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Pikachu Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 177 Pikachu cards on file, 151 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $29.06.

Pokédex number · 177 cards · 151 with a price · $0.40 to $3,216.67 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Pikachu Pokémon card worth?

The typical Pikachu card costs $29.06. Across the 151 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.40 and the dearest is $3,216.67 — Pikachu ★ 104, at $3,216.67. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.

Pikachu 177 cardsPokédex number

Pikachu price summary

151 with a price · $0.40 to $3,216.67 · No. 33 of 206 Pokémon by typical price · +112.0% in 11 months · 101 HP on average · weak to Fighting

Typical price, last 11 months$29.06+112.0% from $13.71
Card price ladder$3,216.67$52.87 to $3,216.67
Place among PokémonNo. 33CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $29.06 · No. 33 of 206
173 Pokémon cost less than this one

What stands out about Pikachu cards

  • Scale 177 cards carry this Pokémon — 0.9% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
  • Price Half of the priced cards cost under $29.06, but the dearest reaches $3,216.67 — a gap of 111×.
  • Place By typical price this is No. 33 of 206 Pokémon; 173 of them cost less.
  • Record 151 of the 177 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 177

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over
  • English cards on file 20,4447,142 cardsonly cards that record a Pokédex number remain · 34.9% of 20,444
  • Cards with a Pokédex number 7,142177 cardsonly Pikachu remain · 2.5% of 7,142
  • The 177 cards on this page177 cards0.9% of every English card on file

The middle step counts every card that records a Pokédex number, including Pokémon too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the Pokédex number list, which only counts the groups it can open.

Pikachu Pokémon cards at a glance

  • What this group is. 177 cards share the Pokédex number Pikachu. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.
  • What they cost. The typical card is $29.06. Across the 151 priced cards the range runs $0.40 to $3,216.67.
  • Where it stands. No. 33 of 206 Pokémon by typical price, with 173 of them cheaper.
  • What the cards are like. They average 101 HP and 75 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fighting.
  • What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 151 cards that carry a price, each with its own price page. Cards without a price are counted in the total but are not listed.
  • When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.
Source: Counted from 177 cards on file, 151 of them with a price

Every Pikachu card with a price on file

These are the 50 most expensive of the 151 Pikachu cards that carry a price, dearest first. Each one opens its own price page.
1Pikachu ★ — Holon Phantoms #104released 2006Pikachu ★ [104]2Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat — Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #85released 2023Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat [85]3Pikachu ex — Ascended Heroes #276released 2026Pikachu ex [276]4Special Delivery Pikachu — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH074released 2019Special Delivery Pikachu [SWSH074]5_____'s PikachuPromoNo imageWizards Black Star Promos24released 1999_____'s Pikachu [24]6Pikachu ex — Ascended Heroes #277released 2026Pikachu ex [277]7Surfing Pikachu — Rising Rivals #114released 2009Surfing Pikachu [114]8Pikachu — Rising Rivals #112released 2009Pikachu [112]9Pikachu ex — Surging Sparks #238released 2024Pikachu ex [238]10Pikachu — Holon Phantoms #78released 2006Pikachu [78]11Pikachu & Zekrom-GX — Team Up #184released 2019Pikachu & Zekrom-GX [184]12Pikachu & Zekrom-GX — SM Black Star Promos #SM168released 2017Pikachu & Zekrom-GX [SM168]13Pikachu — Cosmic Eclipse #241released 2019Pikachu [241]14Pikachu δ — Legend Maker #93released 2006Pikachu δ [93]15Pikachu VMAX — Vivid Voltage #188released 2020Pikachu VMAX [188]16Pikachu — XY Black Star Promos #XY95released 2013Pikachu [XY95]17Flying Pikachu — Rising Rivals #113released 2009Flying Pikachu [113]18Pikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM162released 2017Pikachu [SM162]19Pikachu — Generations #RC29released 2016Pikachu [RC29]20Pikachu & Zekrom-GX — Team Up #162released 2019Pikachu & Zekrom-GX [162]21Pikachu — Skyridge #84released 2003Pikachu [84]22Pikachu — HS—Undaunted #61released 2010Pikachu [61]23Pikachu — Sandstorm #72released 2003Pikachu [72]24Pikachu — Black & White #115released 2011Pikachu [115]25Ash's Pikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM109released 2017Ash's Pikachu [SM109]26Pikachu V — Lost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG16released 2022Pikachu V [TG16]27Pikachu V — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH145released 2019Pikachu V [SWSH145]28Pikachu VMAX — Lost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG17released 2022Pikachu VMAX [TG17]29Pikachu — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH020released 2019Pikachu [SWSH020]30Pikachu — Expedition Base Set #124released 2002Pikachu [124]31Pikachu — BW Black Star Promos #BW54released 2011Pikachu [BW54]32Pikachu — Wizards Black Star Promos #26released 1999Pikachu [26]33Pikachu — POP Series 6 #9released 2007Pikachu [9]34Pikachu ex — Surging Sparks #247released 2024Pikachu ex [247]35Pikachu — Legendary Treasures #RC7released 2013Pikachu [RC7]36Pikachu — 151 #173released 2023Pikachu [173]37Pikachu — Paldean Fates #131released 2024Pikachu [131]38Flying Pikachu — Wizards Black Star Promos #25released 1999Flying Pikachu [25]39Surfing Pikachu — Wizards Black Star Promos #28released 1999Surfing Pikachu [28]40Pikachu-EX — XY Black Star Promos #XY84released 2013Pikachu-EX [XY84]41Pikachu — POP Series 5 #12released 2007Pikachu [12]42Pikachu — POP Series 4 #13released 2006Pikachu [13]43Pikachu ex — Prismatic Evolutions #179released 2025Pikachu ex [179]44Pikachu — Supreme Victors #120released 2009Pikachu [120]45Pikachu & Zekrom-GX — Team Up #33released 2019Pikachu & Zekrom-GX [33]46Ash's Pikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM110released 2017Ash's Pikachu [SM110]47Ash's Pikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM111released 2017Ash's Pikachu [SM111]48Ash's Pikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM112released 2017Ash's Pikachu [SM112]49Ash's Pikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM113released 2017Ash's Pikachu [SM113]50Pikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM98released 2017Pikachu [SM98]

The 50 dearest Pikachu cards, most expensive first, each badged with the year it was printed. Hover a card to see it full size.

The grid above carries pictures for the 50 dearest cards only. Putting a picture on all 151 cards would make the first screen slow to arrive. The list below instead carries every one of them as a row.

The same 50 cards as a list, dearest firstName · set and number · rarity · price
Show the other 42They carry on in the same order — you do not leave this page+42
Pikachu ex — Surging Sparks #2389Pikachu exSurging Sparks #238 · 2024$293.55Special Illustration RarePikachu — Holon Phantoms #7810PikachuHolon Phantoms #78 · 2006$239.99CommonPikachu & Zekrom-GX — Team Up #18411Pikachu & Zekrom-GXTeam Up #184 · 2019$236.96Rare RainbowPikachu & Zekrom-GX — SM Black Star Promos #SM16812Pikachu & Zekrom-GXSM Black Star Promos #SM168 · 2017$225.93PromoPikachu — Cosmic Eclipse #24113PikachuCosmic Eclipse #241 · 2019$211.40Rare SecretPikachu δ — Legend Maker #9314Pikachu δLegend Maker #93 · 2006$204.27Rare SecretPikachu VMAX — Vivid Voltage #18815Pikachu VMAXVivid Voltage #188 · 2020$197.53Rare RainbowPikachu — XY Black Star Promos #XY9516PikachuXY Black Star Promos #XY95 · 2013$178.32PromoFlying Pikachu — Rising Rivals #11317Flying PikachuRising Rivals #113 · 2009$172.70Rare SecretPikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM16218PikachuSM Black Star Promos #SM162 · 2017$167.48PromoPikachu — Generations #RC2919PikachuGenerations #RC29 · 2016$166.13Rare UltraPikachu & Zekrom-GX — Team Up #16220Pikachu & Zekrom-GXTeam Up #162 · 2019$154.16Rare UltraPikachu — Skyridge #8421PikachuSkyridge #84 · 2003$153.97CommonPikachu — HS—Undaunted #6122PikachuHS—Undaunted #61 · 2010$141.23CommonPikachu — Sandstorm #7223PikachuSandstorm #72 · 2003$140.33CommonPikachu — Black & White #11524PikachuBlack & White #115 · 2011$139.44Rare SecretAsh's Pikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM10925Ash's PikachuSM Black Star Promos #SM109 · 2017$134.21PromoPikachu V — Lost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG1626Pikachu VLost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG16 · 2022$128.22Rare Holo VPikachu V — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH14527Pikachu VSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH145 · 2019$119.51PromoPikachu VMAX — Lost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG1728Pikachu VMAXLost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG17 · 2022$110.69Rare Holo VMAXPikachu — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH02029PikachuSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH020 · 2019$110.40PromoPikachu — Expedition Base Set #12430PikachuExpedition Base Set #124 · 2002$109.66CommonPikachu — BW Black Star Promos #BW5431PikachuBW Black Star Promos #BW54 · 2011$99.99PromoPikachu — Wizards Black Star Promos #2632PikachuWizards Black Star Promos #26 · 1999$95.18PromoPikachu — POP Series 6 #933PikachuPOP Series 6 #9 · 2007$95.12UncommonPikachu ex — Surging Sparks #24734Pikachu exSurging Sparks #247 · 2024$95.05Hyper RarePikachu — Legendary Treasures #RC735PikachuLegendary Treasures #RC7 · 2013$92.65UncommonPikachu — 151 #17336Pikachu151 #173 · 2023$91.69Illustration RarePikachu — Paldean Fates #13137PikachuPaldean Fates #131 · 2024$80.87Shiny RareFlying Pikachu — Wizards Black Star Promos #2538Flying PikachuWizards Black Star Promos #25 · 1999$73.89PromoSurfing Pikachu — Wizards Black Star Promos #2839Surfing PikachuWizards Black Star Promos #28 · 1999$70.95PromoPikachu-EX — XY Black Star Promos #XY8440Pikachu-EXXY Black Star Promos #XY84 · 2013$70.42PromoPikachu — POP Series 5 #1241PikachuPOP Series 5 #12 · 2007$62.87CommonPikachu — POP Series 4 #1342PikachuPOP Series 4 #13 · 2006$62.16CommonPikachu ex — Prismatic Evolutions #17943Pikachu exPrismatic Evolutions #179 · 2025$60.49Hyper RarePikachu — Supreme Victors #12044PikachuSupreme Victors #120 · 2009$59.58CommonPikachu & Zekrom-GX — Team Up #3345Pikachu & Zekrom-GXTeam Up #33 · 2019$59.53Rare Holo GXAsh's Pikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM11046Ash's PikachuSM Black Star Promos #SM110 · 2017$58.02PromoAsh's Pikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM11147Ash's PikachuSM Black Star Promos #SM111 · 2017$57.02PromoAsh's Pikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM11248Ash's PikachuSM Black Star Promos #SM112 · 2017$56.83PromoAsh's Pikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM11349Ash's PikachuSM Black Star Promos #SM113 · 2017$53.09PromoPikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM9850PikachuSM Black Star Promos #SM98 · 2017$52.87Promo
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Which Pikachu cards share a name across several printings?

44 of the 50 cards listed above are reprints of just 8 names. Buying by name alone is how people end up with the wrong printing, because these share a name but not a set, a rarity or a price.
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Are Pikachu Pokémon cards going up in value?

This is the middle price of one Pikachu card, read at 13 points over the last twelve months. The line is not smoothed, so the months it fell are still visible.

What one Pikachu card cost over twelve months

Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $29.06
Sep 12, 2025 — starting pointMiddle price of one card$13.71Cards carrying a price147The twelve months are counted from hereAug 14, 2026 — latest readingMiddle price of one card$29.06Cards carrying a price151From start+112.0%From previous+6.1%
Hover a band to read that readingTap a band to read that reading
Every point is a reading taken on that date, joined without smoothing. The count of cards behind each reading moves too, and it is shown in the panel.
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How Pikachu Pokémon card prices are spread

One number cannot describe a group whose cards run from a few dollars to several thousand. These four points and the bands under them show the shape of it.

An average hides the shape of a group. These four points say where the money actually sits among Pikachu cards.

A typical Pikachu card$29.06medianThat is 0.9% of the dearest single card at $3,216.67. "Pikachu cards are expensive" is a story about one card.
The cheapest Pikachu card$0.40Paldean Fates #18That is 1.4% of the typical price, so this group has cards you can buy for pocket change.
One in four costs less than this$9.64lower quarterA quarter of the priced cards sit under $9.64.
One in ten costs more than this$178.32upper tenthThat is 6.1× the typical price. This bar is the longest one here, and the tiles above are measured against it.
This page carries no graded prices for Pikachu cardsPaid data A graded copy can be worth several times an ungraded one, but population counts and graded sale prices are only sold commercially.Rather than print a guess, the column is left out — every price here is for an ungraded English card.
The counting sections and the price sections do not share a denominator. This group holds 177 cards, but only 151 of them carry a price. Every figure about money on this page — the typical price, the quarters, the bands, the ladder — is counted on those 151, while every figure about how many cards exist is counted on all 177.
How Pikachu Pokémon card prices are spread
Price bandCardsShare
Under $1 32.0%
$1 to $5 159.9%
$5 to $20 4227.8%
$20 to $50 3925.8%
$50 to $100 2214.6%
$100 to $500 2717.9%
$500 and up 32.0%

Counted across the 151 Pikachu cards that carry a price. The bands are the round numbers people use when they talk about price, not equal-width steps.

The two ends of that spread are both Pikachu cards. Put side by side, they show what you are actually paying for.

What is the same
Both are Pikachu cards
They sit in the same group of 177 cards and answer to the same Pokédex number, so a search for Pikachu returns both.
What differs
Rare Holo Star against Common
The dearer one is from Holon Phantoms and the cheaper from Paldean Fates. Nothing about the Pokémon changed — the printing did.
What it costs you
8,042 times apart
Buying the name rather than the print costs $0.40. The typical Pikachu card is $29.06, much nearer the cheap end than the dear one.
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When were Pikachu Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?

Age is the first thing people ask about a Pikachu card. These are the years this group was actually printed in, and what a card from each year is worth now.

This counts how many Pikachu cards were printed in each year on file. The busiest year is 2017 with 28.

Bar height is that year against the busiest one (2017, 28 cards). Press a bar for the exact count.

Pikachu Pokémon cards by year of printing
YearCardsShareTypical price
1999 95.1%$57.62
2000 42.3%$24.66
2002 21.1%
2003 42.3%
2004 31.7%$10.47
2005 21.1%
2006 52.8%$204.27
2007 63.4%$48.11
2008 21.1%
2009 74.0%$116.14
2010 31.7%$48.75
2011 31.7%
2012 21.1%
2013 74.0%$70.42
2014 31.7%
2015 31.7%
2016 63.4%$11.79
2017 2815.8%$29.71
2018 10.6%
2019 2815.8%$10.19
2020 63.4%$12.88
2021 95.1%$5.85
2022 105.6%$26.29
2023 116.2%$35.77
2024 74.0%$28.73
2025 21.1%
2026 42.3%$192.03

Years with no card of this group are left out rather than drawn as an empty bar. "Typical price" is the middle price of the cards printed that year.

27 years in all — every one of them is in this tableOldest firstNot split into pages — all of the years are in this one table.
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What Pikachu Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary Pikachu card costs. These break the group down by card kind, rarity, printing, each row beside its own typical price, so you can tell a cheap card from a dear one before you look it up.

The words printed after the name split Pikachu cards into kinds, and each kind plays by different rules.

V13 · 7.3%ex11 · 6.2%Tera8 · 4.5%VMAX8 · 4.5%GX6 · 3.4%TAG TEAM5 · 2.8%V-UNION4 · 2.3%EX3 · 1.7%Star1 · 0.6%Not in the rows above118 · 66.7%
Which kinds of Pikachu card carry the value?6 largest of card kind · one real card each
13 cardsVLost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG16 · $128.22
11 cardsexAscended Heroes #276 · $1,074.26
8 cardsTeraAscended Heroes #277 · $380.75
8 cardsVMAXVivid Voltage #188 · $197.53
6 cardsGXTeam Up #184 · $236.96
5 cardsTAG TEAMTeam Up #184 · $236.96
Which kinds of Pikachu card carry the value?
Card kindCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
V 137.3%$5.92Pikachu V — Lost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG16
ex 116.2%$28.73Pikachu ex — Ascended Heroes #276
Tera 84.5%$44.61Pikachu ex — Ascended Heroes #277
VMAX 84.5%$16.00Pikachu VMAX — Vivid Voltage #188
GX 63.4%$190.05Pikachu & Zekrom-GX — Team Up #184
TAG TEAM 52.8%$190.05Pikachu & Zekrom-GX — Team Up #184
V-UNION 42.3%$8.32Pikachu V-UNION — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH141
EX 31.7%Pikachu-EX — XY Black Star Promos #XY84
Star 10.6%Pikachu ★ — Holon Phantoms #104

Counted across all 177 Pikachu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which Pikachu cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?6 largest of rarity · one real card each
65 cardsPromoScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #85 · $1,098.71
54 cardsCommonHolon Phantoms #78 · $239.99
10 cardsRare SecretRising Rivals #114 · $355.25
5 cardsRare Holo VLost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG16 · $128.22
4 cardsDouble RarePaldea Evolved #63 · $4.05
4 cardsRare Holo VMAXLost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG17 · $110.69
Which Pikachu cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
RarityCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Promo 6536.7%$39.74Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat — Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #85
Common 5430.5%$16.20Pikachu — Holon Phantoms #78
Rare Secret 105.6%$156.07Surfing Pikachu — Rising Rivals #114
Rare Holo V 52.8%$4.48Pikachu V — Lost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG16
Double Rare 42.3%$3.60Pikachu ex — Paldea Evolved #63
Rare Holo VMAX 42.3%$10.51Pikachu VMAX — Lost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG17
Rare Ultra 42.3%$100.13Pikachu — Generations #RC29
Special Illustration Rare 31.7%$380.75Pikachu ex — Ascended Heroes #276
Hyper Rare 21.1%Pikachu ex — Surging Sparks #247
Rare Holo 21.1%Pikachu — Celebrations #5

Counted across all 177 Pikachu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Pikachu card is worth more?4 largest of printing · one real card each
83 cardsHolofoilHolon Phantoms #104 · $3,216.67
63 cardsNormalScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #85 · $1,098.71
4 cards1st EditionNeo Genesis #70 · $37.87
1 cardReverse HolofoilAscended Heroes #55 · $1.00
Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Pikachu card is worth more?
PrintingCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Holofoil 8346.9%$38.88Pikachu ★ — Holon Phantoms #104
Normal 6335.6%$18.42Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat — Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #85
1st Edition 42.3%$25.89Pikachu — Neo Genesis #70
Reverse Holofoil 10.6%Pikachu — Ascended Heroes #55

Counted across all 177 Pikachu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which sets hold the Pikachu cards?6 largest of set · one real card each
24 cardsSM Black Star PromosSM Black Star Promos #SM168 · $225.93
17 cardsSWSH Black Star PromosSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH074 · $437.13
7 cardsWizards Black Star PromosWizards Black Star Promos #26 · $95.18
6 cardsXY Black Star PromosXY Black Star Promos #XY95 · $178.32
5 cardsCelebrationsCelebrations #9 · $8.13
5 cardsScarlet & Violet Black Star PromosScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #85 · $1,098.71
Which sets hold the Pikachu cards?
SetCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
SM Black Star Promos 2413.6%$39.79Pikachu & Zekrom-GX — SM Black Star Promos #SM168
SWSH Black Star Promos 179.6%$9.68Special Delivery Pikachu — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH074
Wizards Black Star Promos 74.0%$70.95Pikachu — Wizards Black Star Promos #26
XY Black Star Promos 63.4%$61.52Pikachu — XY Black Star Promos #XY95
Celebrations 52.8%$5.85Surfing Pikachu VMAX — Celebrations #9
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos 52.8%$30.31Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat — Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #85
Ascended Heroes 42.3%$192.03Pikachu ex — Ascended Heroes #276
Lost Origin Trainer Gallery 42.3%$79.68Pikachu V — Lost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG16
Surging Sparks 42.3%$61.89Pikachu ex — Surging Sparks #238
Vivid Voltage 42.3%$29.49Pikachu VMAX — Vivid Voltage #188

Counted across all 177 Pikachu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Who drew the Pikachu cards?6 largest of illustrator · one real card each
9 cards5ban GraphicsTeam Up #184 · $236.96
9 cardsaky CG WorksVivid Voltage #188 · $197.53
8 cardsKagemaru HimenoGenerations #RC29 · $166.13
8 cardsMitsuhiro AritaRising Rivals #112 · $328.45
7 cards2017 Pikachu ProjectSM Black Star Promos #SM109 · $134.21
7 cardsKen SugimoriXY Black Star Promos #XY202 · $52.61
Who drew the Pikachu cards?
IllustratorCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
5ban Graphics 95.1%$109.75Pikachu & Zekrom-GX — Team Up #184
aky CG Works 95.1%$8.01Pikachu VMAX — Vivid Voltage #188
Kagemaru Himeno 84.5%$29.69Pikachu — Generations #RC29
Mitsuhiro Arita 84.5%$7.13Pikachu — Rising Rivals #112
2017 Pikachu Project 74.0%$56.83Ash's Pikachu — SM Black Star Promos #SM109
Ken Sugimori 74.0%$26.52Pikachu — XY Black Star Promos #XY202
Kouki Saitou 74.0%$100.80Pikachu — Holon Phantoms #78
Atsuko Nishida 63.4%$26.99Pikachu — Expedition Base Set #124
Toshinao Aoki 63.4%$72.42Surfing Pikachu — Rising Rivals #114
Naoyo Kimura 52.8%$50.37Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat — Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #85

Counted across all 177 Pikachu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.

The energy symbol in the corner decides what a Pikachu card can attack with.

Lightning173 · 97.7%Metal4 · 2.3%
Which energy types do Pikachu cards use?2 largest of energy type · one real card each
173 cardsLightningHolon Phantoms #104 · $3,216.67
4 cardsMetalLegend Maker #93 · $204.27
Which energy types do Pikachu cards use?
Energy typeCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Lightning 17397.7%$28.97Pikachu ★ — Holon Phantoms #104
Metal 42.3%$48.11Pikachu δ — Legend Maker #93

Counted across all 177 Pikachu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which eras of the game do Pikachu cards come from?6 largest of series · one real card each
41 cardsSword & ShieldSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH074 · $437.13
37 cardsSun & MoonTeam Up #184 · $236.96
18 cardsScarlet & VioletScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #85 · $1,098.71
15 cardsXYXY Black Star Promos #XY95 · $178.32
11 cardsOtherMcDonald's Collection 2018 #4 · $38.88
10 cardsBaseWizards Black Star Promos #26 · $95.18
Which eras of the game do Pikachu cards come from?
SeriesCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Sword & Shield 4123.2%$9.56Special Delivery Pikachu — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH074
Sun & Moon 3720.9%$29.11Pikachu & Zekrom-GX — Team Up #184
Scarlet & Violet 1810.2%$26.79Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat — Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #85
XY 158.5%$16.20Pikachu — XY Black Star Promos #XY95
Other 116.2%$23.33Pikachu — McDonald's Collection 2018 #4
Base 105.6%$44.29Pikachu — Wizards Black Star Promos #26
EX 105.6%$20.91Pikachu ★ — Holon Phantoms #104
Black & White 63.4%$92.65Pikachu — Black & White #115
POP 63.4%$56.23Pikachu — POP Series 6 #9
Platinum 52.8%$172.70Surfing Pikachu — Rising Rivals #114

Counted across all 177 Pikachu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Which Pikachu cards are still tournament legal?6 largest of regulation mark · one real card each
16 cardsDSWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH074 · $437.13
14 cardsESWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH145 · $119.51
12 cardsFLost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG05 · $48.66
11 cardsHAscended Heroes #276 · $1,074.26
10 cardsGScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #85 · $1,098.71
1 cardJAscended Heroes #55 · $1.00
Which Pikachu cards are still tournament legal?
Regulation markCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
D 169.0%$46.09Special Delivery Pikachu — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH074
E 147.9%$7.19Pikachu V — SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH145
F 126.8%$8.41Pikachu — Lost Origin Trainer Gallery #TG05
H 116.2%$28.73Pikachu ex — Ascended Heroes #276
G 105.6%$30.31Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat — Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #85
J 10.6%Pikachu — Ascended Heroes #55

Counted across all 177 Pikachu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

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How much HP and damage Pikachu Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every Pikachu card prints the same number or they run from one end of the scale to the other. These five points show which of the two is happening.
Pikachu Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
MeasureLowestLower quarterTypicalUpper quarterHighestCards counted
HP306060130310177
Biggest attack102040100300174

Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.

The five points that describe Pikachu card HP
Lowest9.7% of the highest30 HP
Lower quarter19.4% of the highest60 HP
Typical19.4% of the highest60 HP
Upper quarter41.9% of the highest130 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest310 HP

HP printed on the 177 Pikachu cards that carry one. The typical card is 60 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 60 and 130 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe Pikachu card HP
GroupShareValue
Lowest9.7% of the highest30 HP
Lower quarter19.4% of the highest60 HP
Typical19.4% of the highest60 HP
Upper quarter41.9% of the highest130 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest310 HP
The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Pikachu card
Lowest3.3% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter6.7% of the highest20 damage
Typical13.3% of the highest40 damage
Upper quarter33.3% of the highest100 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest300 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 174 Pikachu cards that print one. The typical card hits for 40. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 20 and 100. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Pikachu card
GroupShareValue
Lowest3.3% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter6.7% of the highest20 damage
Typical13.3% of the highest40 damage
Upper quarter33.3% of the highest100 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest300 damage
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What are Pikachu Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 174 Pikachu cards that print one, the most common is Fighting on 172 of them.

What Pikachu Pokémon cards are weak to

What Pikachu Pokémon cards are weak to — 174 cards counted.
Share across 2 items. The largest is Fighting at 99%.99%Fighting
  • Fighting99%
  • Lightning1%
What Pikachu Pokémon cards are weak to — 174 cards counted.
ItemValueShare
Fighting17299%
Lightning21%

An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 174 Pikachu cards that print a weakness.

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Which Pikachu Pokémon cards print a resistance?

Resistance is the rarer of the two printed match-ups: only 74 of the 177 Pikachu cards on file carry one at all, and the rest simply leave the box empty.

What Pikachu Pokémon cards resist

What Pikachu Pokémon cards resist — 74 cards counted.
Share across 2 items. The largest is Metal at 93%.93%Metal
  • Metal93%
  • Fighting7%
What Pikachu Pokémon cards resist — 74 cards counted.
ItemValueShare
Metal6993%
Fighting57%

Resistance cuts incoming damage from that type. Only some Pikachu cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.

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Can you still play Pikachu Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?

Price is only half of what separates this group from the one next to it. These are the conditions you meet when you actually put a Pikachu card on the table, across all 177 of them.
The card shown is Pikachu ★. It is Holon Phantoms #104, Rare Holo Star. This group holds 177 Pokémon cards on file.Printed in 2006

What it costs to retreat a Pikachu Pokémon card

What it costs to retreat a Pikachu Pokémon card — 177 cards counted.
Share across 4 items. The largest is 1 at 86%.86%1
  • 186%
  • 28%
  • 03%
  • 33%
What it costs to retreat a Pikachu Pokémon card — 177 cards counted.
ItemValueShare
115286%
2158%
053%
353%

The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.

Can you still play Pikachu Pokémon cards in a tournament?
QuestionCardsShare of the group
Legal in Standard today3318.6%
Legal in Expanded today13174.0%
Cards with an Ability137.3%
Cards with a special rule4726.6%

Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 177 cards
Legal in Standard today18.6%33 cards
Legal in Expanded today74.0%131 cards
Cards with an Ability7.3%13 cards
Cards with a special rule26.6%47 cards

Each track is the whole of the 177 Pikachu cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

The four rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so the bars are read one at a time against the group.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 177 cards
GroupShareValue
Legal in Standard today18.6%33 cards
Legal in Expanded today74.0%131 cards
Cards with an Ability7.3%13 cards
Cards with a special rule26.6%47 cards
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Which Pikachu Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group line is made of single cards, and they do not all move together. These are the two ends of that spread over the last twelve months.

Counted on the 137 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.

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The cheapest Pikachu Pokémon cards you can buy

Every list on this page so far has run from the top down. This one runs from the bottom, because the first question of anyone starting a Pikachu collection is what it costs to get in.
The 6 cheapest Pikachu cards on file

Cheapest first. Each card opens its own price page. Prices exclude shipping, which on a card at this level is usually more than the card.

These six together cost $5.13, against $3,216.67 for the single dearest Pikachu card. The two ends of the same group sit 8,042× apart, and both of them are correctly described as "Pikachu".

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How Pikachu compares with the other Pokémon

A price on its own says nothing until you know what the group next to it costs. This is where Pikachu sits among the 206 Pokémon on file.

"Which Pokémon is the most expensive" has three different answers depending on what you measure, so this section keeps them apart.

Ranked by its single dearest card, Pikachu is number 2 of 206 Pokémon, on Holon Phantoms #104 at $3,216.67. By card count it is number 1, and by the price of an ordinary card number 33three different answers to "is it the most expensive".

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Pikachu is number 33

Every bar is measured against No. 1 Gengar at $160.00
  • GengarNo. 1 by price · 50 cardsbaseline$160.00
  • RayquazaNo. 2 by price · 59 cards$125.27
  • UmbreonNo. 3 by price · 44 cards$110.85
  • PikachuNo. 33 by price · 177 cardsYou are here$29.06
  • RaichuNo. 34 by price · 71 cards$28.01
  • DeoxysNo. 35 by price · 41 cards$27.50

These are the Pokémon that sit next to Pikachu on that ladder.

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How do Pikachu Pokémon cards evolve?

Some Pikachu cards evolve from another Pikachu card because a form badge is printed on them, which is a different thing from the collection line that runs between Pokémon. Every one of the 165 Pikachu cards that prints a stage prints the same one, Basic.
Form badges — Pikachu cards that evolve from another Pikachu card3 badges · most cards first · no earlier Pokémon needed
6 cardsPikachu VLost Origin Trainer Gallery · No. TG16
Flying Pikachu VNo image1 cardFlying Pikachu V
Surfing Pikachu VNo image1 cardSurfing Pikachu V
Where Pikachu sits among the 206 Pokémon by evolution stage
Basic56.8%117 Pokémon
Stage 128.6%59 Pokémon
Stage 214.6%30 Pokémon

Every one of the 165 Pikachu cards that prints a stage prints Basic, so there is nothing to split inside the group. The tracks count the 206 Pokémon on file instead, and the highlighted one is the row Pikachu sits in.

Pikachu is one of 117 Pokémon whose cards are typically Basic. Basic cards are played straight from the hand; the later stages have to evolve from the card before them.

Where Pikachu sits among the 206 Pokémon by evolution stage
GroupShareValue
Basic56.8%117 Pokémon
Stage 128.6%59 Pokémon
Stage 214.6%30 Pokémon
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The 3 dearest Pikachu cards on file — hover to draw one out
Middle · Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos #85Most drawn by 5ban Graphics
Pikachu cards
177on file
151 of them carry a price
Sets they appear in
10
Only the largest rows are listed in the table
Illustrators
10
Most often 5ban Graphics
Typical card
$29.06median
One in ten costs over $178.32
Typical HP60Biggest attack40Weak toFightingEnergy typeLightning

4 things that split what a Pikachu card is worth — press a panel to drop to the working behind it

Same Pikachu, different printing — how far apart?2.1×dearest printing ÷ cheapest printingHolofoil · 83 cards$38.881st Edition · 4 cards$25.89Normal · 63 cards$18.42Bars are measured against Holofoil at $38.88See every printingWhich way did Pikachu card prices go over 12 months?+112%$13.71 → $29.0613 readings of the middle priceSee the whole curveWhich rarity of Pikachu card holds the value?$380.75Special Illustration RareSpecial Illustration Rare · 3 cards$380.75Rare Secret · 10 cards$156.07Rare Ultra · 4 cards$100.13Promo · 65 cards$39.74Bars are measured against Special Illustration RareSee every rarityWhere does Pikachu sit among the other Pokémon?No. 33of 206 PokémonNo. 1 Gengar$160.00No. 2 Rayquaza$125.27No. 33 Pikachu$29.06Bars are measured against the dearest group at $160.00See the whole ladder

Pikachu Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Pikachu Pokémon cards are there?

There are 177 Pikachu cards in this archive, and 151 of them carry a price. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.

How much is a Pikachu Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $29.06. Across the 151 priced cards the range runs from $0.40 to $3,216.67, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Pikachu Pokémon card?

Pikachu ★ 104 from Holon Phantoms, at $3,216.67. It is 111× the typical price of the group.

Are Pikachu Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 33 of 206 Pokémon, with 173 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 177 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 0.9%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Pikachu Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 151 of the 177 carry a price on file. The rest have never been listed at a price this archive could read, so they are counted in the card total but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

Where can I see every Pikachu Pokémon card?

The list on this page holds the 50 most expensive of them, dearest first, and each card opens its own price page. The remaining 127 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are Pikachu Pokémon card prices updated?

Prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings. The figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026. Which cards belong to this group comes from openly published card files and changes only when a new set is added.

Are Pikachu Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical Pikachu card rose from $13.71 to $29.06, a change of +112.0%. That is the middle of the whole group, so it describes an ordinary card of this kind rather than the headline one at the top.

How much does a cheap Pikachu Pokémon card cost?

One in four Pikachu cards costs $9.64 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.40. Three in four cost $72.42 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which Pikachu Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Special Illustration Rare is the dearest kind of Pikachu card: 3 of them are on file and the middle one costs $380.75. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a Pikachu Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Pikachu cards is 310, and the lowest is 30. The typical one is 60 HP, with half of them between 60 and 130 — figures counted from the 177 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Pikachu Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

33 of the 177 Pikachu cards are legal in Standard today and 131 in Expanded — 18.6% and 74.0% of the group. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year even though the cards do not change.

What are Pikachu Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Fighting — 172 of the 174 Pikachu cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Lightning next at 2 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Are old Pikachu Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among Pikachu cards the 1999 printings sit at a typical $57.62 and the 2026 ones at $192.03, while the dearest year of all is 2006 at $204.27. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which Pikachu Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Pikachu 19 from Hidden Fates, which went from $1.13 to $8.61 — a change of +661.9% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 137 Pikachu cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have Pikachu Pokémon cards?

Pikachu cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are SM Black Star Promos (24 cards, typically $39.79), SWSH Black Star Promos (17 cards, typically $9.68), Wizards Black Star Promos (7 cards, typically $70.95). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

How these Pikachu figures are collected, and where you can check them

Every figure on this page is counted from the 177 Pikachu cards this site holds on file — 151 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card information can be checked.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

1
The Pokémon Company International — official tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

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Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com
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TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set listings and printed names) github.com

Before you rely on these figures

Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Pikachu cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.

Last updated: 2026-08-14