Pokémon · Base
Surfing Pikachu
Wizards Black Star Promos · #28 · Promo · 1999
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Market reference
$66.83
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 28 / 53
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Raichu
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Toshinao Aoki
- Pokédex #
- 25
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Surfing 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 (Surf) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — note its own type is Lightning, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥25 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 Surfing Pikachu
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Toshinao Aoki
This card was illustrated by Toshinao Aoki.
Building around Surfing Pikachu?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"One summer, a group of Pikachus was found riding the waves at the local beach."
WWSurf — 30
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Surfing Pikachu was legal.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $44.99 | $89.79 | $531.03 | $66.83 | $94.16 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €49.99 |
| 7-day average | €52.96 |
| 30-day average | €41.61 |
| Low | €3.00 |
| Trend price | €55.56 |
| Low (excellent+) | €24.95 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.47 |
| averageSellPrice | €45.35 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.47 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.52 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Surfing Pikachu is real?
Surfing 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 Surfing Pikachu worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Surfing Pikachu is $66.83; 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 Surfing Pikachu from?
Surfing Pikachu is from the Pokémon set "Wizards Black Star Promos" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Surfing Pikachu?
Surfing Pikachu is a Promo card in the Wizards Black Star Promos set.
Other Surfing Pikachu printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
