How much is Pichu 22/165 worth?

About $305 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-11-01). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Pichu 22/165 from?

Expedition Base Set (E-Card), released September 15, 2002.

Is Pichu the most valuable card in Expedition Base Set?

No, it is the 5th most valuable of the 165 cards; the top card is Dragonite 9 at $700.

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Illus. Atsuko Nishida · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Pichu 22/165

Expedition Base Set · Rare Holo · illustrated by Atsuko Nishida

$305TCGplayer market price, 2026-11-01

#5 of 165most valuable in Expedition Base Set

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What Pichu 22 is worth

Pichu 22/165 sells for about $305 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 5th most valuable card in Expedition Base Set, and alone makes up 4% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Rare Holo in this set goes for $100, so this card sells at 3.0 times that. Among all 12 Pichu cards, it ranks 1st by price.

Pichu price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Holo	$305	TCGplayer market, 2026-11-01
Reverse Holo	$305	TCGplayer market, 2026-11-01

Pichu card details

Set	Expedition Base Set (E-Card, EX)
Number	22/165
Rarity	Rare Holo
Card type	Baby Lightning
HP	30
Attacks	Energy Patch Lightning
Weakness	Fire x2
Resistance	Grass -30
Retreat cost	1
Illustrator	Atsuko Nishida
Released	September 15, 2002
Printings	Holo, Reverse Holo

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 22/165 next to the set code EX, and the rarity is Rare Holo. The illustrator credit reads Atsuko Nishida. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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More valuable Expedition Base Set cards

Dragonite 9: $700
Gengar 13: $600
Mewtwo 20: $480
Charizard 6: $436
Tyranitar 29: $300
Mew 19: $268
Blastoise 4: $221
Charizard 39: $208

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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via TCGCSV, updated daily) where available, 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.