Pikachu #40 Value
Burning Shadows · Card 40/169 · Common · 2017
Pikachu #40 comes from the Japanese Bulbasaur Deck set, released back in 2017, and even as a common card illustrated by Saya Tsuruta, it has that quiet charm that keeps collectors coming back. If you are here checking Pikachu value, the short answer is that a raw copy runs $73, but the story gets a lot more interesting once grading enters the picture.
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Pikachu price history
Ungraded value is $73, up 216% over the past year, with an all-time high of $73 in July 2026.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Pikachu price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 608 graded copies exist — only 179 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $73 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $2.3k | 179 |
| Grade 9 | $245 | 238 |
| Grade 8 | $142 | 114 |
| Grade 7 | $28 | 38 |
| Grade 6 | $23 | 14 |
| Grade 5 | $18 | 17 |
| Grade 4 | $15 | 5 |
| Grade 3 | $13 | 1 |
| Grade 2 | $12 | – |
| Grade 1 | $122 | 2 |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 40 of 169
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Saya Tsuruta
- Released
- 2017
Attacks
- Tail Whap10Colorless
- Thunder Shock20Lightning · Colorless
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Pikachu — collector's take
Is Pikachu worth grading?
So is Pikachu worth grading? A raw copy sits at $73, a Grade 9 climbs to $245, and a PSA 10 sits way up at $2,292, which works out to about 31.5 times the raw price. That is a real jump, and it is exactly why so many collectors send copies in. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, grading costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee your card comes back a 10. Think of it less as a sure thing and more as a calculated bet: if the card is centered well and the surface is clean, it might be worth the shot, but always factor in the grading fee and turnaround before you send it off.
How rare is it?
Out of everything graded so far, only 608 copies of Pikachu exist across all grades, and just 179 of those earned a PSA 10. That means well under a third of graded copies hit gem mint, which tells you plainty why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 numbers. Low population at the top end is really what drives the price gap here, scarcity at that level does not happen often for a common card.
Where to pull it
We track real pulls across pack sites, and Pikachu has shown up 200 or more times across mnstr, courtyard, collector-crypt, tilt-rips, and packs, which is honestly a solid amount of live data for a card like this. It has turned up in Pack 3, the Wildcard Basic Pack, the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, the Pokémon Starter Pack, and the Wildcard Starter Pack, so if you are chasing one from a rip, those are the places to watch. The biggest recorded pull value we have seen for this card is $3,698, which shows what happens when someone lands a clean, high grade copy straight from a pack. Just remember, opening packs is gambling by nature and most rips do not come out ahead, but the data we track is real, not guesswork, and that is the edge PackSpy brings that a price guide alone cannot.
Questions people ask
How much is Pikachu worth?
A raw or ungraded Pikachu #40 from the Bulbasaur Deck set is valued at $73. Graded copies are worth significantly more, with a Grade 9 at $245 and a PSA 10 reaching $2,292.
Is Pikachu worth grading?
It can be, since a PSA 10 sits at roughly 31.5 times the raw price of $73. That said, gem mint is not easy to land, with only 179 out of 608 graded copies hitting a PSA 10, so weigh the grading cost against that population before sending it in.
What set is Pikachu from?
Pikachu #40 comes from the Japanese Bulbasaur Deck set, released in 2017. It is a common card illustrated by Saya Tsuruta.
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