Pichu$307
Expedition Base Set · Rare HoloPSA 10 $42,804
Pichu Pokémon Cards
- National Dex
- #172
- Printed
- 1999–2025
- Sets
- 14
- Rarities
- 5
- Total value
- $757
- raw, near mint
- Cards priced
- 15
- 14 with PSA 10
- Most valuable
- $307
- Expedition Base Set
- Typical PSA 10
- 35.0×
- median of 14
CardTrack prices 15 different Pichu cards across 14 sets, from 1999 to 2025, worth $757 together. The most valuable is the Pichu from Expedition Base Set at $307.36 ungraded, about $42,804 in PSA 10. Every price below is a blended raw value from real sold results, updated daily.
Pichu is a Lightning-type Pokémon (Generation II). Evolution line: Pichu → Pikachu → Raichu.
15 cards
- Pichu #22
- Pichu #12Pichu$135Neo Genesis · Rare HoloPSA 10 $30,000
- Pichu #35Pichu$89.95Wizards Black Star Promos · PromoPSA 10 $35,041
- Pichu Bros. #16Pichu Bros.$85.00POP Series 3 · CommonPSA 10 $2,589
- Pichu #58Pichu$45.00Expedition Base Set · RarePSA 10 $5,600
- Pichu #11Pichu$18.00POP Series 9 · UncommonPSA 10 $109
- Pichu #21Pichu$15.50Power Keepers · RarePSA 10 $94
- Pichu #93Pichu$12.25Mysterious Treasures · CommonPSA 10 $253
- Pichu #25Pichu$9.99Arceus · RarePSA 10 $212
- Pichu #20Pichu$9.99Sandstorm · RarePSA 10 $405
- Pichu #28Pichu$9.36HeartGold & SoulSilver · Rare
- Pichu #59Pichu$7.62Emerald · CommonPSA 10 $267
- Pichu #45Pichu$6.79Stormfront · UncommonPSA 10 $117
- Pichu δ #76Pichu δ$4.63Holon Phantoms · CommonPSA 10 $305
- Ethan's Pichu #71Ethan's Pichu$0.23Destined Rivals · CommonPSA 10 $71
Where the Pichu money is
Value is not spread evenly across the printings — the ranking below is by total tracked value, not by card count, the same measure as the most valuable Pokémon cards.
The top 4 of 15 Pichu cards hold 82% of the $757 total. The remaining 11 share what is left, which is why a “complete Pichu collection” in the collection tracker costs far less than the headline suggests until you reach the top row.
- Expedition Base Set · 2 cards$352
- Neo Genesis · 1 card$135
- Wizards Black Star Promos · 1 card$90
- POP Series 3 · 1 card$85
- POP Series 9 · 1 card$18
- Power Keepers · 1 card$16
What grading a Pichu is worth
Across the 14 Pichu cards that have both a raw price and a real PSA 10 price.
Typical (median)
35.0×
half are above, half below
Middle half
20.6× – 124×
the 25th to 75th percentile
Cheapest card
6.1×
smallest gap
Largest gap
390×
one card, near-zero raw
This is the median, not the average. Averaging the ratios gives 102×, which only 5 of 14 cards (36%) actually reach: a card worth a few cents raw with a three-figure slab produces a ratio in the hundreds and drags the mean above almost the whole set. The median is what a card in the middle really does, and it is the figure to take to the grading ROI calculator.
Pichu value over time
Total tracked value of every Pichu printing since 2021, from PriceCharting sales history; the top 100 cards across every Pokémon are charted in the market report.
90 days
+76.0%
1 year
—
All time
+646.9%
As of
2026-10
$7572026-10-06+760.2% since 2021Hover the chart to read any month
Indexed over 8 of this set's 15 cards — the ones with enough PriceCharting sales history to track continuously.
1 year is withheld: the weighted index and the basket total disagree over that window, which means the index was re-based rather than the cards re-priced. A number we cannot stand behind is worse than no number.
Strongest Pichu grading opportunities
Ranked by expected net — every grade weighted by how often this card actually earns it (the gem rate beside each card is its PSA 10 share). Best case is the PSA 10 outcome, which is why it is the larger number and the one to trust least.
- Pichu #22
Expedition Base Set · best case $40,050 · gem rate 4% of 910 graded
Expected net
$3,219
- Pichu #58
Expedition Base Set · best case $4,880 · gem rate 31% of 275 graded
Expected net
$1,747
- Pichu Bros. #16
POP Series 3 · best case $2,109 · gem rate 19% of 534 graded
Expected net
$478
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Every Pichu card, by set
Open the other 12 Pichu cards, across 12 more sets
Collecting Pichu cards
Pichu printings span 3 eras, from 1999 (Wizards Black Star Promos) to 2025 (Destined Rivals), and the Classic (2004–2010) era holds the most of them, 9 of the 15. The value sits elsewhere: the Vintage (1999–2003) era's 5 cards are worth $587, 78% of the total, against $169 for the Classic (2004–2010) printings.
Pichu cards are not cheap to own: only 2 of the 15 priced cards sit under $5 raw, the cheapest being the Ethan's Pichu, and the median card is worth about $12.25. 4 are worth $50 or more. Those 4 cards hold 82% of the total on this page.
By rarity the printings split into 5 tiers, led by Common (5), Rare (5) and Rare Holo (2). 14 of the 15 cards carry a PSA 10 price, the figure the grading section uses; those cards are worth about $12.25 raw at the median, against $9.36 for the 1 with no gem-mint price on file.
The grid filters by set and rarity and sorts by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move, so the cheapest Pichu is one sort away (add the rarity filter for the cheapest holo); the by-set index above lists every card as text for when you know the number. Prices are CardTrack's blended raw value from real sold results, updated today.
Pichu card questions
How many Pichu cards are there?
CardTrack tracks 15 priced Pichu cards across 14 Pokémon TCG sets, printed between 1999 and 2025. 14 of them also carry a real PSA 10 price.
What is the most valuable Pichu card?
The most valuable Pichu card is the Pichu from Expedition Base Set (#22) at about $307.36 ungraded, or around $42,804 in PSA 10 gem mint.
How much is a complete Pichu collection worth?
All 15 tracked Pichu cards come to approximately $757 in raw near-mint condition. The value is concentrated: the top 4 cards alone account for 82% of it.
How much more is a graded Pichu card worth?
A typical Pichu card in PSA 10 sells for about 35.0× its raw price — that is the median across the 14 cards with both a raw and a PSA 10 price. Half fall between 20.6× and 124×, and the very cheapest cards can show far larger multiples simply because their raw price is near zero.
What is the cheapest Pichu card?
The cheapest priced Pichu card CardTrack tracks is the Ethan's Pichu from Destined Rivals (#71) at about $0.23. 2 of the 15 priced cards sit under $5, so most Pichu cards cost well above that.
Which set has the most Pichu cards?
Expedition Base Set has the most Pichu printings, 2 of the 15. It also holds the most Pichu value, about $352.
Which Pichu card is worth grading?
On expected profit the Pichu from Expedition Base Set leads, at about $3,219 profit per submission after fees, with 4% of 910 graded copies coming back PSA 10. The full ranking covers all 11 gradeable Pichu cards.