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Pikachu 78/123
HeartGold SoulSilver · Common · illustrated by match
What Pikachu 78 is worth
Pikachu 78/123 sells for about $61.10 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 16th most valuable card in HeartGold SoulSilver, and alone makes up 1% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Common in this set goes for $20.05, so this card sells at 3.0 times that. Among all 95 Pikachu cards, it ranks 34th by price. On Cardmarket its price has risen 47% against its 30-day average.
Pikachu price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Normal | $12.67 |
| Reverse Holo | $61.10 |
| Any printing (Europe) | $4.59 €4.11 |
| Cheapest listing (Europe) | $0.11 €0.1 |
Recent Pikachu sales
| Average sale price (Cardmarket) | USD |
|---|---|
| Last 30 days | $3.13 |
| Last 7 days | $4.51 |
| Last day | $5.03 |
Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).
Pikachu card details
| Set | HeartGold SoulSilver (HeartGold & SoulSilver, HS) |
| Number | 78/123 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Card type | Basic Lightning |
| HP | 60 |
| Attacks | Tail Slap Colorless · 10 damage Quick Attack Lightning, Colorless · 20+ damage |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Resistance | Metal -20 |
| Retreat cost | 1 |
| Illustrator | match |
| Released | February 10, 2010 |
| Printings | Normal, Reverse Holo, Normal (Snowflake stamp) (promo) |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 78/123 next to the set code HS, and the rarity is Common. The illustrator credit reads match. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
Other Pikachu cards
Holon Phantoms 104
Legendary Collection 86
Ascended Heroes 276
Emerald 60
Rising Rivals 114
Rising Rivals 112
Holon Phantoms 78
Surging Sparks 238
All 95 Pikachu cards with prices →
More valuable HeartGold SoulSilver cards
- Grass Energy 115: $999
- Gyarados 123: $500
- Lugia LEGEND 113: $423
- Lugia LEGEND 114: $327
- Ho-Oh LEGEND 111: $250
- Ho-Oh LEGEND 112: $198
- Gyarados 4: $193
- Alph Lithograph ONE: $139
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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.