Pokémon · EX
Pikachu ★
Holon Phantoms · #104 · Rare Holo Star · 2006
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From
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Market reference
$3,200.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 104 / 111
- Release year
- 2006
- Rarity
- Rare Holo Star
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic · Star
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 25
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Pikachu ★ plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Spring Back) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Pikachu ★
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Pikachu ★?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CThundershock — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
LLSpring Back — 20+
If your opponent has only 1 Prize card left, this attack does 20 damage plus 50 more damage.
You can't have more than 1 Pokémon Star in your deck.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $6,997.84 | $6,997.84 | $6,997.84 | $3,200.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1295.00 |
| 7-day average | €1512.86 |
| 30-day average | €1215.69 |
| Low | €500.00 |
| Trend price | €1715.31 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2169.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €6000.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3300.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €954.29 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3300.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €2487.50 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €400.68 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1856.00 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Pikachu ★ is real?
Pikachu ★ is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Pikachu ★ worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pikachu ★ is $3,200.00; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Pikachu ★ from?
Pikachu ★ is from the Pokémon set "Holon Phantoms" in the EX series, released in 2006.
What rarity is Pikachu ★?
Pikachu ★ is a Rare Holo Star card in the Holon Phantoms set.
