# Pikachu V #170/185 — Vivid Voltage

## Summary

Pikachu is the franchise mascot, so any V-frame version draws fans first and players second. Saki Hayashiro is a familiar name among Pokémon illustrators, and as an Ultra Rare chase slot in Vivid Voltage, its Charge-then-Thunderbolt setup gave it genuine tournament appeal. The modelled guide sits at $40, down 10% over 30 days on 85 copies traded, with 71 days of inventory on the board; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $210 and a 58% observed gem rate putting about $21 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Vivid Voltage |
| Number | 170/185 |
| Rarity | Ultra Rare |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | Saki Hayashiro |
| Release date | 2020-11-13 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| Suffix | V |
| HP | 190 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Charge | cost Lightning — Search your deck for up to 2 Lightning Energy cards and attach them to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. |
| Attack: Thunderbolt | cost Lightning/Lightning/Colorless — damage 200 — Discard all Energy from this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | D |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Pikachu #025](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/pikachu) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$40.09** (GUIDE_THIN_SAMPLE; 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: -6.80% · 7d change: -2.20% — as of 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $36.49 — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z
- Quant score: 50/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z — 9 of 11 inputs · 90% weight · -5% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2020-11-13T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-07T18:20:57.104Z, confidence 90%
- Open auction — observed 2026-09-10T12:02:45.993Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-07T18:20:55.127Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-07T17:00:58.843Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-07T18:20:55.127Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-07T17:56:45.295Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/vivid-voltage/pikachu-v-170)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aswsh4-170%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)