Pikachu 1st Edition Error #1 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Pikachu & chase cards
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Pikachu needs no introduction, and this particular version, the 1st Edition Error #1 from the 1999 Promo set, is one of those cards that turns heads the moment someone spots it in a binder. It's technically a common card illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi, but the 1st edition error stamp gives it a story that raw rarity numbers alone don't capture. If you're trying to pin down Pikachu value today, the short answer is that raw copies sit around $919, which tells you collectors care a lot about this one despite its common label.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $915, up 98% over the past year, with an all-time high of $1.4k in May 2026.
Recent pulls of Pikachu
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$40CGC 10Pack 1Mnstr · 10h ago
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$41CGC 10 GEM MINTPokémon Pro PackCourtyard · 16h ago
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Pikachu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | - | - |
| PSA 9 | $4.6k | - |
| PSA 8 | $2.0k | - |
| PSA 7 | $2.0k | - |
| PSA 6 | $1000 | - |
| PSA 5 | $700 | - |
| PSA 4 | $235 | - |
| PSA 3 | $200 | - |
| PSA 2 | $180 | - |
| PSA 1 | $330 | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $915 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Set
- Promo
- Card number
- 1 of 53
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Keiji Kinebuchi
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- GrowlColorless
If the Defending Pokémon attacks Pikachu during your opponent's next turn, any damage done by the attack is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). (Benching either Pokémon ends this effect.)
- Thundershock20Lightning · Lightning
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
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The collector's take on Pikachu
Is Pikachu worth grading?
Here's where it gets interesting. A raw copy of this Pikachu runs $919, but send a nice one off to PSA and hit a Grade 9, and you're looking at $5,056. That's a real jump, and it's exactly why so many people ask if Pikachu is worth grading. The catch is that gem mint condition isn't easy to reach on a card this old, corners soften, print lines shift, and centering on vintage promos is rarely perfect. PSA 10 value isn't established here, which itself says something about how tough that top grade is to pull off. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your card comes back higher than a 9, so look closely at the corners and surface before you commit, and go in treating it as a considered bet rather than a sure thing.
How rare is Pikachu?
We don't have population numbers to point to for this Pikachu, so it's worth thinking about scarcity in terms of what we do know: it's a 1st edition error piece from a 1999 promo run, and those printings were never large to begin with. Common rarity within the set doesn't mean common in the real world, especially decades later once wear, storage damage, and simple loss thin out the surviving stock. That gap between how many were printed and how many are still in collectible shape is a big part of why the raw price sits where it does, and why a clean graded copy commands so much more.
Where can you pull Pikachu?
PackSpy has tracked this Pikachu being pulled 10 times across pack sites, specifically courtyard and mnstr, and it's shown up in the Pokémon Pro Pack, Pokémon Basic Pack, Pack 1, and Wildcard Basic Pack. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it sits at $40, which is a useful reminder that most pack pulls land nowhere near secondary market prices. That's the honest truth about pack opening: it's a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering their cost. Our pull data is real and independently recorded, not a price guide estimate, so if you're chasing this Pikachu through packs rather than buying it outright, those are the sites where it's actually been seen.
Questions people ask
How much is Pikachu worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of this Pikachu 1st Edition Error #1 is valued at $919. If you get one graded and it comes back a Grade 9, that value jumps to $5,056, though PSA 10 pricing isn't established yet for this card.
Is Pikachu worth grading?+
It can be, given the raw price sits at $919 and a Grade 9 brings $5,056, a meaningful gap. But grading costs money and takes time, and gem mint condition is hard to hit on a vintage promo like this, so check your copy carefully before sending it in.
Why is the Pikachu 1st Edition Error #1 print worth more than the standard one?+
The 1st edition error stamp gives this printing a distinct identity that collectors specifically seek out, separate from later reprints of the same illustration. Even though it carries a common rarity label within the Promo set, that early, error-marked print run is smaller and harder to find in top condition, which is reflected in its $919 raw value.
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