Question 1

Is Pikachu worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Here's where it gets interesting: a raw copy runs $140, but a PSA 10 gem mint version jumps all the way to $9,933, which works out to 70.9x the raw price. That's a massive gap, and it's the kind of number that makes people want to send every copy they own straight to a grading company. But slow down for a second. Hitting a true gem mint 10 is genuinely hard, print lines, centering, and edge wear all work against you, and grading costs money and time whether or not you pull a 10. A Grade 9 lands at $338, which is respectable but nowhere near the jackpot. If your copy already looks sharp under a loupe, grading can make sense. If it's got soft corners or off centering, you're better off enjoying it raw or selling it as is.

Question 2

How rare is Pikachu?

Accepted Answer

Across every graded copy on record, there are 2,935 total Pikachu cards graded, and out of that group only 389 have earned the coveted PSA 10 label. That means gem mint copies make up a fairly small slice of the total population, which helps explain why the price jumps so dramatically at the top end. When a card is common in terms of print rarity but tight in terms of perfect-grade population, you get exactly this kind of dynamic: plenty of copies floating around, but very few in truly flawless condition.

Question 3

Where can you pull Pikachu?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy earns its keep, because we track real pack openings across live sites, not just secondary market listings. Pikachu has been pulled 200 or more times across platforms we monitor, including courtyard, collector-crypt, tilt-rips, mnstr, and packs, and it's shown up in products like the Pokémon Starter Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Mini Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Elemental Legends: Fire & Electric. The biggest recorded pull of this exact card hit $3,698, which shows just how much upside is possible when a good copy comes out of a pack. Still, worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering what you paid. If you want this card guaranteed, buying it directly on the secondary market is the safer route, but if you love the chase, our data shows it does turn up.

Question 4

How much is Pikachu worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded copy of this Pikachu is valued at $140. Once you factor in grading, a Grade 9 sits at $338, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy is worth $9,933, so condition changes the picture a lot.

Question 5

Is Pikachu worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It depends on your copy's condition. The PSA 10 price of $9,933 is 70.9x the raw value of $140, which sounds tempting, but only 389 out of 2,935 graded copies have actually hit that gem mint grade, so it's far from guaranteed.

Question 6

What set is Pikachu from?

Accepted Answer

This Pikachu comes from the Celebrations set, released in 1999. It's card #58, a common rarity card illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$9.8k	391	- / 391
PSA 9	$304	1,062	- / 1,062
PSA 8	$155	1,341	- / 1,341
PSA 7	$110	182	- / 182
PSA 6	$100	26	- / 26
PSA 5	$89	5	- / 5
PSA 4	$26	4	- / 4
PSA 3	$22	1	- / 1
PSA 2	$20	-	- / -
PSA 1	$261	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$148	-	-

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