Pikachu #28 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 24 Aug 2026Related Pikachu & chase cards
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Pikachu needs no introduction, it is the face of the whole hobby, and this particular version, card #28 from the Japanese Go set, is one that a lot of collectors search out by name. Raw copies sit at $8, which feels almost quaint for a card with this much cultural weight behind it, but the story changes fast once grading enters the picture. If you are trying to pin down Pikachu value right now, the short answer is that condition is doing almost all the work here.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $6.75, up 238% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.00 in May 2026.
Recent pulls of Pikachu
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$26GradedexplorerLastpack · 5m ago
$55GradedexplorerLastpack · 8m ago
-PSA 8Pokémon Starter PackPackz · 10m ago-PSA 8Pokémon Starter PackPackz · 12m ago
$37GradedexplorerLastpack · 13m ago
-PSA 8Pokémon Starter PackPackz · 23m ago
-PSA 9Pokémon Gym PackPackz · 42m ago$26GradedexplorerLastpack · 55m ago
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Pikachu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 6,073 graded, only 4,523 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $98 | 4,523 | 3,107 / 1,416 |
| PSA 9 | $31 | 1,040 | 629 / 411 |
| PSA 8 | $18 | 405 | 90 / 315 |
| PSA 7 | $15 | 73 | 34 / 39 |
| PSA 6 | $11 | 25 | 11 / 14 |
| PSA 5 | $9.00 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 4 | $8.00 | 3 | 1 / 2 |
| PSA 3 | $7.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $6.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $6.75 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Pikachu
Is Pikachu worth grading?
Here is where it gets interesting: a PSA 10 Pikachu is worth 373.4 times what the raw card sells for, jumping from $8 to $3,107, with a Grade 9 landing at $629 in between. That is a massive gap, and it is tempting to send every copy you own straight to grading. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a card like this, corners, centering and surface all have to line up, and grading fees plus shipping and the wait time are real costs you eat whether the card comes back a 10 or not. If your copy already looks sharp under a light and a loupe, the math clearly favors grading. If it has soft corners or print lines, it might be smarter to enjoy it raw or sell it as is.
How rare is Pikachu?
Across every copy ever submitted, there are 6,073 graded examples of this Pikachu on record, and of those, 4,523 have come back as PSA 10. That is a striking share landing at the top grade, which tells you two things: the card was printed and preserved in a way that lets a lot of copies grade out clean, but it also means gem mint alone will not carry a huge premium just from rarity. The real scarcity story here is less about how many exist and more about how few started out as pristine raw copies before grading ever entered the picture.
Where can you pull Pikachu?
We have tracked this Pikachu getting pulled 140 times across the pack sites we monitor, specifically gachapull and lastpack, and the biggest single pull we have recorded came in at $4,128. It has turned up in a handful of different pack types too, including rookie, noobie, titan, challenger and trainer, so it is not tied to just one product. That said, opening packs chasing this card is still a gamble, most rips will not come anywhere close to that $4,128 moment, and plenty of collectors end up buying their copy on the secondary market instead once they see how the odds actually play out.
Questions people ask
How much is Pikachu worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of this Pikachu is worth $8, which is the baseline most collectors start from. Once you get into graded copies the price climbs sharply, with a Grade 9 at $629 and a PSA 10 reaching $3,107. So how much is Pikachu worth really depends on the condition and whether it has been graded at all.
Is Pikachu worth grading?+
It can be, especially since a PSA 10 sells for 373.4 times the raw price. But gem mint is not guaranteed, and grading costs money and time regardless of the result. If your copy looks clean and well centered, grading is worth considering, otherwise it may not pay off.
How much is a PSA 10 Pikachu worth?+
A PSA 10 copy of this Pikachu is currently valued at $3,107. That is a big jump from the $8 raw price and the $629 Grade 9 price, and it reflects just how much collectors pay for a perfect, gem mint copy of this card.
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