Pikachu ex
Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence63 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Pokémon TCG Pikachu ex 238/191 SV08 Surging Sparks Holo SIR$200
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon Pikachu ex 238/191 Sv08 Surging Sparks SIR Holo Eng$260
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — 2024 Pokemon-PIKACHU ex #238/191 Sv08 - Surging Sparks Holo Special Ill. Rare$275
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Pikachu ex 238/191 SV08 Surging Sparks SIR Holo ENG 2024$275
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pokemon Pikachu ex 238/191 Sv08: Surging Sparks Holo$300
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pokemon Pikachu ex (238/292) Surging Sparks LP HOLOLP$290
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Pikachu ex - 238/191 - SV08: Surging Sparks (SSP)$285
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Veronica Taylor Signed PIKACHU EX 238/191 SIR SURGING SPARKS POKEMON$407
By grade
- PSA 10$97780 sales
- PSA 9$28874 sales
- Raw$29364 sales
- CGC 10$42043 sales
- CGC 9$25626 sales
- PSA 8$2517 sales
- CGC 8$2527 sales
- CGC 9.5$2706 sales
From 334 completed sales recorded between Jul 7, 2025 and Aug 16, 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.
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GRADE ITBased on 262 graded sales and 5,138,999 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 ex is a Special Illustration Rare Pokémon card from Surging Sparks (#238), illustrated by GIDORA. It's a Basic Tera ex Lightning-type Pokémon with 200 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $291.77 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $915 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 3× 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 history75 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $330 · Raw · 29 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 33.9% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$534); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Pikachu ex is a Secret / Rainbow in Surging Sparks — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 17 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 683 packs.
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 | $915.00 | $89 | +$534 | 3.1× |
| PSA 9 | $285.00 | $73 | −$80 | 1.0× |
| PSA 8 | $261.00 | $73 | −$103 | 0.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 28,226 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 33.9% | $915.00 |
| PSA 9 | 52.1% | $285.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 14% | $292.00 |
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 34% of 28,226 PSA-graded Pikachu ex copies are a gem-mint 10 (9,569 of 28,226) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Pikachu ex 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 9,569 | ✓ 125 cert-verified$915$893–$1,208 | |
| PSA 8pop 3,221 | $261$222–$300 | |
| PSA 4pop 21 | $200$200–$200 |
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 $285 (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
10% spreadCurrently 10% cheaper on PriceCharting than Cardmarket. 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
If this Pokémon has full HP and would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, it is not Knocked Out, and its remaining HP becomes 10.
Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Tera: As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's).
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Pikachu ex cards
There are 9 different Pikachu ex printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Surging Sparks #238 (Special Illustration Rare).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Pikachu ex (Surging Sparks #238) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Pikachu ex from Surging Sparks is worth approximately $291.77 ungraded (near-mint), and around $915 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 ex?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Pikachu ex from Surging Sparks is worth around $915 — roughly 3× the raw ungraded value of $291.77.
Should I grade my Pikachu ex?
A PSA 10 sells for about $915 versus $291.77 raw — roughly a 3× 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 ex rare?
Pikachu ex is a Special Illustration Rare card from Surging Sparks (card #238), illustrated by GIDORA. Its current blended market value is $291.77 ungraded.
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