Pichu #22 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 5 Sept 2026Related Pichu & chase cards
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Pichu #22 is one of those Expedition-era cards that just makes people smile, a little holo rare pulled from the very first expansion set Pokemon TCG ever released back in 2002. Atsuko Nishida's artwork gives it that early, simple charm that a lot of collectors grew up with, and two decades later it's still a card people actively search out. If you're trying to figure out Pichu's value today, whether you pulled one or are eyeing it on the secondary market, the numbers below should give you a clear picture.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $202, up 238% over the past year, with an all-time high of $202 in September 2026.
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Pichu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,090 graded, only 64 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $40k | 64 | 37 / 27 |
| PSA 9 | $975 | 257 | 232 / 25 |
| PSA 8 | $443 | 329 | 247 / 82 |
| PSA 7 | $441 | 194 | 162 / 32 |
| PSA 6 | $255 | 135 | 116 / 19 |
| PSA 5 | $203 | 48 | 46 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $35 | 30 | 24 / 6 |
| PSA 3 | $25 | 10 | 7 / 3 |
| PSA 2 | $23 | 8 | 7 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | $120 | 15 | 15 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $202 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Expedition
- Card number
- 22 of 165
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 30
- Stage
- Baby
- Weakness
- Fire x2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Released
- 2002
Attacks
- Energy PatchLightning
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Where to pull Pichu
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The collector's take on Pichu
Is Pichu worth grading?
Here's the honest math on grading Pichu: a raw, ungraded copy sits at $202, while a PSA 10 commands $40,000, which works out to roughly 198.3 times the raw price. That gap looks tempting, and it's real, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a card this old. Expedition holos from 2002 often show whitening, print lines, or edge wear that keeps them out of that top grade, and grading takes time and money with no guarantee of the result. If you already own a Pichu that looks sharp in hand, corners clean, centering even, it's worth considering. If you're buying one specifically to send off for grading hoping to land a 10, go in with your eyes open about the odds.
How rare is Pichu?
Across all grading companies combined, only 1,090 Pichu copies have been graded, and of those just 64 have earned a PSA 10. That's a small slice sitting at the very top, which tells you gem mint examples from this set are genuinely tough to find in the wild. When a population is this tight, especially at the highest grade, it naturally supports the kind of value gap we see between the raw card and a PSA 10, because so few collectors actually own one that clean.
Where can you pull Pichu?
PackSpy has tracked 66 recorded pulls of Pichu across courtyard, packs, mnstr, and collector-crypt, which gives us a real look at where this card actually turns up rather than just guessing. It's shown up in packs like Pokemon Pro Pack, Baby Pokemon, Pack 1, Pokemon Ultra (Spicy), and WATCH 500, and the biggest pull we've logged came in at $1,690. That said, worth remembering that opening packs is fundamentally a gamble, most rips don't come close to covering their cost, so if you're chasing a Pichu specifically, buying a known raw or graded copy is the more predictable route while pack pulling stays the fun, riskier one.
Questions people ask
How much is Pichu worth?+
A raw, ungraded Pichu #22 from Expedition is valued at $202. Once graded, that value climbs quickly, with a Grade 9 sitting at $975 and a PSA 10 reaching $40,000, so condition makes a huge difference here.
Is Pichu worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 198.3 times the raw price of $202. But only 64 out of 1,090 graded copies have actually hit that PSA 10 mark, so it's a real gamble, weigh the grading cost against those odds before sending yours in.
How much is a PSA 10 Pichu worth?+
A PSA 10 Pichu is worth $40,000. That's largely because of how scarce that top grade is, with only 64 copies out of a total population of 1,090 having reached PSA 10.
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