Pikachu #42/12830th Celebration · Pikachu Rare

Market price · Holofoil · Near Mint

$0.85

Other conditions: Lightly Played $0.89 · Damaged $0.50

Market price updated Fri Oct 23 2026 — TCGplayer's index built from completed sales, not a seller's asking price.

7d: -9.6%30d: -56%

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Price history — Holofoil, Near Mint

TCGplayer market index (completed sales) · 30 daily points · $0.71–$1.93· refreshed daily · hover the line for each day's price

One point per day from TCGplayer’s market index for completed sales. On a thinly traded card the index only moves on days something actually sold, so short flat stretches are normal.

What Pikachu actually sold for (Holofoil, last 30 days)

Condition	Market price	7d	30d	Sold	Sale range
Near Mintshown on page	$0.85	-9.6%	-56%	5318 copies	$0.05–$24.89
Lightly Played	$0.89	-1.1%	-45.7%	114 copies	$0.25–$2.06
Moderately Played	$0.90	0%	—	2 copies	$0.79–$1.00
Damaged	$0.50	0%	—	2 copies	$0.50

Market price is TCGplayer's index for completed sales in that condition; the sale range is the lowest and highest individual sale recorded in the same 30-day window. Ungraded copies sold as a lot are not counted. Data as of 2026-10-23.

Card details

Type: Lightning
HP: 60
Class: Pokémon · Basic
Rarity: Pikachu Rare
Card number: 42/128
Artist: Akira Komayama
Weakness: Fighting ×2
Retreat cost: 1 Colorless

Card data from the community PokéAPI catalog (pokemontcg.io).

Attacks & rules

Charge-Up Dash

Colorless

Flip a coin until you get tails. Search your deck for an amount of Basic Lightning Energy up to the number of heads and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

Pika Bolt

Lightning Lightning Colorless 50

Frequently asked questions

Does condition matter for Pikachu?

Its price is a function of how clean the copy is. Its Charge-Up Dash attack costs Colorless. It needs 1 Energy to move off the active spot. It is a Basic, so it needs no evolution step. Its printed text says "Flip a coin until you get tails. Search your deck for an amount of Basic Lightning Energy up to the number of heads and…". It is weak to Fighting ×2. The card is Pikachu, a Basic Lightning Pokémon carrying 60 HP. Printed 42 of 128 in 30th Celebration, it carries the Pikachu Rare marking, drawn by Akira Komayama. Match your copy to the right row above before you trust any single number.

How do I price my Pikachu?

Grade and set demand drive the price here. It is a Basic, so it needs no evolution step. Its printed text says "Flip a coin until you get tails. Search your deck for an amount of Basic Lightning Energy up to the number of heads and…". Its Charge-Up Dash attack costs Colorless. It needs 1 Energy to move off the active spot. It is weak to Fighting ×2. The card is Pikachu, a Basic Lightning Pokémon carrying 60 HP. Printed 42 of 128 in 30th Celebration, it carries the Pikachu Rare marking, drawn by Akira Komayama. Every figure above comes from completed sales.