Pikachu #42 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 12 Sept 2026Related Pikachu & chase cards
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Pikachu #42 from the 2014 XY set is one of those cards that never really stops being loved, even as a common. It's got that classic MAHOU illustration and the kind of nostalgic pull that keeps collectors checking Pikachu value long after the set itself has faded from shelves. Raw copies sit at $3, which tells you this isn't a card you chase for rarity of print, but for the sheer joy of having Pikachu in your binder.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $3.13, up 19% over the past year, with an all-time high of $15 in February 2021.
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Pikachu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 518 graded, only 40 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $89 | 40 | 22 / 18 |
| PSA 9 | $27 | 152 | 89 / 63 |
| PSA 8 | $25 | 186 | 84 / 102 |
| PSA 7 | $11 | 79 | 33 / 46 |
| PSA 6 | $9.00 | 35 | 23 / 12 |
| PSA 5 | $7.00 | 20 | 13 / 7 |
| PSA 4 | $6.00 | 4 | 3 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $5.00 | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.13 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- XY
- Card number
- 42 of 146
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- MAHOU
- Released
- 2014
Attacks
- NuzzleColorless
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
- Quick Attack20+Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage.
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The collector's take on Pikachu
Is Pikachu worth grading?
So is Pikachu worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs about $3, and a PSA 10 sits at $22, which works out to roughly 7.6 times the raw price. That sounds like a nice jump on paper, but grading isn't free, and you're paying that fee whether the card comes back a 10 or not. Interestingly, Grade 9 copies are actually valued higher than PSA 10s here at $89, which is a good reminder that grading outcomes and market pricing don't always move in the direction you'd expect. Gem mint is never guaranteed, so if you're sending this one in, do it because you love the card, not because you're chasing a payout.
How rare is Pikachu?
Across all grading companies, only 514 copies of this Pikachu have been graded, and just 38 of those earned a PSA 10. That's a pretty small slice sitting at the top, especially for a common card from a set as widely opened as XY. It doesn't mean Pikachu is hard to find raw, plenty of loose copies are out there, but hitting gem mint condition and having it certified is genuinely rare, and that scarcity is a big part of why PSA 10 population numbers matter more than the card's rarity tier alone.
Where can you pull Pikachu?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually tells you something a price guide can't. We've recorded Pikachu pulled 200 or more times across packs, courtyard, collector-crypt, lastpack, tilt-rips and mnstr, so it shows up often enough that you don't need to get lucky to see one. It's turned up in XY Evolutions, the Pokémon Starter Pack, Celestial Pokémon Gacha Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack. The biggest recorded pull tied to this card hit $11,303, which is a fun number to know, but worth remembering that's the exception, not the rule. Opening packs is still gambling at the end of the day, and most rips don't come close to that kind of result.
Questions people ask
How much is Pikachu worth?+
A raw, ungraded Pikachu #42 from XY is valued at $3. It's a common card, so the value stays modest unless you've got a graded copy, and even then it depends heavily on the grade.
Is Pikachu worth grading?+
It depends on what you're after. The jump from $3 raw to $22 for a PSA 10 is about 7.6 times, but with only 38 PSA 10s out of 514 total graded copies, gem mint isn't easy to land, and grading fees eat into any potential gain.
How much is a PSA 10 Pikachu worth?+
A PSA 10 Pikachu #42 is valued at $22. Interestingly, a Grade 9 copy is worth more at $89, so it's worth checking current values before assuming a perfect grade automatically means a better payout.
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