Question 1

Is Pikachu worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here's where it gets interesting: a raw Pikachu sits at $60, but a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $468, which works out to 7.8x the ungraded price. That's a real gap, and it's the kind of jump that makes grading tempting. A Grade 9 lands at $390, so even a near-miss still holds solid value. The catch is that gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on a promo card like this, since these were often handled, given as gifts, or tucked into chocolate boxes rather than kept in pristine packaging from day one. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10. If your card already looks sharp, corners clean, no whitening, it's worth considering. If it's got visible wear, you're probably better off enjoying it raw or selling it as is.

Question 2

How rare is Pikachu?

Accepted Answer

There's no official population count we can point to here, but the story of this card's scarcity is really about how it was distributed in the first place. Meiji Chocolate promos were inserts, not pack pulls, which already puts them in a different rarity tier than mainstream set cards. Combine that with decades of handling, and copies that survived in gem mint condition are simply less common than the raw supply might suggest. That scarcity at the top end is exactly why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw price, condition does a lot of the heavy lifting here.

Question 3

Where can you pull Pikachu?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we've recorded this exact Pikachu pulled 200 or more times across sites like courtyard, collector-crypt, tilt-rips, mnstr, and packs. That's real, logged data from actual openings, not a guess. The biggest single pull we've seen hit $3,750, which shows just how much variance there is in what people are actually opening. If you're chasing this card yourself, keep an eye on packs like Elemental Legends: Fire & Electric, the Pokémon Basic Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and Pokémon Master Pack, all of which have produced this pull. Just remember that opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come out ahead financially, so treat it as fun first and an investment second.

Question 4

How much is Pikachu worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Pikachu Meiji Chocolate #68/PCG-P is worth around $60. Once graded, the value climbs quickly, with a Grade 9 sitting at $390 and a PSA 10 reaching $468.

Question 5

Is Pikachu worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 7.8x what the raw card goes for. That said, gem mint copies are tough to land given how these promos were originally distributed, so it's worth being honest about your card's condition before you send it in.

Question 6

What set is Pikachu from?

Accepted Answer

This Pikachu comes from the Japanese Promo set, specifically the Meiji Chocolate promo series, numbered 68/PCG-P. It was distributed with chocolate products rather than through standard booster packs.

Grade	Value	Population
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$1.1k	67
PSA 9	$948	69
PSA 8	$862	31
PSA 7	$203	19
PSA 6	$162	14
PSA 5	$130	14
PSA 4	$42	11
PSA 3	$36	3
PSA 2	$32	-
PSA 1	$160	7
Raw / Ungraded	$72	-

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