Question 1

Is Pikachu worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is Pikachu worth grading? Here's the honest answer: a raw copy is $3, a Grade 9 climbs to $137, and a true PSA 10 gem mint copy is worth $1,116, which works out to about 372.0x the raw price. That's a real jump, and it's tempting. But gem mint is genuinely hard to land, especially on a card from 1999 that's spent decades circulating, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time eat into your return if you don't pull a perfect 10. If you've got a copy that already looks sharp under a loupe, corners crisp, centering clean, it can be worth the gamble. If it's got soft corners or print lines, you're probably better off enjoying it raw or selling it as is.

Question 2

How rare is Pikachu?

Accepted Answer

Across all grading companies combined, there are 3,027 graded copies of Pikachu #24 on record, and 2,401 of those are already sitting at PSA 10. That's a striking number: it means the vast majority of graded copies that exist are gem mint, so a PSA 10 isn't the impossible unicorn some other cards chase. It also tells you that Grade 9 and below is the smaller, less common slice of the graded population, which is worth remembering if you're deciding what condition to hold out for.

Question 3

Where can you pull Pikachu?

Accepted Answer

We track real pulls across pack sites, and Pikachu #24 has shown up 200 or more times across collector-crypt, courtyard, packs, mnstr, tilt-rips, and lastpack, so this isn't a card that's locked away only on the secondary market. The biggest recorded pull we've logged came in at $11,303, which shows just how much variance is possible depending on what condition and grade a lucky rip lands. We've also seen it turn up in packs like Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, XY Evolutions, Celestial Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Pokémon Pro Pack. Worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't cover their cost, but Pikachu is at least one of the names that does surface with some regularity across these sites.

Question 4

How much is Pikachu worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Pikachu #24 from Paradigm Trigger is valued at $3. Once graded, the value climbs a lot, with a Grade 9 at $137 and a PSA 10 at $1,116, so condition and grading make a real difference to what it's worth.

Question 5

Is Pikachu worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 372.0x the raw price of $3. But gem mint copies aren't a sure thing, grading costs money and takes time, and a Grade 9 only sits at $137, so it's worth being honest with yourself about your copy's condition before you send it in.

Question 6

How much is a PSA 10 Pikachu worth?

Accepted Answer

A PSA 10, gem mint Pikachu #24 is valued at $1,116. With 2,401 PSA 10 copies out of 3,027 total graded, gem mint isn't rare among graded copies, but it's still by far the most valuable version of this card.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$60	2,522	1,116 / 1,406
PSA 9	$20	436	137 / 299
PSA 8	$13	205	23 / 182
PSA 7	-	27	11 / 16
PSA 6	$16	16	4 / 12
PSA 5	$12	3	3 / -
PSA 4	$10	-	- / -
PSA 3	$9.00	-	- / -
PSA 2	$8.00	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$3.00	-	-

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