Grade clean copies
Grading beats selling raw if your copy has at least a 18% chance of a PSA 10.
17% if a miss grades PSA 9, 24% if it grades PSA 8.

Catalog reference · USD $57.26 · PokemonPriceTracker, Nov 9, 12:02 PM UTC
Reference condition: Near mintYour copy’s condition may differ.
Grade clean copies
Grading beats selling raw if your copy has at least a 18% chance of a PSA 10.
17% if a miss grades PSA 9, 24% if it grades PSA 8.
Net of grading and selling costs, compared with selling the raw card today. Grading fee by result: PSA 10 $59.99, PSA 9 $59.99, PSA 8 $59.99, plus $10.00 shipping. Change your costs
Only a PSA 10 beats selling raw.
Grading breaks even at that price with your 30% PSA 10 chance. Raw sells for $57.26.
Grading still beats selling raw at your odds while all grading costs stay under this.
If PSA 10s fall 33% from $425, grading stops paying at your 30% odds.
Completed eBay sales of this exact printing, aggregated by PokemonPriceTracker, updated Nov 9. Only sales bound to this printing count.
| Grade | Price used | Sales | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $425 | 351 | Nov 7 |
| PSA 9 | $80.10 | 488 | Nov 7 |
| PSA 8 | $49.55 longer-run | 93 | Nov 8 |
| CGC 10 | $132 longer-run | 113 | Oct 30 |
| SGC 10 | — too few | 3 | Oct 8 |
| Raw | $57.26 | — | Nov 9 |
| Grade | Price used | Sales | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 7 | $45.75 longer-run | 8 | Nov 1 |
| PSA 1 | — too few | 1 | Sep 26 |
| BGS 9.5 | — too few | 11 | Jul 1 |
| BGS 9 | — too few | 11 | Sep 14 |
| BGS 8.5 | — too few | 2 | Aug 12 |
| CGC 9.5 | $77.10 longer-run | 28 | Nov 2 |
| CGC 9 | $59.00 | 49 | Nov 6 |
| CGC 8.5 | $49.60 longer-run | 13 | Oct 26 |
| CGC 8 | — too few | 4 | Nov 2 |
| CGC 7.5 | — too few | 1 | Apr 12 |
| CGC 5 | — too few | 1 | Apr 13 |
| SGC 9.5 | — too few | 4 | May 18 |
In the last 7 days, 11 PSA 10s, 10 PSA 9s and 2 PSA 8s sold.
PSA 10s are 42% of this card’s PSA 9 and 10 sales. Owners sell their best copies, so this is not your chance of a 10.
Recorded observations through Nov 9, 12:00 AM UTC. Grading takes months, and the raw price can move while you wait.
1M · USD · price observations, not individual transactions
A PSA 10 sells for 3.2× a CGC 10 of this card. PSA has the most sales, 351. The verdict uses PSA.
After each grader’s base fee for that value, shipping and selling fees, a 10 nets $298 from PSA, $84.38 from CGC. Turnaround and resale demand differ too; check the grader board on Grading costs.
Crack it and send the raw card again, or sell the 9 as it is. A miss pays a second grading fee and usually comes back a 9 again.
Cracking pays if that chance is at least 24%. At 15%: −$28 versus selling the 9 for a net $69.09.
A card that graded 9 once is less likely to get a 10 than a fresh copy, so set this lower than you would for one. Cracking a slab can also damage the card.
As of Nov 9, 12:02 PM UTC, Pikachu - 173/165 (151 #173) has a market reference price of $57.26.
The latest PSA 10 (Gem Mint) graded sales for Pikachu - 173/165 (151 #173) carry a median of $425.00, aggregated from recent eBay sold listings as of Nov 6, 12:00 AM UTC.
Over the latest tracked day, the reference price for Pikachu - 173/165 (151 #173) has risen 0.1%. This describes recent tracked price movement only and is not investment advice.
CardIntel tracks Pikachu - 173/165 (151 #173) across TCGplayer market data, Cardmarket EUR averages, graded eBay sold comps and daily price history. Use the price chart and cross-platform pricing table above to compare current values.
The latest Scarlet & Violet expansion 'Surging Sparks' officially launched worldwide. Early chase cards include Pikachu ex SAR and several new Illustration Rares. First-week prices are inflated — expect correction in 2-4 weeks.
Feb 15, 12:00 AM UTC · Official Pokémon Company
PSA raised their base-level grading fee from $30 to $35 for standard cards. Express and Super Express tiers unchanged. This may reduce casual submissions and tighten PSA 10 supply for modern cards.
Feb 10, 12:00 AM UTC · PSA Official
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Jan 28, 12:00 AM UTC · Pokémon Organized Play
The Pokémon Company confirmed a second print run of the popular 151 set. Prices for 151 singles dropped 10-15% on the announcement as supply expectations increased.
Jan 15, 12:00 AM UTC · Official Pokémon Company
As expected, the market saw a 5-10% correction across most categories following the December holiday buying surge. Vintage cards held better than modern, with Base Set holos showing minimal decline.
Jan 5, 12:00 AM UTC · Market Data Analysis












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