Pikachu
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence93 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
What each version actually sells for
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 — Pokemon TCG - Pikachu SM162 Holo - Black Star Promo - Team Up Promo$121
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG - Pikachu SM162 Holo - Black Star Promo - Team Up Promo$109
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — TAG Mint 9 PIKACHU 2019 POKÉMON SUN & MOON BLACK STAR PROMOS #SM162 TEAM UPNM$328
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — 2019 Pokemon TCG EN Pikachu SM162 Sun & Moon Black Star Promo Holo LCC10 -BD$203
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — 2019 POKEMON SM BLACK STAR PROMO #SM162 PIKACHU-HOLO NMNM$190
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Pokemon Pikachu SM162 SM Black Star Promos Holo Promo 60 HP Eng 2019 NMNM$135
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Pikachu - Sun & Moon Black Star Promo Holo Rare Pokemon MP SM162 SWIRLMP$79.99
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Pokémon 2019 Pikachu SM162 Sun & Moon Black Star Promo Holo Card TCG$151
By grade
- PSA 9$252161 sales
- Raw$14095 sales
- PSA 8$15075 sales
- PSA 10$1,71063 sales
- CGC 9$17520 sales
- CGC 10$49919 sales
- PSA 7$1609 sales
- PSA 6$1259 sales
From 488 completed sales recorded between Jan 30, 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
GRADE ITBased on 389 graded sales and 4,421,131 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.
Pikachu is a Promo Pokémon card from SM Black Star Promos (#SM162), illustrated by Saya Tsuruta. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 60 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $171.43 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $1,988 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 12× 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
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history22 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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.
Demand & liquidity
Last sold $277 · PSA 9 · 27 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 16.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$1,691); most land at PSA 9 or below.
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 | $1,987.50 | $125 | +$1,691 | 11.6× |
| PSA 9 | $252.00 | $73 | +$8 | 1.5× |
| PSA 8 | $150.00 | $71 | −$93 | 0.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 11,572 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 16.4% | $1,988.00 |
| PSA 9 | 44.2% | $252.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 39.4% | $171.00 |
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 16% of 11,572 PSA-graded Pikachu copies are a gem-mint 10 (1,901 of 11,572) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Pikachu 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 1,901 | $1,988$1,689–$2,286 | |
| PSA 9pop 5,114 | 94 sold$252$214–$290 | |
| PSA 8pop 2,842 | 24 sold$150$128–$173 | |
| PSA 7pop 827 | $150$127–$172 | |
| PSA 6pop 563 | ✓ 9 cert-verified$130 | |
| PSA 5pop 228 | $79$58–$89 | |
| PSA 4pop 54 | $40$40–$50 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $118 (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
30% spreadCurrently 30% 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.
🔥 Trending in the community
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself.
“It's in its nature to store electricity. It feels stressed now and then if it's unable to fully discharge the electricity.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Pikachu cards
There are 9 different Pikachu printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is SM Black Star Promos #SM162 (Promo).
More from SM Black Star Promos
Frequently asked questions
How much is Pikachu (SM Black Star Promos #SM162) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Pikachu from SM Black Star Promos is worth approximately $171.43 ungraded (near-mint), and around $1,988 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 SM Black Star Promos is worth around $1,988 — roughly 12× the raw ungraded value of $171.43.
Should I grade my Pikachu?
A PSA 10 sells for about $1,988 versus $171.43 raw — roughly a 12× 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 Promo card from SM Black Star Promos (card #SM162), illustrated by Saya Tsuruta. Its current blended market value is $171.43 ungraded.
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Pikachu (SM Black Star Promos #SM162) — Pokémon market value $171.43, PSA 10 $1987.50. Source: CardTrack, https://cardtrack.com/pokemon/card/sm-black-star-promos/pikachu-sm162<iframe src="https://cardtrack.com/embed/card?id=smp-SM162" width="100%" height="160" style="border:0;max-width:460px" title="Pikachu price — CardTrack" loading="lazy"></iframe>
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