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Check your printing9 different Pichu printings exist — is this your card? Sandstorm #20
Pichu Sandstorm #20 Pokémon card
Rare

Pichu

Sandstorm · 20/100 · Illustrated by Naoyo Kimura
40 HPLightningPokémonBasic

Market value · ungraded · Normal

$9.33 9.4% · 30d
Confidencemedium
Sales · 90 days10
Last sale$9 Raw · 27 Jun 2026
Range$5$9
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. eBay + TCGplayer + Cardmarket. Updated 20 August 2026. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$9.33

What this price is based on

High confidence

10 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.

Median · Raw$7.7510 sales
Trimmed mean$8.01outliers removed
Range$5.99$11.50lowest to highest sale
Sales rate3.7/mo22 recorded

Recent Raw sales

  • Jun 27, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Sandstorm Pichu Card 20/100 Regular moderately playedMP$6.00
  • Jun 27, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG: Pichu 20/100 EX Sandstorm e-Series LPLP$11.15
  • Jun 25, 2026eBay — Pichu EX Sandstorm 20/100 Rare Basic Regular Pokemon TCG English 40 HP 2003$5.99
  • Jun 23, 2026eBay — Pichu 20/100 Rare Sandstorm Pokemon Lightly PlayedLP$6.99
  • Jun 22, 2026eBay — Pichu 20/100 Rare Sandstorm Pokemon Non Holo$11.50
  • Jun 21, 2026eBay — 2003 Pokemon EX Sandstorm Pichu #20/100$8.50
  • Jun 21, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Pichu 20/100 Rare Sandstorm NMNM$9.48
  • Jun 20, 2026eBay — Pichu Sandstorm 20/100 Rare Basic Regular Pokemon TCG English 40 HP 2003$6.99

By grade

  • Raw$7.7510 sales
  • CGC 8.5$15.604 sales
  • CGC 9$28.803 sales
  • PSA 8$1282 sales
  • CGC 10$72.202 sales
  • Lot$8.401 sale

From 22 completed sales recorded between Feb 9, 2026 and Jun 27, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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NOT WORTH IT

Based on 11 graded sales and 1,889,841 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.

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Pichu is a Rare Pokémon card from Sandstorm (#20), illustrated by Naoyo Kimura. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 40 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $9.33 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $335 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 36× 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

1 Sept 202320 Aug 2026
Latest
$9.33
Period high
$9.33
Period low
$3.00
Change
100.6%
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Verified sales history20 in 90 daysreal completed listings

Last sold
$6
Raw · 27 Jun 2026
Typical Raw
$8
Sales · last 90 days
10
How often it sells
Rarely sells
daily · 0 in last 30 days
Worn-condition sales — shown for context, not price-forming
These listings claimed play wear in the title (LP/MP/played/damaged), so they sell below the Near Mint price above and are excluded from it.

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.

DateGradePriceCert
27 Jul 2026PSA 10$405.00#150569452
3 Jul 2026PSA 10$290.00#42208881
3 Jul 2026PSA 9$150.00#50574701
2 Jul 2026PSA 6$14.50#149205393
29 Jun 2026PSA 9$51.01#51843855
26 Apr 2026PSA 10$355.00#54423748
20 Apr 2026PSA 8$33.50#52847014
7 Apr 2026PSA 6$25.00#129473234
31 Mar 2026PSA 6$20.00#116065500
29 Mar 2026PSA 9$144.89#146342106

Demand & liquidity

Thin · Rarely sellsDemand 34/100
Sales · 30d0
Sales · 90d10
Price momentum+9%
Raw
$8
RawNM
$9

Last sold $6 · Raw · 27 Jun 2026

Should you grade it?

+$40

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 17.3% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$252); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)17.3%
Expected return+$40
PSA 10 best case+$252
Break-evenPSA 9+
VerdictWorth grading

The odds

Pichu is a Rare in Sandstorm — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 13 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 19 packs.

Rare67%13 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)17.3%31 of 179
PSA 941.9%75 of 179
PSA graded so far179
Gem Mint 1031
Total graded179

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$335.00$73+$25235.9×
PSA 9$145.00$71+$6415.5×
PSA 8$34.00$70$463.6×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 179 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1017.3%$335.00
PSA 941.9%$145.00
PSA ≤840.8%$9.00

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 17% of 179 PSA-graded Pichu copies are a gem-mint 10 (31 of 179) — the rest grade lower.

PSA179 gradedPSA 10 · 31 · 17% gem
1031
975
839
714
612
57
41
CGC484 gradedCGC 10 · 68 · 14% gem
1068
9.54
9132
8.5114
856

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Pichu 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)$9.07
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 31$335$285$385
PSA 9pop 75✓ 9 cert-verified$145$43$145
PSA 8pop 39✓ 6 cert-verified$34$26$35
PSA 7pop 14$15$13$18
PSA 6pop 12✓ 5 cert-verified$15
“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
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$9.33
LPLightly Played$6.37real sales: $9 n2
MPModerately Played$2.55
HPHeavily Played$1.75
DMGDamaged$1.17
7-dayflat
30-day 13.3%
90-day 91.6%
All-time high$11
All-time low$4
Other printingsNormal · $8.32
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost

For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $20 (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

Reverse Holo$75
Normal$9

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

92% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$5
PriceCharting$8
TCGplayer · dearest$9

Currently 92% 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 · 30dRising +9%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 92% gap

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 US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$5
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Baby EvolutionPoké-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.

Energy Retrieval
Lightning

Search your discard pile for up to 2 basic Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Put 1 damage counter on that Pokémon for each Energy card attached in this way.

Weakness Fighting ×2Retreat 1
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Tiny Mouse PokémonGEN IIPichuPikachuRaichu

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

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#20
RarityRare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesBasic
TypeLightning
HP40
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#172
Card IDex2-20
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Pichu cards

There are 9 different Pichu printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Sandstorm #20 (Rare).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Pichu (Sandstorm #20) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Pichu from Sandstorm is worth approximately $9.33 ungraded (near-mint), and around $335 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 Pichu?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Pichu from Sandstorm is worth around $335 — roughly 36× the raw ungraded value of $9.33.

Should I grade my Pichu?

A PSA 10 sells for about $335 versus $9.33 raw — roughly a 36× 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 Pichu rare?

Pichu is a Rare card from Sandstorm (card #20), illustrated by Naoyo Kimura. Its current blended market value is $9.33 ungraded.

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