Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Pikachu
Stormfront · #70 · Common · 2008
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$11.32
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 70 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Raichu
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 25
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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 (Speed Bolt) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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
- 3.5 copies on average · 4 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Pikachu?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It lives in forests with others. It stores electricity in the pouches on its cheeks."
CCPika Punch — 20
LCCSpeed Bolt — 40
If Pikachu evolved from Pichu during this turn, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Pikachu during your opponent's next turn.
Weakness:F+10
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 143 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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $6.09 | $10.24 | $150.00 | $11.32 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $35.00 | $38.58 | $764.90 | $53.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.15 |
| 7-day average | €2.84 |
| 30-day average | €2.42 |
| Low | €0.30 |
| Trend price | €3.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.69 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.80 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.33 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €18.79 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.33 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.53 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €13.60 |
| Reverse holo trend | €17.74 |
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 $11.32; 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 "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Pikachu?
Pikachu is a Common card in the Stormfront set.
Pikachu in the news
Recent posts from card communities and trading-card press mentioning Pikachu.
Other Pikachu printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
