Surfing Pikachu V #8 Value
Celebrations · Card 8/25 · Holo Rare V · 2021
Surfing Pikachu V is one of those Celebrations cards from 2021 that just makes people smile, a holo rare V pull with artwork from aky CG Works that captures Pikachu mid wave, board and all. It sits at card #8 in a set built to celebrate 25 years of Pokemon, which is part of why so many collectors come looking for a Surfing Pikachu V value check before they buy or sell. Right now a raw copy sits at $5, but as you'll see, grading changes that picture a lot.
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Surfing Pikachu V price history
Ungraded value is $5.15, up 134% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.15 in July 2026.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Surfing Pikachu V price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 2 graded copies exist.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $5.15 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $410 | – |
| Grade 9 | $27 | 2 |
| Grade 8 | $20 | – |
| Grade 7 | $13 | – |
| Grade 6 | $12 | – |
| Grade 5 | $9.60 | – |
| Grade 4 | $8.00 | – |
| Grade 3 | $7.00 | – |
| Grade 2 | $6.00 | – |
| Grade 1 | – | – |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Celebrations
- Card number
- 8 of 25
- Rarity
- Holo Rare V
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 200
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- aky CG Works
- Released
- 2021
Attacks
- Surf150Water · Water · Water
Surfing Pikachu V — collector's take
Is Surfing Pikachu V worth grading?
So is Surfing Pikachu V worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs about $5, a Grade 9 climbs to $27, and a PSA 10 sits at $410, which works out to roughly 79.7 times the raw price. That's a real jump, no question, but gem mint is genuinely hard to land. With only 2 graded copies existing in total, we don't have a huge sample size to tell you how often a submission comes back a 10 versus a 9 or lower. Grading costs money and takes time, and there's always a chance your card comes back with a crease or a corner ding you didn't catch under normal light. If your copy looks sharp edge to edge and centered well, it might be worth the shot, but go in knowing it's a gamble, not a guarantee.
How rare is it?
Scarcity here is stark in a way that's almost unusual for a modern card. Across every grading company combined, only 2 copies of Surfing Pikachu V have ever been graded. That's it. When a population is that small, every single graded copy becomes its own little event, and it means the PSA 10 price you see reflects a genuinely thin market rather than a flooded one. If you're holding a raw copy and thinking about sending it in, know that you'd be adding to one of the smallest graded pools we track.
Where to pull it
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually earns its keep, because we watch real pack rips across sites like courtyard, tilt-rips, collector-crypt, packs, and lastpack, not just secondary market listings. Surfing Pikachu V has been pulled 200 or more times across those platforms, so it's far from a myth, people are hitting this card regularly. The biggest recorded pull value we've logged for it came in at $549, which shows just how much a hot pull can swing above the raw price. If you're chasing it yourself, it's shown up in packs like Pokémon Ultra (Spicy), Pokemon Mini Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and Celebrations Pack. Just remember, opening packs is a gamble by nature, and most rips don't come close to covering what you spent, so treat it as fun first and an investment second.
Questions people ask
How much is Surfing Pikachu V worth?
A raw or ungraded Surfing Pikachu V is valued around $5. Once graded, that value shifts quite a bit: a Grade 9 sits at $27, and a PSA 10 gem mint copy reaches $410. So the real answer depends heavily on condition and whether it's been graded at all.
Is Surfing Pikachu V worth grading?
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 79.7 times the raw price of $5. But with only 2 copies graded across the board, gem mint condition is clearly not easy to hit, so weigh the grading cost and risk against your card's actual condition before sending it in.
What set is Surfing Pikachu V from?
Surfing Pikachu V comes from the Celebrations set, released in 2021 to mark Pokemon's 25th anniversary. It's card #8 in that set, a holo rare V illustrated by aky CG Works.
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