Illustrator Pikachu
SetJapanese Promo
Ungraded
$17.50−$4.02
125 sales · last Jul 22, 2026
CGC 1
$720.00
1 sales · last Apr 20, 2026
CGC 3
$480.00
1 sales · last Mar 16, 2026
CGC 4
$1,290.00
1 sales · last Apr 20, 2026
CGC 5
$1,920.00
3 sales · last Aug 13, 2026
CGC 5.5
$74.40
1 sales · last Oct 27, 2025
CGC 6
$894.00
2 sales · last Apr 6, 2026
PSA 7
$15.50
2 sales · last Jun 28, 2026
CGC 7
$3,042.50
2 sales · last Jun 15, 2026
PSA 8
$898.00
3 sales · last Jun 5, 2026
PSA 8.5
$300,000.00
1 sales · last Sep 20, 2024
PSA 9
$35.95+$3.95
23 sales · last Jul 17, 2026
CGC 9
$28.53
3 sales · last May 31, 2026
PSA 10
$108.00−$19.50
150 sales · last Jul 22, 2026
CGC 10
$49.99+$9.99
11 sales · last Jul 6, 2026
CGC Pristine 10
$127.75
2 sales · last May 30, 2026
BGS 10
$1,452.99
2 sales · last May 25, 2026
Illustrator Pikachu price guide
Illustrator Pikachu is a collectible Pokémon card from the Japanese Promo expansion. Setlot tracks 333 recorded sales for this card across 17 grade tiers, 5 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $108.00. Ungraded copies currently trade around $17.50. The top grade commands 17143× the ungraded price — grading meaningfully changes what this card is worth. The highest sale on record is $360,000.00 (PSA 8, Jun 27, 2025). 36 listings are live right now with asks from $14.78.
Price history
Grading premium
Median graded price vs. the ungraded copy ($17.50) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
CGC 1
41×
$720.00
CGC 3
27×
$480.00
CGC 4
74×
$1,290.00
CGC 5
110×
$1,920.00
CGC 5.5
4.3×
$74.40
CGC 6
51×
$894.00
PSA 7
0.9×
$15.50
CGC 7
174×
$3,042.50
PSA 8
51×
$898.00
PSA 8.5
17143×
Live listings
Search on eBay ↗Lowest asks per grade. Older listings may have ended — “seen” is when we last confirmed each one.
| Grade | Listing | Marketplace | Seen | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded 10 tracked | 1996 Pokémon Jap Illustrator Holo Card Promo Blast Japanese quitha-65 | eBay | 4mo ago | $14.78↗ |
| 1996 Pokémon Jap Illustrator Holo Card Pika Promo Japanese |
Recent sales by grade· last 90 days
| Grade | Sold | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 2 | $18.00 | $10.00 – $26.00 |
| CGC 5 | 2 | $1,922.50 | $1,920.00 – $1,925.00 |
| PSA 10 | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
Recent sales
| Date | Grade | Title | Sold on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | CGC 5 | 1996 Pokemon Japanese CoroCoro Comic Promo Error Illustrator Glossy Pikachu #25 CGC 5 EX | Fanatics Vault | $1,925.00 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | CGC 5 | 1996 Pokemon Japanese CoroCoro Comic Promo Incorrect Illustrator Glossy Pikachu #25 CGC 5 EX | — | $1,920.00 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Ungraded | Pokemon Pikachu 242/SV-P Illustration Contest 2024 Promo Japanese Card Rare JP↗ | eBay | $10.00 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | PSA 10 | 2025 POKEMON JAPANESE SV-P PROMO ILLUSTRATION CONTEST 2024 #242 PIKACHU PSA 10↗ | eBay | $80.00 |
| Jul 22, 2026 |
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