Pretend Gyarados Pikachu #151/XY-P value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 3 Aug 2026Related Pretend Gyarados Pikachu & chase cards
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Pretend Gyarados Pikachu #151/XY-P is one of those Japanese promo cards that makes collectors stop scrolling, a Pikachu illustration built around the idea of pretending to be a Gyarados, which is exactly the kind of playful concept that Pokemon promos do so well. Pulled from the Japanese Promo set, it carries real weight in the market, with raw copies sitting at $3,721 and graded examples climbing much higher. If you are trying to pin down Pretend Gyarados Pikachu value right now, the short answer is that this is a genuinely valuable card, not a maybe.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.2k, up 35% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.2k in August 2026.
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Pretend Gyarados Pikachu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 3,188 graded, only 2,382 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $13k | 2,382 | 2,288 / 94 |
| PSA 9 | $6.1k | 517 | 493 / 24 |
| PSA 8 | $5.3k | 128 | 112 / 16 |
| PSA 7 | $4.2k | 67 | 64 / 3 |
| PSA 6 | $1.1k | 55 | 53 / 2 |
| PSA 5 | $880 | 27 | 25 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $748 | 6 | 6 / - |
| PSA 3 | $636 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 2 | $572 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 1 | $3.5k | 2 | 2 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.2k | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Pretend Gyarados Pikachu
Is Pretend Gyarados Pikachu worth grading?
Here is the honest math: a raw copy runs $3,721, a Grade 9 sits at $6,100, and a PSA 10 commands $12,572, which works out to about 3.4 times the raw price once a card earns that gem mint label. That is a real jump, and it is tempting to send every copy you own off to get graded. But gem mint is genuinely hard to land, grading takes time, costs money regardless of the outcome, and there is always a chance your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10, or lower. If your copy already looks sharp under a light, with clean edges and no surface haze, grading can pay off. If it has any soft corners or print lines, you might be better off enjoying it raw or selling it as is rather than gambling on the grade.
How rare is Pretend Gyarados Pikachu?
Across every grading company combined, only 3,188 copies of Pretend Gyarados Pikachu have been graded, and out of that total, 2,382 are sitting at PSA 10. That is a striking share of gem mint copies relative to the whole population, which tells you that when this card grades well, it tends to grade very well. For collectors, that concentration at the top actually makes finding a genuinely rough copy somewhat rarer than you would expect, and it helps explain why the PSA 10 price holds up so firmly against the raw market.
Where can you pull Pretend Gyarados Pikachu?
PackSpy has tracked 58 real pulls of Pretend Gyarados Pikachu across pack sites including mnstr and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $2,300. It has turned up in a handful of specific pack types, among them Pack 2, the Legendary Pokemon Gacha Pack, Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, Mythic Pokemon Gacha Pack, and the Water Pack. That is genuinely useful to know if you are chasing this card through pack sites rather than buying it outright, since most price guides cannot tell you where a card has actually shown up in the wild. Just remember that ripping packs is a gamble by nature, and most openings do not come close to covering their cost, so treat any pull data as a guide to where the card lives, not a promise of profit.
Questions people ask
How much is Pretend Gyarados Pikachu worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Pretend Gyarados Pikachu is valued at $3,721. Once graded, that value rises to $6,100 for a Grade 9 and $12,572 for a PSA 10, which is the top of the market for this card right now.
Is Pretend Gyarados Pikachu worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 3.4 times the raw price, jumping from $3,721 to $12,572. That said, gem mint copies are genuinely tough to land given the population numbers, so it is worth being honest about your card's condition before you send it in.
What set is Pretend Gyarados Pikachu from?+
Pretend Gyarados Pikachu #151/XY-P comes from the Japanese Promo set, which is why it carries the XY-P designation alongside its number. Promo cards like this one often carry unique artwork concepts that make them stand out from mainline set releases.
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