Pokespective

Pikachu ex - 276/217

ME: Ascended Heroes · Special Illustration Rare · Holofoil

Forecast: behind · 21%HolofoilBoxes still being opened
Price
$952.70
Interest score
6/100 — Quiet
Pricing
Reliable pricing

Pricier than 100% of the cards we track in this set · in the middle of its 12-month range ($473.77–$1,405)

Pikachu ex - 276/217 — price history
$400.00$600.00$800.00$1,000.00$1,200.00$1,400.00 2026-022026-032026-042026-052026-072026-082026-09

Why it scores where it does

What's driving the score
2-month trend: -0.2372-month trend-0.237Unusual move: -0.228Unusual move-0.2281-month trend: -0.2241-month trend-0.224Near its high: -0.071Near its high-0.071Listing tightness: +0.062Listing tightness+0.0624-month trend: -0.0574-month trend-0.057Seller confidence: -0.046Seller confidence-0.046Price steadiness: -0.001Price steadiness-0.001

Its interest score of 6 out of 100 is driven most by 2-month trend — sliding for 2 months. Blue bars pushed the score up, red bars pulled it down. The ingredients are weighted by how well each one has actually predicted price moves in this market, measured on your own price history rather than assumed.

What the numbers say

Is this card interesting right now?

Quiet - 6 out of 100

It ranks above 7% of the cards we track. The score describes the conditions around the card today - how sellers are pricing it, how it is trending, how steadily it trades. It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about whether you will enjoy owning the card.

Why is it interesting?

Sliding for 2 months and sudden drop

It has trailed the market over the past two months. The recent drop is far larger than this card's normal movement.

Is it becoming more popular?

No - losing ground

Compared with the Pokemon market as a whole, so a rising tide does not count as popularity. In this market these trends have tended to keep going rather than reverse.

Past month-10.6%
Past 2 months-22.4%
Past 4 months-38.3%

Is it expensive or cheap?

$952.70 - expensive for its set

At $952.70 it is one of the priciest cards in its set - number 1 of 628 by price. Against other Special Illustration Rare cards it sits at the 100th percentile - toward the top. It is 47% below its 12-month high. Worth knowing: in this market cards near their highs have gone on to do better than deeply discounted ones, so a big discount is not automatically a bargain.

What makes this card unusual?

Special Illustration Rare - genuinely scarce, the most valuable card in its set

Only 232 of the cards we track are Special Illustration Rare - under 0.5% of the catalogue. It is the single most expensive card of the 628 we track in this set. This is the Holofoil printing, which is priced as a completely separate market from the other printings of the same artwork.

Could you actually buy or sell it?

Easily - it trades often

The price changed in 76% of our checks over the past year across 232 observations. TCGplayer's market price only updates when a copy sells, so a low figure means the price shown may be stale and any trend reading is built on very few real sales.

Is grading worth considering?

Usually yes

At $952.70 raw, the roughly $22.00 fee is minor next to the card's value, and cards at this level are usually worth protecting and authenticating regardless of the premium. This is a rule of thumb from the card's raw price, age and price stability. We track raw ungraded prices only - no graded sales and no population data - so this cannot tell you what a PSA 10 of this card is worth. Check a graded price guide before spending money.

What happens next (60 days)

Expected to lag the market

An estimated 21% chance of beating the typical tracked card over the next 60 days, by around -10.5% on a middling outcome.

Chance of beating market
21%
50% would be average
Expected vs market
-10.5%
the part actually predicted
Forecast confidence
73
higher = tighter, better-grounded

$770.63 – $1,092 — 80% likely. The middle half lands between $827.28 and $968.99. Today it is $952.70.

Assumes the market as a whole drifts +4.0% over 60 days, its recent average. That part is an assumption carried forward, not a prediction — the 'vs market' figure above does not depend on it.

Prices here are TCGplayer's market price, which is an average of recent sales and lags a real move by a few weeks. Part of any short-term forecast is that lag catching up — visible in the chart, but not something you can buy at.

Every number behind this page

Market price$952.70What copies have recently sold for
Cheapest listing$799.99The lowest price anyone is currently asking
Middle of listings$1,001The midpoint of what sellers are asking
Seller confidence+5.1%Asking prices are above recent sales — sellers are in no hurry
1-month trend vs market-10.6%Falling behind the market
2-month trend vs market-22.4%Falling behind the market
4-month trend vs market-38.3%Falling behind the market
Versus same-set, same-rarity cards+6.7%Shown for interest only — this one is not part of the score
Unusual move-1.1Within its normal range of movement
Below its 12-month high-32.2%Well off its high
Day-to-day price movement0.0163Calm and steady
How often it trades76%Trades readily
Price checks on record232Observations in the past year
Times the price changed177How many of those were real moves
Actively tradedYesWhether there is enough activity for the trend figures to mean anything
Set age0.6 yearsBoxes still being opened
Interest score7 / 100Ranks above 7% of tracked cards
TCGplayer product ID676,088For looking it up elsewhere

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