Pikachu VPR-SW SWSH285 · SWSH Black Star Promos Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$173 sold · 90d · pop 243
- PSA 9$254 sold · 90d · pop 750
- PSA 10$2481 sold · 90d · pop 256
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for SWSH Black Star Promos #PR-SW SWSH285, 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 V is a Promo Pokémon card from SWSH Black Star Promos (#SWSH285, released 2019), illustrated by You Iribi. It's a Basic V Lightning-type Pokémon with 200 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 10 September 2026.
Pikachu V price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence4 sales in 90 days — enough for a guide, not a guarantee. · Liquid — Sells regularly
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$6.105 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 9$35.004 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$25.003 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 8.5$19.982 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- PSA 10$4751 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 9$14.991 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 8$16.001 sale
Is Pikachu V worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 9 — worth $25 against the $76 you put in, a $51 loss. The money is in the 1 in 1 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $25–$248. Averaged over every outcome that is −$9 a card.
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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 V 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 | $247.50 | $72 | +$171 | 54.6× |
| PSA 9 | $25.00 | $70 | −$50 | 5.5× |
| PSA 8 | $17.38 | $70 | −$57 | 3.8× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,319 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 19.4% | $247.50 |
| PSA 9 — typical | 56.9% | $25.00 |
| PSA 8 | 18.4% | $17.38 |
| PSA 7 | 3.1% | $11.81 |
| PSA 6 | 1% | $7.50 |
| PSA 5 | 0.4% | $4.53 |
| PSA 4 | 0.2% | $4.53 |
| PSA 2 | 0.1% | $4.53 |
| PSA 1 | 0.1% | $4.53 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 0.5% | $4.53 |
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
256 of the 1,319 PSA-graded Pikachu V copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 19%. 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 1,319.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 28.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Pikachu V 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pikachu V SWSH285 Black Star Promo Pokemon Card TCGRaw · eBay$2.00
Pokémon Pikachu V black star Promo SWSH285 NMRaw · eBay$2.95
Pikachu V - SWSH285 - SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards (SWSD) - NMRaw · eBay$3.46
Pokémon TCG Pikachu V SWSH Black Star Promos SWSH285 Holo PromoRaw · eBay$3.49
Pokemon! Pikachu V - SWSH Black Star Promo - SWSH285 - NMRaw · eBay$4.33
Pikachu V SWSH285 Black Star Promo Holo Sword & Shield Pokémon Card NMRaw · eBay$4.50Cheapest raw copy $2.00 — 56% below our near-mint estimate of $5
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 256 | $248$210–$285 | |
| PSA 9pop 750 | $25$21–$29 | |
| PSA 8pop 243 | $17$15–$20 | |
| PSA 7pop 41 | $12$10–$14 | |
| PSA 6pop 13 | modelled$8$8–$8 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
13% spreadCurrently 13% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. 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
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.
V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Pikachu V cards
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Pikachu V (SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH285) worth?
As of 10 September 2026, Pikachu V from SWSH Black Star Promos is worth approximately $4.53 ungraded (near-mint), and around $248 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 V?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Pikachu V from SWSH Black Star Promos is worth around $248 — roughly 55× the raw ungraded value of $4.53.
Should I grade my Pikachu V?
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 V rare?
Pikachu V is a Promo card from SWSH Black Star Promos (card #SWSH285).
How do I know if my Pikachu V 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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