Question 1

Is Pikachu worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is Pikachu worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs $155, a Grade 9 comes in at $163, and a PSA 10 sits at $355, which works out to about 2.3 times the raw price. That's a real jump, but gem mint is called gem mint for a reason. It's genuinely hard to land a 10, especially on a holo where surface and edge wear love to hide in the light. Grading costs money and time, and there's no guarantee the card comes back at a 10 instead of a 9, so weigh the $163 to $355 spread against what you paid and what grading actually costs before you send it in. If the card already looks clean under a light and a loupe, it's a reasonable gamble. If it's got soft corners or print lines, save your grading fee.

Question 2

How rare is Pikachu?

Accepted Answer

We don't have official population numbers to point to for this one, but promos like the Nagaba Holo #208/S-P tend to sit in a tricky spot: they're rare enough to matter but not scarce enough to guarantee big money without a strong grade. That gap between raw and PSA 10 pricing tells its own story. When a card jumps from $155 to $355 just by hitting a 10, it usually means clean copies aren't sitting around in abundance, and collectors are willing to pay for the sure thing over the maybe.

Question 3

Where can you pull Pikachu?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep. We've tracked 89 recorded pulls of this Pikachu across collector-crypt, mnstr, gachapull, and lastpack, so it's not some mythical chase card you'll never see. It's shown up in the Mythic Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pack 3, the Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, the Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack, and the Grail Pokémon Gacha Pack. The biggest recorded pull we've logged for this exact card hit $9,800, which is a nice reminder of what's possible when a pack goes right. Just remember that most rips don't end that way, opening packs is a gamble more often than a payday, and the $9,800 hit is the exception, not the rule.

Question 4

How much is Pikachu worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw or ungraded Pikachu Nagaba Holo #208/S-P is worth $155. Get it graded and a Grade 9 brings $163, while a PSA 10 climbs to $355, which is about 2.3 times the raw value.

Question 5

Is Pikachu worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for $355 against a $155 raw price, roughly 2.3 times more. But gem mint is genuinely tough to hit, and grading has real cost and risk, so only send in copies that already look clean to the naked eye.

Question 6

What set is Pikachu from?

Accepted Answer

This Pikachu, specifically the Nagaba Holo #208/S-P, comes from the Japanese Promo set. It's part of the wider run of pack pulls PackSpy tracks across sites like collector-crypt, mnstr, gachapull, and lastpack.

Grade	Value	Population
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$375	36,473
PSA 9	$156	6,778
PSA 8	$117	2,471
PSA 7	$108	1,045
PSA 6	$107	1,268
PSA 5	$106	571
PSA 4	$90	171
PSA 3	$77	50
PSA 2	$69	7
PSA 1	-	7
Raw / Ungraded	$150	-

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