# Pikachu ex #179/131 — Prismatic Evolutions

## Summary

Pikachu ex was a gold-tier chase slot in a set built around Eevee and its evolutions, and Pikachu's place as the franchise face keeps demand steady well past the tournament table. Its survive-a-knockout Ability gave it real competitive appeal too, which supports the shelf and the deck. At a $44 sold median, down 32% over 30 days on 236 copies traded, with only 18 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $2.04 out of Prismatic Evolutions; a CGC 10 brings $227, 5.1 times raw, but a 42% gem rate against $45 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Prismatic Evolutions |
| Number | 179/131 |
| Rarity | Hyper rare |
| Era | SV |
| Illustrator | aky CG Works |
| Release date | 2025-01-17 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| Suffix | ex |
| HP | 200 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Ability: Resolute Heart | If this Pokémon has full HP and would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, it is not Knocked Out, and its remaining HP becomes 10. |
| Attack: Topaz Bolt | cost Grass/Lightning/Metal — damage 300 — Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | H |
| Legal | Standard yes · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Pikachu #025](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/pikachu) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$44.18** (GUIDE_THIN_SAMPLE; sold median) — as of 2026-10-21T13:43:38.277Z
- Headline basis: PRINTS — The median price of the day’s confirmed prints — copies that actually changed hands.
- 24h change: +0.40% · 7d change: +0.40% — as of 2026-10-21T13:43:38.277Z
- Floor delivered ask: $43.95 — as of 2026-10-21T13:43:38.277Z
- Quant score: 52/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-21T13:43:38.277Z — 9 of 11 inputs · 90% weight · -5% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2025-01-17T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T17:31:39.319Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T11:53:03.366Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-21T01:06:51.710Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T11:53:03.366Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-18T22:13:50.408Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/prismatic-evolutions/pikachu-ex-179)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asv08.5-179%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)