Pokémon · Gym
Lt. Surge's Pikachu
Gym Heroes · #81 · Common · 2000
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Market reference
$6.65
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 81 / 132
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Raichu
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 25
- Series
- Gym
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Recovery
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Lt. Surge's Pikachu plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Lightning Tail) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Lt. Surge's Pikachu
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Lt. Surge's Pikachu?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCharge
Take 1 Lightning Energy card from your discard pile and attach it to Lt. Surge's Pikachu.
LLLightning Tail — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $2.49 | $5.62 | $106.65 | $6.65 | $19.96 |
| 1st Edition | $15.98 | $23.86 | $122.50 | $23.73 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.49 |
| 7-day average | €10.16 |
| 30-day average | €6.79 |
| Low | €0.82 |
| Trend price | €7.50 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.49 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.50 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Lt. Surge's Pikachu is real?
Lt. Surge's Pikachu is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Lt. Surge's Pikachu worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Lt. Surge's Pikachu is $6.65; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Lt. Surge's Pikachu from?
Lt. Surge's Pikachu is from the Pokémon set "Gym Heroes" in the Gym series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Lt. Surge's Pikachu?
Lt. Surge's Pikachu is a Common card in the Gym Heroes set.
Other Lt. Surge's Pikachu printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
