Pikachu

XY Promos · #279/78 · Common · 2013JPN

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$9,620.99
Market price ▲ 75.6% (1Y)
Prices as of Nov 6, 2026
1,604graded pop
79%gem rate
-58%off ATH $10,680.50 · Sep 2026
Market data

Price history

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Graded market

Graded values

PSA 10 report →updated 2026-11-06
Grade 6 est.$4,291
Grade 5 est.$3,614
Grade 4 est.$2,981
Grade 3 est.$2,484
Grade 2 est.$2,033
Grade 1 est.$1,717

Grades 1–6 are estimates modeled from the raw price — PSA/CGC/BGS 7–10 and Ungraded are live tracked market values.

PSA 10 price history$30,750.00

PSA 10 chart is building — graded values are tracked nightly, a new point appears each day.

Graded population census · updated 2026-09-21

PSA1,604 graded · 1,265 gem 10

Population data from PriceCharting, updated monthly.

Auction sale integrity

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Graded sales for this card from public auctions, each checked for shill/relist patterns and prices that don’t match the market. How this works →

Clean price · PSA 10
$36,900.00
Medium confidence — 2 sales
Recent sale price by grade · tracked by cert number
PSA 10
$30,750.00
last $42,000.00 · Sep 28, 2026 · 2 sales
Verified
PSA 10 · 23 bids · Sep 28, 2026
$42,000.00
Verified
PSA 10 · 16 bids · Sep 28, 2026
$19,500.00
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How much is Pikachu #279/78 worth?

A raw copy of Pikachu #279/78 (XY Promos, 2013) is worth about $9,620.99 right now, based on the latest market data from November 6, 2026.

Grading changes the math on this one: a PSA 10 is valued around $30,750.00, roughly 3.2x the raw price, while a PSA 9 sits near $15,400.00. 1,604 copies have been graded to date, and 79% of them came back a 10 — worth knowing before you pay grading fees.

These figures come from nightly market-data syncs verified against completed sales. Use the chart above to see the trend before you buy or sell.

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