Japanese PSA 10 Market Report: September 2026 — Vintage Pikachu Corrects

Overview

September 2026 was a month of correction in the Japanese PSA 10 market, with 21,721 Pokémon and 2,582 One Piece graded trades recorded. The biggest story was the sharp decline of vintage Pikachu cards, led by the Pikachu VMAX UR which fell 64% from ¥63,555 to ¥23,000. The market saw broad weakness across high-end modern and vintage cards, while sealed box prices also softened.

Biggest Movers

• Pikachu VMAX UR – median dropped from ¥63,555 to ¥23,000, change -64% (51 trades)
• Enel SR :Top Prize – median dropped from ¥37,500 to ¥13,417, change -64% (12 trades)
• Pikachu V – median dropped from ¥31,690 to ¥14,750, change -53% (33 trades)
• Iono's Bellibolt ex UR – median dropped from ¥14,000 to ¥6,800, change -51% (5 trades)
• Lillie's Clefairy ex SAR Style – median dropped from ¥150,000 to ¥73,500, change -51% (79 trades)
• Mew ex UR – median dropped from ¥31,350 to ¥15,600, change -50% (50 trades)
• Pikachu V – median dropped from ¥45,800 to ¥23,499, change -49% (23 trades)
• Umbreon VMAX CSR – median dropped from ¥39,800 to ¥21,111, change -47% (37 trades)

Most Traded

• Pikachu P – 704 trades, median ¥10,949
• MEGA Charizard X ex MA – 468 trades, median ¥13,200
• MEGA Gengar ex MA – 458 trades, median ¥8,200
• Fukuoka's Pikachu P – 454 trades, median ¥24,500
• Hiroshima's Pikachu P – 392 trades, median ¥28,000
• Pikachu ex SAR – 383 trades, median ¥44,000
• MEGA Darkrai ex SAR – 337 trades, median ¥33,000
• MEGA Gengar ex SAR – 336 trades, median ¥62,400

Top Sales

• Lillie Extra Battle Day: PROMO – ¥9,500,000
• Pikachu: PROMO – ¥4,350,000
• Pikachu wearing a poncho Pikachu: PROMO – ¥3,700,000
• Lillie (Ganba Lillie) SR – ¥2,799,999
• Pikachu wearing a poncho Pikachu: PROMO – ¥2,799,999
• Pikachu P – ¥2,550,000

Grading Gains

• Houndoom : Old Back – PSA ¥135,000 vs raw ¥3,000, ×45
• Mew P – PSA ¥350,000 vs raw ¥10,000, ×35
• Dracule Mihawk C – PSA ¥27,000 vs raw ¥1,000, ×27
• Lugia P – PSA ¥1,280,000 vs raw ¥49,999, ×25.6
• Gomu Gomu no Gigant R – PSA ¥21,999 vs raw ¥1,000, ×22
• Sanji R-P – PSA ¥40,000 vs raw ¥1,999, ×20

Sealed Box Prices

• Awakening of the New Era FB06 – from ¥15,090 to ¥10,870, -28%
• Booster Box: Star Birth (S9) – from ¥18,870 to ¥22,000, +17%
• Booster Box: Mask of Change (SV6) – from ¥13,580 to ¥11,530, -15%
• Snow Hazard & Clay Burst (Pokemon Center Gym Set) – from ¥27,400 to ¥23,300, -15%
• Booster Box: Paradigm Trigger (S12) – from ¥22,540 to ¥19,300, -14%
• Pillars of Strength FB03 – from ¥11,960 to ¥10,530, -12%