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Every pack contains one of 30 artist-designed Pikachu cards, while all cards are foil and 30 classics carry an anniversary stamp; packs are available only through boxed collections such as the ETB.
The six-pack bundle works out to about $16 per pack and remains above retail, with marketplace-seller stock available for Prime Day; each pack guarantees one of 30 rare Pikachu variants.
Astronaut Sophie Adenot carried Pikachu ex and Minior to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX Crew-12, arriving February 14 for an ESA World Space Week collaboration.
Marketplace seller BFG Productions is offering the six-pack bundle for $99, or $16.50 per pack, versus reseller prices above $130; each pack guarantees one of 30 rare Pikachu variants.
Finishers at Pokémon Run events across Asia receive one stamped Pikachu promo each; Philippine eBay listings are already asking up to $350, though no reliable market value exists yet.
The ranking starts with Plasma Freeze Deoxys EX at a $686 TCGplayer market price, followed by Call of Legends Shiny Rayquaza and Poncho-Wearing Pikachu at $750 each.
Fanatics Collect sold a PSA 10 Legendary Collection reverse holo Pikachu for $780,000 and a Holon Phantoms Pikachu Gold Star for $480,000; the former jumped 195% over its June record.
The rollout starts October 2 with Mini Tins, six-pack Booster Bundles and other items, followed by the Deck Crafter’s Collection on October 23 and all-foil Espeon ex and Umbreon ex decks on October 30.
October’s lineup adds 30th Celebration Mini Tins, six-pack Booster Bundles, all-foil Espeon ex and Umbreon ex decks, and a 40-card Deck Crafter’s Collection.
The ESA partnership collection features Pikachu in space, alongside seven accessory lines themed around the Eeveelutions, Alolan Raichu, Gengar, Mewtwo, Mew, Ninetales, Quagsire and Clodsire.
The ETB includes nine five-card booster packs, a full-art Nidorina promo and anniversary accessories; its Pokémon Center edition adds a stamped copy of the promo.
Pikachu ex SAR (M6a 127/103) features Eevee, Umbreon, Gengar and Mewtwo under fireworks; the analysis expects scarce Japanese SAR pull rates and paired Day/Night demand to support a premium.
The PSA 10 promo was one of 100 copies awarded to Y. Fujishima through the 2015 Pokémon Art Academy competition; its previous reported high was about $156,000.
The PSA 10 Raincoat Pikachu drew 64 bids on Fanatics Collect, jumping 5,340% from a $156,250 Heritage sale three months earlier despite 57 Gem Mint copies.
Each five-card pack is fully holographic and includes one of 30 Pikachu designs; across 76 packs, the writer pulled two SARs and a scarce Futuristic Rare Mew.
The reported $8.4 million sale lacks supporting details in the captured article body, including the auction house, card grade, sale date, and prior ownership.
The PSA 10 Pokémon Art Academy promo sold through Fanatics Collect on September 28; only 100 copies were printed for the 2015 contest winner, versus a $19,200 sale in 2025.
A PSA 10 Art Academy Pikachu illustrated by Y. Fujishima fetched $8.4 million at Fanatics Collect on September 27 after 64 bids; only 100 copies were awarded to the artist.
Y. Fujishima’s PSA 10 Art Academy Pikachu drew 64 bids on Sept. 28, soaring from a $135,000 June comp to $8.4 million despite a PSA 10 population of 57.
The U.S. promotion reportedly runs November 5–December 9, with each Pikachu-shaped Happy Meal including a four-card pack: three standard cards and one confetti-holo card.