Pokémon · Sun & Moon

Pikachu

Sun & Moon

SM Black Star Promos · #SM183 · Promo · 2017

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Market reference

$17.33

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Card facts

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Set position: SM183 / 250
Release year: 2017
Rarity: Promo
HP: 70
Subtype: Basic
Evolves to: Raichu
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Aya Kusube
Pokédex #: 25
Series: Sun & Moon

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 40 damage; 20 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

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.
Its main attack (Thunder Jolt) 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 ≥35 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 — ≥35 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 3.86 copies on average · 14 decks

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

Raichu

in 100% of decks · 11 seen

Counter Gain

in 91% of decks · 10 seen

Voltaic Lightning Energy

in 91% of decks · 10 seen

Carmine

in 91% of decks · 10 seen

Froslass

in 91% of decks · 10 seen

Snorunt

in 91% of decks · 10 seen

Risky Ruins

in 91% of decks · 10 seen

Team Rocket's Petrel

in 100% of decks · 11 seen

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Lillie's Clefairy ex

$1.77 · in 24% of decks

Dreepy

$0.28 · in 22% of decks

Dusknoir

$0.28 · in 11% of decks

Dusclops

$0.25 · in 10% of decks

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About this card

HP: 70Type:LLightningSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Raichu

"It's in its nature to store electricity. It feels stressed now and then if it's unable to fully discharge the electricity."

LCThunder Jolt — 40

This Pokémon does 20 damage to itself.

Weakness:F×2

Resistance:M-20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Pikachu has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Pikachu ex — Surging Sparks

Played in 71 recent decks

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 2026/07/18

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$9.14	$18.89	$82.35	$17.33	$13.29

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€9.99
7-day average	€11.29
30-day average	€6.95
Low	€3.00
Trend price	€11.02
Low (excellent+)	€4.31
reverseHoloAvg1	€3.49
Reverse holo 7-day	€3.49
averageSellPrice	€9.46
Reverse holo 30-day	€2.94
Reverse holo trend	€4.29

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 $17.33; 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 "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.

What rarity is Pikachu?

Pikachu is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.

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