# Pichu #20/100 — Sandstorm

## Summary

Pichu is a Gen II baby whose fans buy on affection, and its Baby Evolution Poke-POWER let it slip into the Pikachu line cleanly without ever becoming a serious tournament piece. As an EX-era Rare by Naoyo Kimura, it sits comfortably in mid-tier collector territory. The modelled guide sits at $13, up 8% over 30 days on 28 copies traded, with 333 days of inventory on the board; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Sandstorm |
| Number | 20/100 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Naoyo Kimura |
| Release date | 2003-09-18 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 40 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Ability: Baby Evolution | Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put Pikachu from your hand onto Pichu (this counts as evolving Pichu) and remove all damage counters from Pichu. |
| Attack: Energy Retrieval | cost Lightning — Search your discard pile for up to 2 basic Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Put 1 damage counter on that Pokémon for each Energy card attached in this way. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Pichu #172](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/pichu) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$12.96** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- 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: n/a — as of 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $12.49 — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z
- Quant score: 66/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-09-18T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-04T01:28:59.549Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-04T01:28:58.804Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-30T09:20:00.610Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-04T01:28:58.803Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T19:26:05.594Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/sandstorm/pichu-20)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex2-20%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)