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Surging Sparks Pikachu PSA 9Pikachu ex Surging Sparks 238/191 · PSA 9 price, sales & population
PSA 9 value
$229down −37%
Typical range $191 to $288
- 24 qualifying sales behind this price
- 111 in the last 90 days
- Typical sales within ±21% of the figure
- Last sale Oct 13, 2026
Last PSA 9 sale $224 on Oct 13, 2026
- PSA 9s graded
- 16,169
- +335 since Aug 31, 2026
- Share of PSA graded
- 51%
- came back a 9
- Against a PSA 10
- 30%
- PSA 10 $765
- Against ungraded
- 99%
- Ungraded $232
PSA 9 against the grades around it
| Slab | Price | PSA graded at it | PSA 9 costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $232 | – | 99% of it |
| PSA 8 | $250 | 3,601 | 92% of it |
| PSA 9this page | $229 | 16,169 | – |
| PSA 10 | $765 | 11,067 | 30% of it |
A Surging Sparks Pikachu PSA 9 sells for 99% of a raw copy's price, 92% of a PSA 8's price, 30% of a PSA 10's price.
Every grader's 9
PSA 9 against the other graders' 9s
| Slab | Price | Graded at it | PSA 9 costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 9this page | $229 | 16,169 | – |
| CGC 9 | $216 | – | 1.1× as much |
| BGS 9 | $240 | – | 96% of it |
| SGC 9 | $235 | – | 97% of it |
| TAG 9 | $328 | – | 70% of it |
BGS 9 and SGC 9 and TAG 9 sell above a PSA 9. The cheapest is a CGC 9 at $216: a PSA 9 costs 1.1× as much.
Copies: each grader's own count. Prices are each slab's own sales.
Population
How rare is a Surging Sparks Pikachu PSA 9?
PSA 9s PSA has graded
16,169
of 31,655 copies graded, count of Sep 28, 2026
Came back a 9
51%
Of every copy PSA has graded, not the odds yours does
Added in about four weeks
+335
PSA 9s, PSA's report of Aug 31, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026
PSA has graded 31,655 copies of Surging Sparks Pikachu and 16,169 came back a 9: about 1 in 2. There are 1.5 PSA 9s for every PSA 10. These are PSA's counts of the copies sent in, not every copy that exists, and not the odds a copy you send grades the same.
PSA population
- PSA graded
- 30,982
- +766 in 4 weeks
- PSA 10
- 10,826
- +340 in 4 weeks
- PSA 9
- 15,965
- +335 in 4 weeks
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 35%
- PSA 10s of all graded
Every PSA grade (13)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11,067 | 35% |
| 9 | 16,169 | 51% |
| 8.5 | 159 | 0.50% |
| 8 | 3,601 | 11% |
| 7.5 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 7 | 416 | 1.3% |
| 6.5 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 6 | 141 | 0.45% |
| 5 | 60 | 0.19% |
| 4 | 21 | 0.07% |
| 3 | 6 | 0.02% |
| 2 | 5 | 0.02% |
| 1 | 2 | 0.01% |
PSA’s count of Sep 28, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
PSA’s population report of Sep 28, 2026; changes are since Aug 31, 2026. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.
PSA 10 price against PSA’s population
The same 11 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026: the price on the day of each weekly PSA report, and the report’s counts. Side by side, not cause and effect.
Left: PSA 10 price, US$. Right: PSA graded copies.
Surging Sparks Pikachu PSA 9 price history
The PSA 9 value day by day, from the same sales as the figure above.
- Now
- $229
- 4 weeks
- −37%
- 90 days
- –
- 1 year
- –
- Highest
- $852
- Lowest
- $229
Recorded history starts November 2024. Earlier history is monthly averages; from July 22, 2026 the line is a smoothed 7-day average of daily prices, so single-day swings don’t show. Between recorded prices, the line and its daily values are estimated from the prices either side.
Matched to this exact card
Recent Surging Sparks Pikachu PSA 9 sales
PSA 92024 Pokemon Surging Sparks Pikachu Ex #238/191 PSA 9Oct 13, 2026 · 
eBay · Auction · View listing · $224
PSA 9Pikachu Ex PSA 9 2024 Pokemon Surging Sparks #238/191 3503Oct 12, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $216
Sales by PSA certificate
Every Surging Sparks Pikachu PSA 9 sale we hold
- PSA 9 sales on record
- 260
- In the last 90 days
- 240
- Different slabs
- 240
- Slabs sold more than once
- 2
Each sale is tied to one graded slab by its PSA certificate number, so it is this card at this grade and not a lookalike. The newest 30 of 260 are listed; click a certificate to check the slab on PSA's site.
| Date | Sold via | Certificate | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | eBay · auction | #135379378 | $230 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #168045226 | $235 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #105934438 | $220 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | eBay · auction | #164361584 | $260 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #165331598 | $259 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | eBay · auction | #133395266 | $223 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #158886158 | $250 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #130308712 | $235 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #159658820 | $265 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #165522560 | $252 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #159467218 | $270 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #123711580 | $250 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | eBay · auction | #153358122 | $255 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #119787174 | $265 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #171689882 | $260 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #153347681 | $270 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #119772188 | $343 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #154889842 | $237 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | eBay · auction | #162518159 | $228 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | eBay · auction | #132446723 | $228 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | eBay · auction | #140135563 | $243 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #160251465 | $296 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #157581450 | $300 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | eBay · fixed price | #144526787 | $275 |
| Sep 21, 2026 |  Fanatics Collect · auction | #132102447 | $222 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | eBay · auction | #139270712 | $223 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #163708932 | $240 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | eBay · auction | #143844973 | $223 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #159252037 | $220 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | eBay · best offer | #163732640 | $250 |
PSA 9 median by month
| Month | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $232 | 4 |
| September 2026 | $255 | 79 |
| August 2026 | $277 | 110 |
| July 2026 | $300 | 66 |
The same slab, sold again
| Certificate | Its sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| #132102447 | Aug 5, 2026 $285 → Sep 21, 2026 $222 | -22.1% |
| #119772188 | Jul 27, 2026 $264 → Sep 26, 2026 $343 | +29.8% |
The same certificate number selling again is the same physical slab changing hands. The change is price to price, before fees.
Grading a raw copy
What a PSA 9 Surging Sparks Pikachu leaves you
A raw copy is worth
$232
Grading it costs about $84.99 with shipping
If it comes back a 10
+$377
against selling it raw
If it comes back a 9
−$87.59
against selling it raw
Grading pays if at least 19% of the copies you send come back a 10 (the rest 9s). Across every copy PSA has graded, 51% came back a 10; the copies people choose to send are usually their best.
PSA's Standard level at $59.99, $25 shipping both ways, and eBay's selling fees on both sales. Run it with your own numbers.
More on Surging Sparks Pikachu
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Common questions
How much is a Surging Sparks Pikachu PSA 9 worth?
A Surging Sparks Pikachu PSA 9 (Pikachu ex 238/191, Surging Sparks) is worth about $229, with sales typically between $191 and $288. 111 sold in the last 90 days.
How many Surging Sparks Pikachu PSA 9s are there?
PSA has graded 16,169 Surging Sparks Pikachu cards a 9, out of 31,655 graded (count of Sep 28, 2026). 335 more were added between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026.
How much more is a PSA 10 Surging Sparks Pikachu than a PSA 9?
A PSA 9 costs about $229, against $765 for a PSA 10: a 10 is 3.3× the price.