# Pikachu #030/128 — 30th Celebration

## Summary

Pikachu is the franchise's face and the safest name in the hobby, and a celebration set built around an anniversary lets a mascot carry the page on sentiment alone. Pikachu Rare marks it as a special pull rather than bulk, and a set like this rewards the completists most. At a $0.48 sold median, down 19% over 30 days on 4,753 copies traded, with only 2 days of inventory on the board, 38% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.30 out of Ascended Heroes; no PSA population is on file, and a CGC 10 would fetch about $56 against $45 in grading fees.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | 30th Celebration |
| Number | 030/128 |
| Rarity | Pikachu Rare |
| Era | MEGA |
| Illustrator | DOM |
| Release date | 2026-09-16 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Mach Bolt | cost Lightning — damage 30 |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.48** (ITEM_MEDIAN; sold median) — as of 2026-11-12
- Headline basis: PRINTS — The median price of the day’s confirmed prints — copies that actually changed hands.
- 24h change: +11.60% · 7d change: -4.00% — as of 2026-11-12
- Floor delivered ask: $1.71 — as of 2026-10-01T03:36:02.908Z
- Quant score: 24/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-11-12T22:58:33.586Z — 8 of 11 inputs · 80% weight · -10% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2026-09-16T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-12T11:32:28.017Z, confidence 90%
- Open auction — observed 2026-10-25T18:05:40.543Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-12T11:11:36.529Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-12T11:07:09.000Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-12T11:11:36.527Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/30th-celebration/pikachu-030)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3A30th-030%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)