Pikachu Card Values

Pikachu is Pokémon's mascot, so almost every era gets a promo, illustration-rare, or anniversary printing built around it — the card count below spans decades of releases.

Cards found: 173
Most expensive: Pikachu ★ · $1,899.99
Least expensive: $0.27
Sets appeared in: 84

Highest-priced Pikachu cards

Pikachu ★

#104 · Rare Holo Star

$1,899.99

Pikachu ex

#276 · Special Illustration Rare

$926.12

Pikachu

$750.00

Special Delivery Pikachu

#SWSH074 · Promo

$461.10

Surfing Pikachu

#114 · Rare Secret

$388.58

Pikachu

#13 · Common

$369.63

Pikachu VMAX prints

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Flying Pikachu VMAX

#7 · Rare Holo VMAX

$5.70

Surfing Pikachu VMAX

#9 · Rare Holo VMAX

$6.10

Pikachu VMAX

#44 · Rare Holo VMAX

$11.78

Pikachu VMAX

#188 · Rare Rainbow

$169.42

Pikachu VMAX

#SWSH062 · Promo

$15.96

Pikachu VMAX

#SWSH286 · Promo

$7.02

Pikachu VMAX

#TG17 · Rare Holo VMAX

$106.27

Pikachu VMAX

#TG29 · Rare Secret

$24.21

Pikachu EX prints

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Pikachu ex

#28 · Double Rare

$2.07

Pikachu ex

#57 · Double Rare

$4.94

Pikachu ex

#57 · Double Rare

$3.41

Pikachu ex

#63 · Double Rare

$4.78

Pikachu ex

#106 · Promo

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Pikachu ex

#179 · Hyper Rare

$58.07

Pikachu ex

#219 · Ultra Rare

$28.50

Pikachu ex

#238 · Special Illustration Rare

$285.13

Pikachu ex

#247 · Hyper Rare

$79.17

Pikachu ex

#276 · Special Illustration Rare

$926.12

Pikachu ex

#277 · Special Illustration Rare

$303.60

Pikachu-EX

#XY84 · Promo

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Original Base Set-era Pikachu cards

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Pikachu

#1 · Promo

$4.16

Pikachu

#4 · Promo

$7.10

_____'s Pikachu

#24 · Promo

$30.99

Flying Pikachu

#25 · Promo

$14.41

Pikachu

#26 · Promo

$8.97

Pikachu

#27 · Promo

$1.03

Surfing Pikachu

#28 · Promo

$2.61

Pikachu

#58 · Common

$14.20

Pikachu

#60 · Common

$28.66

Pikachu

#70 · Common

$38.57

Lt. Surge's Pikachu

#81 · Common

$30.44

Lt. Surge's Pikachu

#84 · Common

$27.10

Recent Pikachu releases

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Pikachu on the Ball

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Pikachu

#5 · Rare Holo

$4.92

Flying Pikachu V

#6 · Rare Holo V

$3.72

Pikachu

$8.00

Flying Pikachu VMAX

#7 · Rare Holo VMAX

$5.70

Surfing Pikachu V

#8 · Rare Holo V

$3.77

Surfing Pikachu VMAX

#9 · Rare Holo VMAX

$6.10

Pikachu

#18 · Common

$0.33

_____'s Pikachu

#24 · Classic Collection

$29.64

Pikachu

#25

$25.69

Pikachu

#25 · Common

$0.27

Pikachu

#27 · Common

$0.44

Every Pikachu card

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Pikachu

#1 · Promo

$4.16

Pikachu on the Ball

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Pikachu

#4 · Promo

$7.10

Pikachu

#5 · Rare Holo

$4.92

Flying Pikachu V

#6 · Rare Holo V

$3.72

Pikachu

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Pikachu

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Pikachu

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Pikachu

$750.00

Pikachu

$8.00

Flying Pikachu VMAX

#7 · Rare Holo VMAX

$5.70

Surfing Pikachu V

#8 · Rare Holo V

$3.77

Pikachu value guide

Pikachu's card count dwarfs almost every other Pokémon because it's the franchise mascot — nearly every set, anniversary, and movie tie-in gets its own Pikachu, whether or not that print is actually scarce. That volume is exactly why most Pikachu cards sell for pocket change: being common by design keeps prices low no matter how recognizable the artwork is. The cards that buck that trend are the ones minted in genuinely small numbers — early tournament and movie promos, short-window illustration rares, and anniversary specials rather than mainline set reprints. Full-art V and VMAX Pikachu prints sit in between: recognizable enough to have demand, but usually not scarce enough to command vintage-level prices. If you're trying to value a Pikachu card, the print occasion and run size matter far more than the character itself.

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Track Pikachu’s value over time

Prices on this page update daily from current market activity, not a fixed catalog value — a card that looked flat last month can move quickly once a new set or reprint shifts supply. If you’re watching a specific Pikachu card closely, these tools help turn a single price into a fuller picture.

What moves a Pikachu card’s price

Card type & subtype: A base Pikachu print, an ex/EX, a VMAX, or a VSTAR command very different prices even from the same set — subtype almost always matters more than the Pokémon itself.
Set & release era: Vintage Pikachu cards trade on scarcity built up over 20+ years; modern Pikachu cards trade on print run and how limited that specific set's pull rate was.
Condition: Whitening, edge wear, and surface scratches all pull an otherwise desirable Pikachu card down in price, sometimes by more than the rarity difference between two prints.
Rarity & print run: A holo or alt-art Pikachu from a small, short-lived print run typically outprices a common reprint of the same card from a mass-produced set.
Grading: A professionally graded Pikachu — PSA, CGC, or BGS — removes condition guesswork and can carry a meaningfully higher price than the same card raw, especially at the top grades.

Frequently asked questions

Why does Pikachu have so many more printings than most Pokémon?

It's the franchise mascot, so almost every set, anniversary, and movie tie-in ships its own Pikachu print — whether or not that particular version is actually scarce. That volume is why the card count is so much larger than most other Pokémon.

Which Pikachu cards are actually valuable versus just common reprints?

Most standard-rarity Pikachu prints are common by design and sell for very little. The ones worth attention are early tournament and movie promos, short-window illustration rares, and anniversary specials — not the mainline set filler prints.

Are Pikachu VMAX or V cards worth more than the classic promos?

Not always. Some early tournament and movie promos hold value better than mass-produced modern VMAX prints, since promo print runs were often much smaller. Check the specific print's run size rather than assuming newer means rarer.

Why are most Pikachu cards nearly worthless while a handful sell for real money?

Being the mascot cuts both ways — Pikachu gets a print in almost every set, which keeps the typical card cheap through sheer supply, but that same constant presence means a genuinely limited promo or illustration-rare Pikachu draws outsized attention when one does show up. The gap between a common Pikachu and a grail Pikachu comes almost entirely from how limited that specific print's run was, not from the character.

Collector’s tip

Don't judge a Pikachu card by its familiarity — the character shows up everywhere, so the scarcity of that specific print matters far more than how recognizable the artwork is.

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Where Pikachu shows up

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What moves a Pikachu card’s price

Frequently asked questions

Why does Pikachu have so many more printings than most Pokémon?

Which Pikachu cards are actually valuable versus just common reprints?

Are Pikachu VMAX or V cards worth more than the classic promos?

Why are most Pikachu cards nearly worthless while a handful sell for real money?

Collector’s tip

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