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Pikachu
Base 路 #58 路 Common
馃帹 Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
Pok茅monLightning
$10.56
1 in 5packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#18 of 101most valuable in the set
$137as a PSA 10, about 13.0脳 raw
POP 1 opennobody has graded one on Holobrook yet
Pikachu is card #58 of 102 in Base (1999), a Common illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. At about $10.56 it is the #18 most valuable card in the set. In a Base booster it turns up about once every 5 packs. It is one of 213 Pikachu cards printed so far.
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In the Base set
- 馃搮 1999 路 Base 路 102 cards
- 馃幆 Appears about 1 in 5 Base packs
- 馃拵 The #18 most valuable card in Base (of 101)
What it's worth graded
Ungraded
$10.56
PSA 8 路 NM-Mint
$19.01
PSA 9 路 Mint
$42.24
PSA 9.5 路 Mint+
$73.92
PSA 10 路 Gem Mint
$137
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value
Card text
HP 40路LLightning路Basic
CGnaw10
LCThunder Jolt30
Flip a coin. If tails, Pikachu does 10 damage to itself.
Weakness F 脳2Retreat C
When several of these Pok茅mon gather, their electricity can cause lightning storms.
Pikachu through the years
1999Base Set
2004FireRed & LeafGreen
2007Power Keepers
2011Black & White
2015Roaring Skies
2019Cosmic Eclipse
2022Brilliant Stars
202630th CelebrationMore by Mitsuhiro Arita
Top cards in Base
Charizard
#4$955
Blastoise
#2$227
Venusaur
#15$168
Mewtwo
#10$86.16
Alakazam
#1$71.22
Raichu
#14$63.54
Chansey
#3$56.48
Gyarados
#6$49.96
Clefairy
#5$48.69
Zapdos
#16$47.94
Nidoking
#11$40.20
Ninetales
#12$38.96
Poliwrath
#13$35.14
Magneton
#9$33.66
Hitmonchan
#7$18.34
Dragonair
#18$17.66
Dugtrio
#19$11.17
Electabuzz
#20$9.70
Questions
How much is Pikachu (Base) worth?
An ungraded Pikachu from Base sells for about $10.56. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $137 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $42.24.
How rare is Pikachu?
It is a Common, and it shows up about once every 5 Base packs.
Who illustrated Pikachu?
Mitsuhiro Arita drew the art for this card.
Can I open Base packs for free?
Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Base booster packs in your browser with the set's real pull rates and keep what you pull in a digital binder. No real cards, nothing to buy.