DRaw · eBay$2.99
Pikachu 78/123 Heartgold & Soulsilver Regular Pokemon CardRaw · eBay$3.00
Pikachu 78/123 HeartGold & SoulSilver Pokemon Card MP w/ SleeveRaw · eBay$3.50
Pikachu 78/123 Common HeartGold & SoulSilver Pokemon Moderately PlayedRaw · eBay$4.00Cheapest raw copy $2.99 — 67% below our near-mint estimate of $9
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 24 | modelled$565$565–$565 | |
| PSA 9pop 46 | modelled$96$96–$96 | |
| PSA 8pop 68 | $45$38–$52 | |
| PSA 7pop 30 | modelled$20$17–$23 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
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
Cross-market prices
83% spreadCurrently 83% 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
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“It raises its tail to check its surroundings. The tail is sometimes struck by lightning in this pose.”
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Other Pikachu cards
There are 109 different Pikachu printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is HeartGold & SoulSilver #78 (Common). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Pikachu (HeartGold & SoulSilver #78) worth?
As of 14 September 2026, Pikachu from HeartGold & SoulSilver is worth approximately $9.17 ungraded (near-mint), and around $565 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver is worth around $565 — roughly 62× the raw ungraded value of $9.17.
Should I grade my Pikachu?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Pikachu rare?
Pikachu is a Common card from HeartGold & SoulSilver (card #78).
How do I know if my Pikachu is Reverse Holo?
The card body, not the picture: Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
How do I tell this Pikachu apart from the Holon Phantoms one?
They share a name and a card number but come from different sets, and the number printed on the card tells them apart: this one is 78/123 (HeartGold & SoulSilver, 2010) and the other is 78/110 (Holon Phantoms, 2006).
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