PikachuPR-SW SWSH153 · SWSH Black Star Promos Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$501 sold · 90d
- PSA 9$965 sold · 90d
- PSA 10$2971 sold · 90d · asking
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for SWSH Black Star Promos #PR-SW SWSH153, 2019. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
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 Promo Pokémon card from SWSH Black Star Promos (#SWSH153, released 2019), illustrated by sowsow. 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
High confidence25 sales in 90 days, closely clustered. · 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$39.4647 sales · 25 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 9$1886 sales · 5 in 90d, occasional
- TAG 9$2231 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 8$60.001 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 6$1021 sale
- PSA 10$5,0001 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 9$36.001 sale
- CGC 8$60.001 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
Is Pikachu worth grading?
Raw $43.79 → graded PSA 10 ≈ $297.00, after ~$72.96 grading fee → 6.8× the raw value.
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.
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 | $297.00 | $73 | +$180 | 6.8× |
| PSA 9 | $95.50 | $71 | −$19 | 2.2× |
| PSA 8 | $50.00 | $70 | −$64 | 1.1× |
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. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
1 of the 41 TAG-graded Pikachu copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 2.4%. 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 41.
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 Black Star Promo Full Art NM SWSH Black Star PromoRaw · eBay$19.99
Pikachu SWSH153 Sword Shield Black Star Promo Holiday CalendarRaw · eBay$57.00Cheapest raw copy $19.99 — 54% below our near-mint estimate of $44
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | asking$297$238–$356 | |
| PSA 9 | $96$81–$110 | |
| PSA 8 | $50$43–$57 | |
| PSA 6 | modelled$40$40–$40 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
🇪🇺 Europe price · eBay sold
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
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“Pikachu that can generate powerful electricity have cheek sacs that are extra soft and super stretchy.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Pikachu cards
There are 109 different Pikachu printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH153 (Promo). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Pikachu (SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH153) worth?
As of 14 September 2026, Pikachu from SWSH Black Star Promos is worth approximately $43.79 ungraded (near-mint), and around $297 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 SWSH Black Star Promos is worth around $297 — roughly 7× the raw ungraded value of $43.79.
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 Promo card from SWSH Black Star Promos (card #SWSH153).
How do I know if my Pikachu is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
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