# Pikachu #042/128 — 30th Celebration

## Summary

Pikachu needs no introduction to fans, and a Pikachu Rare in an anniversary set reads as a deliberate tribute to the mascot rather than a regular pull. Akira Komayama is a long-serving Pokémon illustrator, so the collector pull here is character first, tournament play a distant second. The sold median sits at $0.79, down 37% over 30 days on 4,328 copies traded, with only 2 days of inventory on the board; no PSA population is on file, and a CGC 10 would fetch about $29 against $45 in grading fees, so the only money in this card is finishing a set, not a slab.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | 30th Celebration |
| Number | 042/128 |
| Rarity | Pikachu Rare |
| Era | MEGA |
| Illustrator | Akira Komayama |
| Release date | 2026-09-16 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Charge-Up Dash | cost Colorless — Flip a coin until you get tails. Search your deck for an amount of Basic <span class="energy-symbol Lightning" title="Lightning">Lightning</span> Energy up to the number of heads and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. |
| Attack: Pika Bolt | cost Lightning/Lightning/Colorless — damage 50 |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.79** (ITEM_MEDIAN; sold median) — as of 2026-10-19T02:34:32.935Z
- Headline basis: PRINTS — The median price of the day’s confirmed prints — copies that actually changed hands.
- 24h change: -1.20% · 7d change: +6.80% — as of 2026-10-19T02:34:32.935Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.60 — as of 2026-10-17T06:45:15.591Z
- Quant score: 26/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-19T02:34:32.935Z — 7 of 11 inputs · 75% weight · -13% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2026-09-16T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-19T02:33:08.046Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-19T02:33:07.637Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-19T02:20:38.427Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-19T02:33:07.635Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/30th-celebration/pikachu-042)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3A30th-042%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)