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Pikachu

Base Set 2 · #87 · Common
🎨 Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
PokémonLightning
$3.17
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HP 40·LLightning·Basic
CGnaw10
LCThunder Jolt30
Flip a coin. If tails, Pikachu does 10 damage to itself.
Weakness F ×2Retreat C
When several of these Pokémon gather, their electricity can cause lightning storms.

Pikachu is card #87 of 130 in Base Set 2 (2000), a Common illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. At about $3.17 it is the #44 most valuable card in the set. In a Base Set 2 booster it turns up about once every 6 packs. It is one of 213 Pikachu cards printed so far.

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$3.17
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$5.71
PSA 9 · Mint
$12.68
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$22.19
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$41.21
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

Pikachu through the years

Pikachu1999Base SetPikachu2000Neo GenesisPikachu2004FireRed & LeafGreenPikachu2007Power KeepersPikachu2011Black & WhitePikachu2015Roaring SkiesPikachu2019Cosmic EclipsePikachu V2022Brilliant Stars
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#1$53.94
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#2$171
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#3$30.79
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#4$418
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#5$36.06
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#6$27.34
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#7$57.44
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#8$25.68
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#9$26.76
Mewtwo
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#10$130
Nidoking
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#11$40.47
Nidoqueen
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#12$40.13
Ninetales
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#13$34.41
Pidgeot
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#14$39.08
Poliwrath
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#15$21.67
Raichu
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#16$64.05
Scyther
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#17$32.75
Venusaur
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#18$116

See the full Base Set 2 card list

Questions

How much is Pikachu (Base Set 2) worth?

An ungraded Pikachu from Base Set 2 sells for about $3.17. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $41.21 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $12.68.

How rare is Pikachu?

It is a Common, and it shows up about once every 6 Base Set 2 packs.

Who illustrated Pikachu?

Mitsuhiro Arita drew the art for this card.

Can I open Base Set 2 packs for free?

Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Base Set 2 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.

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