Take 1 Lightning Energy card from your discard pile and attach it to Lt. Surge's Pikachu.
20Lightning Tail
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
How much is Lt. Surge's Pikachu #81/132 worth?
A raw copy of Lt. Surge's Pikachu #81/132 (Gym Heroes, 2000) is worth about $7.99 right now, based on the latest market data from November 5, 2026. Across the 2 printings we track, copies run anywhere from $2.20 to $300.00 depending on the version you're holding.
Grading changes the math on this one: a PSA 10 is valued around $864.86, roughly 108.2x the raw price, while a PSA 9 sits near $90.36. 1,826 copies have been graded to date, and 12% of them came back a 10 — worth knowing before you pay grading fees.
We update this valuation every night from live market data and verify it against real completed sales — see the chart above for how Lt. Surge's Pikachu has moved over time.