Pikachu #16 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 24 Aug 2026Related Pikachu & chase cards
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Pikachu needs no introduction, but this particular version is a nice one to know: card #16 from POP Series 2, a Common illustrated by Yuka Morii and released back in 2005. If you are trying to pin down Pikachu value today, the raw card sits at $51, which is a fair, honest price for a nostalgic piece of Pokemon history that a lot of collectors still love hunting down.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $44, up 119% over the past year, with an all-time high of $50 in July 2026.
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Pikachu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 903 graded, only 415 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.7k | 415 | 145 / 270 |
| PSA 9 | $291 | 251 | 177 / 74 |
| PSA 8 | $45 | 138 | 64 / 74 |
| PSA 7 | $29 | 33 | 20 / 13 |
| PSA 6 | $23 | 32 | 24 / 8 |
| PSA 5 | $18 | 19 | 11 / 8 |
| PSA 4 | $15 | 9 | 6 / 3 |
| PSA 3 | $13 | 4 | 3 / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $12 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $44 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- POP Series 2
- Card number
- 16 of 17
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 40
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting undefined
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Released
- 2005
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 Pikachu worth grading? Right now a PSA 10 sits at $145, which works out to about 2.8x the raw card's $51, and that kind of jump can look tempting on paper. But here is the honest part: hitting a true gem mint copy is never guaranteed, and grading fees plus shipping and the wait time eat into any profit fast. What is worth noting here is that a Grade 9 currently sells for $177, actually more than the PSA 10 figure of $145, which is a good reminder to check current numbers before you commit a card to grading rather than assuming higher grade always means higher payout.
How rare is Pikachu?
There are 903 graded copies of this Pikachu on record, and out of those, 415 have earned a PSA 10. That is a fairly large slice landing at the top grade, which tells you this particular card holds up well when it is well cared for, it is not one of those prints where gem mint copies are painfully rare. Scarcity here is more about the overall population than about PSA 10 being some impossible unicorn, and that context matters when you are deciding what a graded copy is really worth to you.
Where can you pull Pikachu?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, since we track real pulls across pack sites rather than relying on price guides alone. Pikachu has been pulled 200 or more times across platforms we monitor, including packs, collector-crypt, courtyard, mnstr, tilt-rips and lastpack, with one recorded pull reaching as high as $11,303. We have seen it show up in packs like XY Evolutions, Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Pro Pack, Pack 3 and Pokemon Diamond Pack, so if you are chasing this one from a live break, those are the names worth watching. Just remember that opening packs is gambling by nature, and most rips do not come close to covering what you paid, so treat it as fun first and profit second.
Questions people ask
How much is Pikachu worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of this Pikachu from POP Series 2 is valued at $51. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 sitting at $177 and a PSA 10 at $145, so condition and grading status change the picture quite a bit.
Is Pikachu worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 comes in at roughly 2.8x the raw price of $51. That said, a Grade 9 is currently valued at $177, which is actually higher than the $145 PSA 10 figure, so it is worth weighing grading costs and current market numbers carefully before sending a copy in.
How much is a PSA 10 Pikachu worth?+
A PSA 10 copy of this Pikachu is worth $145. With 415 of the 903 total graded copies achieving that top grade, gem mint versions are attainable but still represent real quality among the population.
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