# Pikachu #72/100 — Sandstorm

## Summary

Pikachu needs no introduction to fans, and a common from the EX era is mostly a bulk pull, the sort of filler that padded out a Sandstorm pack. Mitsuhiro Arita is among the best-known names in Pokémon illustration, so completists and Arita followers keep a steady trickle of interest. The modelled guide sits at $16, down 6% over 30 days on 67 copies traded, with only 36 days of inventory on the board; a ACE 10 brings $401, 25 times raw, but 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 | 72/100 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2003-09-18 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Scratch | cost Colorless — damage 10 |
| Attack: Pika Bolt | cost Lightning/Colorless/Colorless — damage 40 |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| 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: **$16.32** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-12
- 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: +122.80% · 7d change: -3.10% — as of 2026-11-12
- Floor delivered ask: $16.50 — as of 2026-11-13T17:14:48.979Z
- Quant score: 33/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-11-13T17:14:48.979Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 55% weight · -22% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-09-18T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-12T19:48:01.747Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-11T08:21:52.980Z, confidence 85%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-12T19:48:02.002Z, confidence 80%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-12T19:48:01.747Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T18:56:31.522Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/sandstorm/pikachu-72)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex2-72%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)