Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Pikachu V

Sword & Shield

Vivid Voltage · #170 · Rare Ultra · 2020

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Card facts

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Set position: 170 / 203
Release year: 2020
Rarity: Rare Ultra
HP: 190
Subtype: Basic · V
Evolves to: Raichu
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: D
Illustrator: Saki Hayashiro
Pokédex #: 25
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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Primary role: Search / Tutor
Damage efficiency: 200 damage; 66.67 per Energy
Prize liability: 2 Prizes given up; Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerHeavy AttackerEnergy Acceleration

Strategy & play

How Pikachu V plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥95 effectively one-shots it.
A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.

How to beat Pikachu V

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥95 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.

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About this card

HP: 190Type:LLightningSubtype: Basic · VEvolves to: Raichu

LCharge

Search your deck for up to 2 Lightning Energy cards and attach them to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

LLCThunderbolt — 200

Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.

V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Pikachu V was legal.

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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 2026/06/24

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$40.00	$48.11	$99.99	$44.67	$56.99

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€40.00
7-day average	€24.03
30-day average	€26.36
Low	€16.00
Trend price	€33.15
Low (excellent+)	€17.99
reverseHoloAvg1	€70.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€80.29
averageSellPrice	€31.10
Reverse holo 30-day	€76.41
Reverse holo trend	€73.85

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Pikachu V is real?

Pikachu V 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 V worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pikachu V is $44.67; 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 V from?

Pikachu V is from the Pokémon set "Vivid Voltage" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.

What rarity is Pikachu V?

Pikachu V is a Rare Ultra card in the Vivid Voltage set.