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Illus. MAHOU · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.
Pikachu 42/146
XY · Common · illustrated by MAHOU
What Pikachu 42 is worth
Pikachu 42/146 sells for about $13.86 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 11th most valuable card in XY, 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 $0.99, so this card sells at 14 times that. Among all 95 Pikachu cards, it ranks 58th by price. On Cardmarket its price has fallen 15% against its 30-day average.
Pikachu price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Normal | $3.16 |
| Reverse Holo | $13.86 |
| Any printing (Europe) | $6.94 €6.21 |
| Cheapest listing (Europe) | $0.11 €0.1 |
Recent Pikachu sales
| Average sale price (Cardmarket) | USD |
|---|---|
| Last 30 days | $8.18 |
| Last 7 days | $11.67 |
| Last day | $3.46 |
Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).
Pikachu card details
| Set | XY (XY, XY) |
| Number | 42/146 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Card type | Basic Lightning |
| HP | 60 |
| Attacks | Nuzzle Colorless Quick Attack Colorless, Colorless · 20+ damage |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Resistance | Metal -20 |
| Retreat cost | 1 |
| Illustrator | MAHOU |
| Released | February 5, 2014 |
| Printings | Normal |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 42/146 next to the set code XY, and the rarity is Common. The illustrator credit reads MAHOU. 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 XY cards
- Blastoise EX 142: $176
- Venusaur EX 141: $125
- Xerneas EX 146: $119
- Yveltal EX 144: $97.84
- Emolga EX 143: $55.21
- Skarmory EX 145: $41.10
- M Blastoise EX 30: $32.74
- M Venusaur EX 2: $24.10
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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.