Pikachu #73 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 26 Aug 2026Related Pikachu & chase cards
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Pikachu needs no introduction, and this particular version, card #73 from the Japanese Dark Phantasma set, is the kind of pull that makes any collector's heart skip a beat. Right now a raw copy sits at $47, but a pristine PSA 10 trades hands for $29,473, which tells you everything about how much condition matters here. If you searched 'Pikachu value' hoping for a straight answer, you're in the right place.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $46, up 107% over the past year, with an all-time high of $50 in May 2026.
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Pikachu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 38,567 graded, only 33,394 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $151 | 33,394 | 29,473 / 3,921 |
| PSA 9 | $70 | 3,670 | 3,217 / 453 |
| PSA 8 | $42 | 922 | 671 / 251 |
| PSA 7 | $27 | 259 | 220 / 39 |
| PSA 6 | $20 | 185 | 171 / 14 |
| PSA 5 | $11 | 95 | 82 / 13 |
| PSA 4 | $9.00 | 27 | 27 / - |
| PSA 3 | $8.00 | 11 | 11 / - |
| PSA 2 | $7.00 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 2 | - / 2 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $46 | - | - |
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's the honest math: a PSA 10 Pikachu is worth about 623.4 times what the raw card sells for, which sounds like an easy decision until you actually try to get one graded. Hitting gem mint on a Pikachu isn't guaranteed, corners, centering, and surface all have to line up, and grading fees plus shipping and the waiting game are real costs whether your card comes back a 10 or not. If your copy already looks sharp under a light, it can be worth the gamble, but if you're staring at a card with soft corners or a scratch, that Grade 9 result at $3,217 is still solid, just know it's a different outcome entirely from a PSA 10.
How rare is Pikachu?
Across every grading submission on record, there are 38,408 graded copies of Pikachu, and what's striking is that 33,282 of those are already PSA 10. That's a huge chunk of the graded population sitting at the top grade, which tells you this card tends to grade well when it's in decent shape to begin with. It also means the real scarcity isn't in finding a PSA 10 exactly, it's in the raw copies that never got submitted, or the ones that didn't make the cut.
Where can you pull Pikachu?
This is where PackSpy earns its keep, because we don't just quote a price guide, we track real pulls across pack sites. Pikachu has been pulled 200 or more times across tilt-rips, collector-crypt, courtyard, mnstr, packs, and lastpack, with one lucky rip recorded at $3,000. It's shown up in the Pokemon Starter Pack, Pokemon Premium Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and Pack 2, so if you're chasing this one by opening packs, those are the products where it's actually surfaced. Just remember, opening packs is a gamble and most rips don't cover their cost, this is simply where the data shows it's been found.
Questions people ask
How much is Pikachu worth?+
A raw, ungraded Pikachu from Dark Phantasma is worth $47 right now. Once graded, the value climbs fast, a Grade 9 sits at $3,217, and a PSA 10 reaches $29,473, so condition and grading make an enormous difference to Pikachu's price.
Is Pikachu worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth roughly 623.4 times the raw price. But gem mint isn't easy to land, and grading costs money and time regardless of the result, so it's really about how clean your specific copy looks before you commit.
What set is Pikachu from?+
This Pikachu is card #73 from the Japanese Dark Phantasma set. It's one of the more sought after modern pulls from that release, which is part of why both raw and graded prices have held up well.
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