Pikachu #60 Value
Jungle · Card 60/64 · Common · 1999
Pikachu needs no introduction, and this particular printing, card #60 from the 1999 Jungle set, is the one a lot of collectors grew up chasing straight out of the booster pack. It's a Common illustrated by Ken Sugimori, which keeps it accessible, but that doesn't stop people from searching Pikachu value and price constantly since nostalgia carries just as much weight as rarity here. Right now a raw copy sits at $3, which makes it one of the friendliest entry points into vintage Jungle collecting.
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Pikachu price history
Ungraded value is $2.84, up 53% over the past year, with an all-time high of $8.89 in December 2020.
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). 15,369 graded copies exist — only 1,733 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.84 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $565 | 1,733 |
| Grade 9 | $62 | 4,570 |
| Grade 8 | $36 | 4,385 |
| Grade 7 | $25 | 2,086 |
| Grade 6 | $20 | 1,268 |
| Grade 5 | $20 | 816 |
| Grade 4 | $20 | 292 |
| Grade 3 | $17 | 127 |
| Grade 2 | $16 | 50 |
| Grade 1 | $40 | 42 |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Jungle
- Card number
- 60 of 64
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 50
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Spark20Lightning · Lightning
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and this attack does 10 damage to it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Pikachu — collector's take
Is Pikachu worth grading?
So is Pikachu worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs about $3, a Grade 9 jumps to $62, and a true PSA 10 gem mint sits at $565, which works out to roughly 198.9 times the raw price. That's a real spread, and it's tempting. But gem mint on a 1999 Common is genuinely tough to land, corners and centering on these older prints were never perfect to begin with, and grading fees plus shipping and the wait time add up fast. If you've got a copy that looks sharp under a loupe, it might be worth the gamble, but going in expecting a 9 rather than a 10 will keep your expectations realistic.
How rare is it?
Across every grading company combined, there are 15,369 graded copies of this Pikachu on record, and only 1,733 of those have earned the PSA 10 label. That means gem mint copies make up a fairly small slice of the total population, which is exactly why the price jumps the way it does once you hit that top grade. For a Common from 1999, that population tells you plenty about how card stock and handling from that era holds up, or doesn't, over 25-plus years.
Where to pull it
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we don't just guess at rarity, we record actual pulls happening in real time. Pikachu has shown up 200 or more times across collector-crypt, courtyard, tilt-rips, mnstr, and packs, so it's far from a myth pull, and the biggest recorded hit came in at $3,750. You'll find it turning up in packs like the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Master Pack, Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Elemental Legends: Fire & Electric. Worth remembering though, opening packs is gambling by nature, and most rips don't come close to covering what you spent, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Pikachu worth?
A raw, ungraded Pikachu #60 from Jungle currently sits around $3. Grade it and the value climbs fast: a Grade 9 goes for $62, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy is valued at $565.
Is Pikachu worth grading?
It depends on the copy in hand. The jump from $3 raw to $565 for a PSA 10 is about 198.9 times the value, which sounds great, but only 1,733 out of 15,369 graded copies have hit that gem mint mark, so it's not a given. If your card has clean corners and centering, it might be worth the shot, just go in knowing grading has real cost and no guarantee.
What set is Pikachu from?
This Pikachu is card #60 from the Jungle set, released back in 1999. It's a Common card illustrated by Ken Sugimori, and it's one of the more recognizable pulls from that era of Pokemon packs.
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