Pikachu Paldea #27 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 24 Aug 2026Related Pikachu & chase cards
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Pikachu needs no introduction, and this particular printing, Pikachu Paldea #27 from the 1999 Promo set, is the kind of card that pulls people into the hobby and never really lets go. It is a common card illustrated by Atsuko Nishida, which keeps the Pikachu price approachable for most collectors while still holding real charm from the earliest days of the game. If you are trying to figure out Pikachu value right now, the short answer is it sits at $23 raw, but there is more worth knowing before you buy, sell, or send one in for grading.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $25, up 72% over the past year, with an all-time high of $25 in August 2026.
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Pikachu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 18,050 graded, only 7,795 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $225 | 7,795 |
| PSA 9 | $50 | 8,353 |
| PSA 8 | $32 | 1,351 |
| PSA 7 | $13 | 223 |
| PSA 6 | $10 | 137 |
| PSA 5 | $8.00 | 100 |
| PSA 4 | $7.00 | 61 |
| PSA 3 | $6.00 | 21 |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | 3 |
| PSA 1 | - | 6 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $25 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Set
- Promo
- Card number
- 27 of 53
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 30
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Thundershock10Lightning
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
- Agility20Lightning · Lightning
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The collector's take on Pikachu
Is Pikachu worth grading?
Here is the honest math on grading this one: a raw copy sits at $23, a Grade 9 comes in around $50, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $250, which works out to about 10.7 times the raw price. That is a real jump, no question, but grading costs money upfront and there is no guarantee your copy comes back gem mint. Corners soften, centering shifts, and print lines show up more than people expect on cards from this era. If your copy already looks clean under a loupe, grading can make sense. If it has visible wear, you might be better off holding it raw or selling as is rather than gambling the grading fee away.
How rare is Pikachu?
Across every copy PackSpy and PSA have on record, 18,050 have been graded, and of those, 7,795 came back as PSA 10. That is a meaningful chunk of the population hitting the top grade, which tells you gem mint copies exist in real numbers even if they are not guaranteed. It also means the PSA 10 price reflects genuine demand rather than pure scarcity alone, since collectors are still competing for a well populated but still limited slice of the pool.
Where can you pull Pikachu?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we watch what actually gets pulled across real pack sites, not just what price guides estimate. Pikachu has been pulled 200 or more times across courtyard, mnstr, collector-crypt, packs, and tilt-rips, and the biggest recorded pull we have logged for this card sits at $10,903. It has turned up in the Pokémon Starter Pack, Elemental Legends: Fire & Electric, Pack 3, Pokémon Pro Pack, and the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack. Worth saying plainly: opening packs chasing a specific card is a gamble, and most rips do not cover their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Pikachu worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Pikachu Paldea #27 is worth $23 right now. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 around $50 and a PSA 10 reaching $250, so condition makes a real difference to the final price.
Is Pikachu worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 10.7 times the raw price of $23. But grading costs money and there is no guarantee of gem mint, so it only really pays off if your copy is already in excellent shape.
What set is Pikachu from?+
This card comes from the Promo set, released in 1999, and it is a common card illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. It has also shown up pulled from several packs tracked by PackSpy, including the Pokémon Starter Pack and Pokémon Pro Pack.
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