Pikachu #28 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 16 Aug 2026Related Pikachu & chase cards
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Pikachu #28 is one of those cards that makes you smile the second you see it, that classic art style from Kagemaru Himeno capturing everything people love about the little guy. It comes from Shining Legends, a 2017 set that collectors still hold onto with real fondness, and even though it's a common card, plenty of people search for Pikachu value simply because, well, it's Pikachu. Right now this card sits at $2 raw, which tells you a lot about where it stands in the market and why the story gets more interesting once grading enters the picture.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.57, up 29% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.75 in January 2021.
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Pikachu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 609 graded, only 146 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $273 | 146 | 128 / 18 |
| PSA 9 | $22 | 236 | 156 / 80 |
| PSA 8 | $11 | 143 | 54 / 89 |
| PSA 7 | $9.00 | 52 | 29 / 23 |
| PSA 6 | $7.00 | 24 | 16 / 8 |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | 6 | 4 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.57 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 28 of 78
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Released
- 2017
Attacks
- Iron Tail20×Lightning
Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 20 damage for each heads.
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The collector's take on Pikachu
Is Pikachu worth grading?
So is it worth grading? Here's the honest answer: a raw Pikachu sits at $2, a Grade 9 climbs to $17, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $234, which works out to about 103.6 times the raw price. That's a genuinely big multiplier for a common card, but gem mint isn't handed out easily, print lines, edge wear and centering on a card like this can knock it down a grade fast. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10, so if you're sending one in, do it because you believe in the copy in hand, not because the math looks tempting on paper.
How rare is Pikachu?
Across every grading company combined, only 609 copies of this Pikachu have been graded, and of those, just 146 have come back as a PSA 10. When you think about how many of these were opened back in 2017, that's a pretty small slice making it to gem mint condition. It's part of why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 numbers, scarcity at the top end tends to matter more than people expect, even on a common.
Where can you pull Pikachu?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, since we track real pack openings across sites rather than relying on guesswork. Pikachu has been pulled 200 or more times across mnstr, courtyard, collector-crypt, tilt-rips, packs, and lastpack, so it does show up with some regularity if you're opening product from those platforms. The biggest recorded pull came in at $11,303, and we've seen it turn up in packs like Pack 3, Pokémon Diamond Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and Wildcard Basic Pack. Just remember, pack opening is a gamble no matter how you slice it, most rips don't come close to that kind of number, so chase the fun of it first and the value second.
Questions people ask
How much is Pikachu worth?+
A raw, ungraded Pikachu #28 from Shining Legends is worth $2. Once you move into graded copies the price climbs quickly, with a Grade 9 sitting at $17 and a PSA 10 reaching $234.
Is Pikachu worth grading?+
It depends on the copy. The jump from raw to PSA 10 is about 103.6 times the value, which sounds great, but only 146 out of 609 graded copies have hit that gem mint grade, so it's worth grading mainly if you're confident in the card's condition.
How much is a PSA 10 Pikachu worth?+
A PSA 10 Pikachu #28 is currently valued at $234. That's a big step up from the $2 raw price, reflecting just how few copies, 146 out of 609 graded total, actually reach that top grade.
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