Pichu #12 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 30 Oct 2026Related Pichu & chase cards
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Pichu is one of those Neo Genesis cards from 2000 that quietly built a following, a Rare illustrated by Ken Sugimori that captures that early electric-mouse charm before Pichu ever became a household name in the games. If you're trying to pin down Pichu value right now, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $123, but that number moves fast once grading gets involved. Collectors love it not because it screams for attention, but because it's a genuine piece of that first wave of Pokemon cards that started the whole hobby.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $77, up 72% over the past year, with an all-time high of $123 in September 2026.
Recent pulls of Pichu
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$141PSAPokémon ReserveTrove · 1h ago
$160PSA MINT 9Legendary Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 4h ago
$55PSA EX-MT 6Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 6h ago
$330CGC MINT 9Hyper Pokémon GachaCollector Crypt · 7h ago$141PSAPokémon ReserveTrove · 8h ago
$50MINT 9Pokémon Haunted Vault PackGachapull · 8h ago$55PSA EX-MT 6Elite Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 8h ago$55PSA EX-MT 6Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 9h ago
Chase Pichu yourself
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Pichu price at every grade
Market value at each grade. The population is hidden: PriceCharting shows the same counts for another card, so we cannot tell which card they belong to.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $22k | - |
| PSA 9 | $497 | - |
| PSA 8 | $240 | - |
| PSA 7 | $149 | - |
| PSA 6 | $107 | - |
| PSA 5 | $87 | - |
| PSA 4 | $69 | - |
| PSA 3 | $55 | - |
| PSA 2 | $28 | - |
| PSA 1 | $173 | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $89 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Set
- Neo Genesis
- Card number
- 12 of 111
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 30
- Stage
- Basic
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- ZzzapColorless
Does 20 damage to each Pokémon in play that has a Pokémon Power. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.
Where to pull Pichu
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The collector's take on Pichu
Is Pichu worth grading?
So is Pichu worth grading? That gap is enormous, and it's the kind of number that makes people want to send every copy they own straight to PSA. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a card this old, and grading takes time, costs money upfront, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10 instead of a 9 or lower. If you've got a copy that looks sharp under a light, with clean corners and centered borders, it might be worth the gamble. If it's got soft edges or print lines, you're probably better off holding it raw or selling as is.
Where can you pull Pichu?
We've tracked 28 recorded pulls of Pichu across packz, collector-crypt, lastpack, mnstr, courtyard and packs, which gives a real look at where this card actually shows up rather than just guessing. The biggest pull we've logged came in at $1,070, and Pichu has turned up in packs like the Pokémon Champion Pack, Grail Pokémon Gacha Pack, WATCH 250, trainer, and Pack 2. That said, opening packs for a specific card is always a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering their cost, so if you're set on owning a Pichu, buying one directly on the secondary market is usually the steadier route.
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