Pikachu - 042/128

ME: 30th Celebration • Pikachu Rare • Holofoil

All 423 printings from $0.28 →

Sold $0.15–$5.00 this week

1,356 NM sales this week · 5,112 in 30 days

TCGplayer market $0.88as of Oct 10, 2026↓ -$0.23 (-20.7%) this week

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Sales & Velocity

As of 2026-10-10

Listings are inside the range this card sold for this week

Sold (7d / 30d)

1377 / 5196

NM sold between (7d)

$0.15–$5.00

Cheapest listing

$0.25

Units sold per day, Aug 29–Oct 10 (Near Mint)

Units sold per day, Near Mint
Date	Units sold	Sold between
Aug 29	1	$49.99–$49.99
Aug 30	1	$49.99–$49.99
Sep 2	1	$49.99–$49.99
Sep 6	1	$49.95–$49.95
Sep 15	1	$9.99–$9.99
Sep 16	306	$0.75–$9.99
Sep 17	378	$0.49–$4.28
Sep 18	243	$0.50–$4.95
Sep 19	201	$0.50–$5.00
Sep 20	181	$0.50–$24.90
Sep 21	225	$0.65–$6.23
Sep 22	123	$0.90–$4.99
Sep 23	152	$0.50–$4.99
Sep 24	149	$0.90–$6.24
Sep 25	160	$0.70–$24.89
Sep 26	137	$0.90–$7.99
Sep 27	171	$0.42–$11.99
Sep 28	204	$0.50–$7.98
Sep 29	160	$0.24–$3.82
Sep 30	199	$0.48–$7.95
Oct 1	198	$0.50–$4.95
Oct 2	222	$0.25–$7.95
Oct 3	346	$0.18–$2.13
Oct 4	308	$0.18–$2.44
Oct 5	238	$0.15–$1.50
Oct 6	231	$0.40–$1.69
Oct 7	205	$0.43–$5.00
Oct 8	158	$0.20–$1.94
Oct 9	191	$0.20–$3.18
Oct 10	25	$0.48–$1.72

Condition	Sold 7d	Sold 30d
Damaged	2	2
Lightly Played	18	80
Moderately Played	1	2
Near Mint	1356	5112

Sales data: TCGplayer

Quick answers

How much is Pikachu - 042/128 worth?

As of October 10, 2026, Pikachu - 042/128 from ME: 30th Celebration has a TCGplayer market price of $0.88. 1356 Near Mint copies sold on TCGplayer this week at $0.15 to $5.00.

Is Pikachu - 042/128 going up or down in price?

Its TCGplayer market price is down 98.2% over the past 30 days and down 20.7% over the past week, as of October 10, 2026.

Price Snapshot

Market

$0.88

Low

$0.25

Mid

$1.00

High

$85.00

7-Day:-$0.23 (-20.7%)

30-Day:-$49.10 (-98.2%)

2026-10-03

2026-10-10

$1.11$1.04$0.96$0.89$0.81Oct '26

TCG Current

$0.88

Change

-$0.23 | -20.7%

Low

$0.81

High

$1.11

Percent of Market

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% of Market price	Price	Usually means
50%	$0.44	Cash buylist, low end
60%	$0.53	Cash buylist, typical
70%	$0.62	Buylist top end, store credit
80%	$0.70	Bulk lot or quick sale
90%	$0.79	Quick sale, just under market
100%	$0.88	Market price
110%	$0.97	Asking price, room to negotiate
120%	$1.06	Asking price, room to negotiate
150%	$1.32	Presale and hype pricing

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Card text

Basic Pokémon · 60 HP · Lightning

CCharge-Up Dash
Flip a coin until you get tails. Search your deck for an amount of Basic L Energy up to the number of heads and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
LLCPika Bolt50

Weakness Fx2 · Retreat 1

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