Pikachu #88 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 1 Oct 2026Related Pikachu & chase cards
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Pikachu needs no introduction, and this particular version, card #88 from the 2023 Promo set with artwork by saino misaki, is the kind of card that gets people asking about Pikachu value the moment they spot it in a binder or a pack rip. It carries that Promo status that makes collectors pay attention, and with a raw price sitting at $23, it is accessible enough that almost anyone curious about Pikachu price can pick one up without much thought.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $26, up 43% over the past year, with an all-time high of $31 in May 2026.
Recent pulls of Pikachu
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$170PSA MINT 9Legendary Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 19m ago
$1.1kPSA GEM-MT 10Grail Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 21m ago
$38PSA MINT 9Elite Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 45m ago$38PSA MINT 9Elite Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 56m ago
$30PSA EX 5Elite Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 1h ago
$2.0kPSA 10Mythic Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 1h ago
$2.0kPSA GEM-MT 10Mythic Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 1h ago$38PSA MINT 9Elite Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 2h ago
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Pikachu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 17,267 graded, only 6,298 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $225 | 6,298 |
| PSA 9 | $45 | 9,192 |
| PSA 8 | $23 | 1,514 |
| PSA 7 | $20 | 172 |
| PSA 6 | $16 | 59 |
| PSA 5 | $13 | 15 |
| PSA 4 | $11 | 9 |
| PSA 3 | $9.00 | 5 |
| PSA 2 | $8.00 | 1 |
| PSA 1 | - | 2 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $24 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Set
- Promo
- Card number
- 88 of 226
- Rarity
- Promo
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- saino misaki
- Released
- 2023
Attacks
- GrowlColorless
During your opponent's next turn, attacks used by the Defending Pokémon do 20 less damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
- Pika Bolt30Lightning · Colorless
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The collector's take on Pikachu
Is Pikachu worth grading?
So is it worth sending this one off to get graded? Here is the honest breakdown: a raw copy sits at $23, while a PSA 10 currently commands $6,298, which works out to 270.4x the ungraded price. That is a serious jump on paper, and it is exactly why people get grading fever. But gem mint is called gem mint for a reason, hitting that perfect 10 is not guaranteed even on a card that looks flawless to the naked eye, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time all eat into your potential upside. Worth noting too that a Grade 9 here is valued at $9,192, actually higher than the PSA 10 figure, which is a good reminder that grading outcomes and market pricing do not always move in the direction you expect. Grade smart, not on a hunch.
How rare is Pikachu?
Right now there are 17,267 total graded copies of this Pikachu on record, and of those, 6,298 have earned that coveted PSA 10 label. That is a meaningful chunk of the population sitting at the top grade, which tells you that while gem mint copies exist in real numbers, they are still a defined slice of everything that has gone through grading. Scarcity here is not about a card nobody can find, it is about the gap between what is common in raw form and what actually survives the grading process at the highest tier, and that gap is a big part of what keeps the PSA 10 price elevated.
Where can you pull Pikachu?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we do not just guess at rarity, we track real pulls across pack sites. We have recorded Pikachu #88 pulled 85 times across mnstr and collector-crypt, with the biggest single pull landing at $3,850. It has turned up in a mix of pack types, including Pack 2, the Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pack 3, and the Mythic Pokémon Gacha Pack. So if you are chasing this one through packs rather than buying it outright, those are the names worth keeping an eye on, though as always with pack openings, the odds favor the house more often than not and most rips do not come out ahead.
Questions people ask
How much is Pikachu worth?+
A raw, ungraded Pikachu #88 is valued at $23. Once graded, the value shifts quite a bit, with a Grade 9 at $9,192 and a PSA 10 at $6,298, so condition and grading really do change the picture here.
Is Pikachu worth grading?+
It depends on what copy you have and how confident you are in its condition. The PSA 10 price of $6,298 is 270.4x the raw value of $23, which sounds tempting, but grading costs money and gem mint is never a sure thing, so weigh the risk before you send one in.
What set is Pikachu from?+
This Pikachu is card #88 from the Promo set, released in 2023, with illustration work by saino misaki. It is a Promo rarity card, which is part of what makes it a fun one for collectors to track.
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