Pikachu
- Set
- XY Base Set
- Number
- 42/146
- Rarity
- Common
- Artist
- MAHOU
- Released
- Feb 5, 2014
Sold price movement
- 12 months ago
- $6.44£4.85€5.67
- Today
- $12.15£9.14€10.70
- Change
- +$5.71+£4.30+€5.03 (+88.7%)
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | – | – | $12.15£9.14€10.70 | |
| PSA 4 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 5 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 6 | 6 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 7 | 7 | – | – | $10.88£8.19€9.58 | |
| PSA 8 | 24 | – | – | $34.99£26.34€30.81 | |
| PSA 9 | 16 | – | – | $77.02£57.97€67.83 | |
| CGC/BGS 9.5 | – | – | – | $85£63.97€74.86 | |
| PSA 10 | 8 | – | – | $450£338.69€396.30 | |
About these prices
12.3% of copies sent to PSA come back a 10. The 9.5 is a CGC and BGS grade, so it carries no PSA population.
Priced from 541 completed sales, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
541 completed listings on eBayShow 288 more, the newest 300 of 541
9.5Pikachu Pokemon TCG XY #42/146 Regular Common LEGO Movie Exclusive CGC 9.5 EN 42/146$16.50£12.42€14.53
The Pokémon Company Pikachu 42/146 XY Regular English Common Basic 60HP MAHOU 42/146$1.99£1.50€1.75Pokemon TCG Pikachu 42/146 XY (2014) English Basic 60 HP Regular Common 42/146$0.75£0.56€0.66The Pokémon Company Pikachu (XY) 42/146 Regular Common English 60 HP 42/146$2.05£1.54€1.81The Pokemon Company Pikachu 42/146 XY Common Regular Eng 2014 Basic 60 HP 042/146$6.20£4.67€5.46Pokémon TCG Pikachu XY 42/146 Regular Common 2014 ships same day 42/146$2.80£2.11€2.47Pikachu 42/146 XY Regular 2014 Heart Gold Soul Silver Vintage Rare NM Pokemon 42/146$3.25£2.45€2.86Pokemon TCG Pikachu 42/146 XY Common Regular English 2014 Basic 60 HP 42/146$3£2.26€2.648Pikachu 42/146 2014 Pokemon TCG XY Holo Promo Card PSA 8 English 042/146$33£24.84€29.068Pikachu 42/146 2014 Pokemon TCG XY Holo Promo Card PSA 8 English 042/146$28£21.07€24.66More from XY Base Set
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Skarmory EX (145 Full Art)Grading odds
CGC has graded 1,572 copies. Where they landed:
These are CGC grades. The prices above are for PSA slabs, and a CGC 10 is not the same grade as a PSA 10, so read the two as separate markets rather than one.
Why the verdict weights the odds
Only 8.2% of copies reach a 10, which is why the top price is the wrong number to plan around. Weighting each grade’s PSA price by these odds, a submission is worth $73.95£55.66€65.13 on average against $112.14£84.40€98.76 for the card plus $79.99£60.20€70.44 at Regular, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That loses $38.19£28.74€33.63, so a copy is worth more raw.
Card facts
- Card number
- 42/146
- Rarity
- Common
- Illustrator
- MAHOU
- Set released
- Feb 5, 2014
- PSA population, all printings
- 366
- Printings priced
- 2
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The same card in other sets
Legendary Collection086/110$1,575£1,185€1,387
Rumble7$750£564.48€660.50
EX Emerald60/106$599.99£451.58€528.39
Base Set (Shadowless)058/102$429.98£323.62€378.67
Countdown Calendar PromosDP16$378.27£284.70€333.13
POP Series 4013/017$369.63£278.20€325.52
Rising Rivals112/111$328.45£247.21€289.26
POP Series 5012/017$313.23£235.75€275.85What moves the price of this card
The Pikachu on this page is the Reverse Holofoil printing from XY Base Set, and it trades at $13.64£10.27€12.01 in near mint condition. The other 1 printing of the same card sits lower, which is normal: the scarcer print run always carries the premium.
Graded, it runs PSA 7 $10.88£8.19€9.58, PSA 8 $34.99£26.34€30.81, PSA 9 $77.02£57.97€67.83, CGC/BGS 9.5 $85£63.97€74.86, PSA 10 $450£338.69€396.30. PSA has graded 366 copies of it. 541 completed sales are on file.
What is a PSA 10 Pikachu worth?
A PSA 10 Pikachu from XY Base Set sells for $450. 12.3% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10, so that price is the best case rather than the one a submission should expect.
Is Pikachu from XY Base Set worth grading?
On the numbers, no. The average submission is worth $90.30 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $12.15 for a raw copy plus $99.99 to send it through PSA Regular, so it loses $21.84.
Condition does most of the work below the surface. A copy with soft corners or a print line off centre trades well under the market price shown here, and a copy clean enough to grade trades well above it, which is why the PSA 10 sits at $450£338.69€396.30. Before you value your own copy, look at the corners under a light and check the centring on the back, where most cards give themselves away.
What Pikachu does
Basic · 60 HP · retreat 1
NuzzleFlip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Quick Attack20+Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage.
Weak to Fighting ×2. Tournament legal in expanded.