# Pikachu #124/165 — Expedition Base Set

## Summary

Pikachu is the franchise face, so even a common from the final Wizards-era set pulls in completionists, and Atsuko Nishida is the artist credited with its original design. In its own set it was an easy pull, and a modest attack line meant little tournament play. At a $30 modelled guide, down 1% over 30 days on 68 copies traded, with 103 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.32 out of Temporal Forces; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Expedition Base Set |
| Number | 124/165 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2002-09-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Lightning Tail | cost Colorless — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Attack: Tackle | cost Lightning/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Fighting x2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Pikachu #025](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/pikachu) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$30.21** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-03
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: +10.80% — as of 2026-11-03
- Floor delivered ask: $14.99 — as of 2026-11-04T02:42:03.970Z
- Quant score: 75/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-04T02:42:03.970Z — 6 of 11 inputs · 66% weight · -17% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2002-09-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-03T18:35:42.742Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-03T18:35:42.743Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-02T23:43:36.810Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-03T18:35:42.742Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T21:50:58.613Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/expedition-base-set/pikachu-124)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard1-124%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)