Lt. Surge's Pikachu 1st Edition #81 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 15 Sept 2026Related Lt. Surge's Pikachu & chase cards
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Lt. Surge's Pikachu is a Common card, Lightning-type, 50 HP (#81/132) from the Gym Heroes set, released in 2000, illustrated by Ken Sugimori. A raw copy is worth about $25, rising to $1.8k in PSA 10, 72.9× the ungraded price.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $25, up 85% over the past year, with an all-time high of $25 in October 2026.
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Lt. Surge's Pikachu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2,483 graded, only 311 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.8k | 311 | 227 / 84 |
| PSA 9 | $180 | 1,115 | 859 / 256 |
| PSA 8 | $57 | 741 | 508 / 233 |
| PSA 7 | $30 | 191 | 139 / 52 |
| PSA 6 | $24 | 72 | 54 / 18 |
| PSA 5 | $20 | 39 | 28 / 11 |
| PSA 4 | $17 | 8 | 6 / 2 |
| PSA 3 | $14 | 4 | 3 / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $13 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | $132 | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $25 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Gym Heroes
- Card number
- 81 of 132
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 50
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting x2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- ChargeColorless
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