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All Pikachu Pokémon Cards — Values & Prices

National Dex
#025
Printed
1999–2026
Sets
94
Rarities
22
Total value
$19,978
raw, near mint
Cards priced
219
138 with PSA 10
Most valuable
$5,999
Holon Phantoms
Sold, 90 days
41,616
eBay sales
Typical PSA 10
21.0×
median of 112

CardTrack prices 219 different Pikachu cards across 94 sets, from 1999 to 2026, worth $19,978 together. The most valuable is the Pikachu ☆ from Holon Phantoms at $5,999.00 ungraded, about $480,000 in PSA 10. 126 of these prices come from CardTrack’s own completed sales; the rest are current market prices. Updated daily.

41,616 Pikachu cards sold on eBay in the last 90 days (20,637 in the last 30). The most traded is the Pikachu from Crown Zenith, with 1,184 sales — see the most traded Pokémon cards.

Pikachu is a Lightning-type Pokémon (Generation I). Evolution line: Pichu → Pikachu → Raichu.

All 219 Pikachu cards

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219 cards

Prices updated · How we price →

Where the Pikachu 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 32 of 219 Pikachu cards hold 80% of the $19,978 total. The remaining 187 share what is left, which is why a “complete Pikachu collection” in the collection tracker costs far less than the headline suggests until you reach the top row.

What grading a Pikachu is worth

Across the 112 Pikachu cards that have both a raw price and a PSA 10 price backed by at least 3 real sales.

Typical (median)

21.0×

half are above, half below

Middle half

8.5× – 63.1×

the 25th to 75th percentile

Cheapest card

2.0×

smallest gap

Largest gap

1250×

one card, near-zero raw

A PSA 10 Pikachu runs from $51 for the Pikachu (Unbroken Bonds) to $480,000 for the Pikachu ☆ (Holon Phantoms).

This is the median, not the average. Averaging the ratios gives 69.9×, which only 26 of 112 cards (23%) 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.

Pikachu value over time

Total tracked value of every Pikachu printing since 2021, from PriceCharting sales history; the top 100 cards across every Pokémon are charted in the market report.

90 days

-20.5%

1 year

—

All time

+450.6%

History to

2026-10

$19,9782026-10-22+450.6% since 2021Hover the chart to read any month
$0$11,889$23,77820222023202420252026

Indexed over 113 of Pikachu’s 219 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 Pikachu 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.

All 132 Pikachu grading picks →

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Every Pikachu card, by set

Open the other 208 Pikachu cards, across 92 more sets

Collecting Pikachu cards

Pikachu has been printed in every era of the game, from 1999 (Wizards Black Star Promos) to 2026 (Ascended Heroes). The Current (2020–) era holds the most printings, 91 of the 219. The value sits elsewhere: the Classic (2004–2010) era's 29 cards are worth $10,104, 51% of the total, against $3,997 for the Current (2020–) printings.

Pikachu cards are affordable but not bulk: 69 of the 219 priced cards sit under $5 raw, the cheapest being the Pikachu, and the median card is worth about $13.00. 57 are worth $50 or more, and 6 clear $500. Those 57 cards hold 90% of the total on this page.

By rarity the printings split into 22 tiers, led by Promo (68), Common (56) and Pikachu Rare (30). 170 of the 219 cards carry a PSA 10 price, the figure the grading section uses; those cards are worth about $23.50 raw at the median, against $1.99 for the 49 with no gem-mint price on file.

Pikachu card questions

How many Pikachu cards are there?

CardTrack tracks 219 priced Pikachu cards across 94 Pokémon TCG sets, printed between 1999 and 2026. 138 of them carry a PSA 10 price backed by real sales.

What is the most valuable Pikachu card?

The most valuable Pikachu card is the Pikachu ☆ from Holon Phantoms (#104) at about $5,999.00 ungraded, or around $480,000 in PSA 10 gem mint.

How much is a complete Pikachu collection worth?

All 219 tracked Pikachu cards come to approximately $19,978 in raw near-mint condition. The value is concentrated: the top 32 cards alone account for 80% of it.

How much more is a graded Pikachu card worth?

A typical Pikachu card in PSA 10 sells for about 21.0× its raw price — that is the median across the 112 cards with both a raw price and a PSA 10 price backed by real sales. Half fall between 8.5× and 63.1×, and the very cheapest cards can show far larger multiples simply because their raw price is near zero.

What is the cheapest Pikachu card?

The cheapest priced Pikachu card CardTrack tracks is the Pikachu from Paldea Evolved (#62) at about $0.23. 69 of the 219 priced cards sit under $5, so cheap Pikachu cards exist, but most cost more.

Which set has the most Pikachu cards?

30th Celebration has the most Pikachu printings, 34 of the 219. The most valuable set is a different one: Holon Phantoms, whose 3 Pikachu cards total about $6,024.

Which Pikachu card is traded most?

The Pikachu from Crown Zenith (#160): 1,184 of the 41,616 Pikachu sales CardTrack recorded on eBay in the last 90 days, the latest at $38.99 ungraded.

Which Pikachu card is worth grading?

On expected profit the Pikachu ☆ from Holon Phantoms leads, at about $30,256 profit per submission after fees, with 4% of 2,747 graded copies coming back PSA 10. The full ranking covers all 132 gradeable Pikachu cards.