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Pichu 59/106
Emerald · Common · illustrated by Nakaoka
What Pichu 59 is worth
Pichu 59/106 sells for about $162 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 19th most valuable card in Emerald, and alone makes up 2% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Common in this set goes for $39.12, so this card sells at 4.2 times that. Among all 12 Pichu cards, it ranks 3rd by price. On Cardmarket its price has risen 58% against its 30-day average.
Pichu price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Normal | $7.81 |
| Reverse Holo | $162 |
| Any printing (Europe) | $5.30 €4.74 |
| Cheapest listing (Europe) | $0.34 €0.3 |
Recent Pichu sales
| Average sale price (Cardmarket) | USD |
|---|---|
| Last 30 days | $3.35 |
| Last 7 days | $7.55 |
| Last day | $7.21 |
Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).
Pichu card details
| Set | Emerald (EX, EM) |
| Number | 59/106 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Card type | Basic Lightning |
| HP | 40 |
| Abilities | Baby Evolution (Poke-POWER) |
| Attacks | Collect Colorless |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat cost | 1 |
| Illustrator | Nakaoka |
| Released | May 9, 2005 |
| Printings | Normal, Normal (Nintendo World stamp) (promo), Reverse Holo (Set Logo stamp) (promo) |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 59/106 next to the set code EM, and the rarity is Common. The illustrator credit reads Nakaoka. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
Other Pichu cards
Expedition Base Set 22
Neo Genesis 12
Mysterious Treasures 93
Expedition Base Set 58
Sandstorm 20
Holon Phantoms 76
HeartGold SoulSilver 28
Power Keepers 21
All 12 Pichu cards with prices →
More valuable Emerald cards
- Rayquaza 9: $1,078
- Milotic ex 96: $800
- Pikachu 60: $600
- Milotic 8: $507
- Regice ex 98: $350
- Raichu ex 97: $300
- Altaria ex 90: $300
- Groudon 14: $280
All Emerald chase cards → · Full Emerald card list
Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.