Pikachu #16 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 24 Jul 2026Related Pikachu & chase cards
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Pikachu needs no introduction, and this particular version, card #16 from the Japanese Expedition Expansion Pack set released in 2005, is a lovely little slice of Pokemon history that still turns heads today. It's a common card illustrated by Yuka Morii, which keeps the barrier to entry low, but don't let 'common' fool you into thinking it's not worth tracking. If you're searching for the current Pikachu value, here's the honest breakdown: a raw copy sits at $36, while a PSA 10 gem mint climbs all the way to $463.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $36, up 300% over the past year, with an all-time high of $42 in June 2026.
Recent pulls of Pikachu
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Pikachu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 29 graded, only 9 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $702 | 9 |
| PSA 9 | $585 | 7 |
| PSA 8 | $532 | 6 |
| PSA 7 | $426 | 4 |
| PSA 6 | $341 | 3 |
| PSA 5 | $273 | - |
| PSA 4 | $232 | - |
| PSA 3 | $197 | - |
| PSA 2 | $177 | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $36 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Card number
- 16
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 40
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting undefined
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
Attacks
- Gnaw10Colorless
- Thunder Jolt30Lightning · Colorless
Flip a coin. If tails, Pikachu does 10 damage to itself.
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The collector's take on Pikachu
Is Pikachu worth grading?
So is it worth sending Pikachu off to get graded? The jump from raw to PSA 10 is real, a PSA 10 is worth 12.9 times what the raw card sells for, which sounds tempting on paper. But here's the honest part: hitting a true gem mint 10 isn't a given, plenty of copies come back as a Grade 9 instead, which lands at $386, still solid but a noticeable step down. Grading costs money and takes time regardless of what comes back, so weigh that against your raw copy's condition before you commit. If the centering and corners look genuinely sharp under a loupe, it might be worth the shot. If not, the raw price alone still makes this a nice card to just hold.
How rare is Pikachu?
Only 29 copies of this Pikachu have been graded in total, and of those, just 9 have earned the coveted PSA 10 label. That's a tight population for any card, common or not, and it tells you gem mint copies in particular are genuinely hard to come by. When a card is this scarce at the top grade, it naturally supports that premium PSA 10 price, since collectors chasing a perfect copy aren't exactly spoiled for choice.
Where can you pull Pikachu?
This is where PackSpy's real pull data comes in handy, because a price guide alone won't tell you where cards actually surface. We've recorded this Pikachu pulled 200 or more times across sites including courtyard, tilt-rips, collector-crypt, mnstr, and packs, so it's far from a mythical pull. It's shown up in products like the Pokemon Pro Pack, Pokemon Premium Pack, Pokemon Starter Pack, Elemental Legends: Fire & Electric, and the Pokemon Basic Pack. One lucky opener even recorded a pull worth $3,750, which is a great reminder that pack odds swing wildly and most rips won't come close to that, so treat pack opening as fun with upside, not a guaranteed win.
Questions people ask
How much is Pikachu worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of this Pikachu is valued at $36. Graded copies are worth considerably more, with a Grade 9 fetching $386 and a PSA 10 gem mint reaching $463.
Is Pikachu worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 12.9 times the raw price. Just know that gem mint copies are genuinely rare, with only 9 PSA 10s existing out of 29 total graded copies, so grading is a bit of a gamble on your card's condition.
What set is Pikachu from?+
This Pikachu is card #16 from the Japanese Expedition Expansion Pack set, released in 2005. It's a common card illustrated by Yuka Morii.
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