Pikachu HGSS03

Set: HGSS Black Star Promos Released: Feb 10, 2010
Pokémon: Pikachu Lightning Type Promo Illustrator: Kanako Eo Evolves To: Raichu

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Pikachu #HGSS03 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Pikachu #HGSS03 from HGSS Black Star Promos — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Pikachu has moved down 0.6% to $37.32. PSA 10 copies are unchanged over the same period.

Pikachu #HGSS03 is a Promo, one of the higher rarity tiers in HGSS Black Star Promos.

At $37.32 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $9,681.98, giving a net return of +$8,358.00 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns +$341.56 and PSA 8 returns +$93.35, so PSA 8, 9 and 10 can all return a profit on this card.

PSA have graded 1,749 copies of Pikachu #HGSS03, of which 35 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 2%, or roughly 1 in 50 graded copies.

No. At a 2% gem rate, Pikachu grades better than the HGSS Black Star Promos average by 0 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Pikachu #HGSS03 was illustrated by Kanako Eo, who has illustrated 217 Pokémon cards in total.

Pikachu #HGSS03 was released on 10 February 2010 as part of HGSS Black Star Promos. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 1 Pokémon from the Kanto region.