Does the condition of the card change its price?

Yes. We check it when your card arrives, and here is what we pay in each condition. Like new: €150.00. Played a little: €25.00. Worn: €10.00.

How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 277/217 there. Its illustration is signed James Turner.

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the Ascended Heroes set, released here on 30 January 2026.

It goes at about the same pace as the other cards we buy in French. Our pokoSCORE gives it 57 out of 100. At least 6 copies have sold since 6 September.

Ascended Heroes

Pikachu ex ASC 277/217

ASCFRSpecial illustration rare

You receive

€150.00

57pokoSCORE

Your offer depends on the card’s printing, edition and condition. We check its condition when it arrives.

How much is your Pikachu ex worth?

A copy in French, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €150.00 today.

Today · You get

€150.00

€15.00 less than on 25 September

€165.00

25 SeptemberToday

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Day	Our offer
25 September	€165.00
26 September	€150.00
27 September	€150.00

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pokoSCORE

It goes at about the same pace as the other cards we buy in French.

Gone since 6 September: at least 6
For sale on 27 September: 47
For sale on 6 September: 42

Versions of this card

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What you might be wondering about this card

How much do we pay for Pikachu ex ASC 277/217?: A copy in French, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €150.00 today.
Does the condition of the card change its price?: Yes. We check it when your card arrives, and here is what we pay in each condition. Like new: €150.00. Played a little: €25.00. Worn: €10.00.
How can you tell your card is this one?: Look at the bottom of your card: you should read ASC 277/217 there. Its illustration is signed James Turner.
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the Ascended Heroes set, released here on 30 January 2026.
Does it sell fast?: It goes at about the same pace as the other cards we buy in French. Our pokoSCORE gives it 57 out of 100. At least 6 copies have sold since 6 September.

When it came out

Ascended Heroes landed here on 30 January 2026.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 28 November 2025, under the code M2a. That is 63 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 200
Type: Lightning
Stage: Basic
Retreat cost: 1
Weakness: ×2
Regulation mark: H
Number: 277/217
Set: Ascended HeroesASCSet guide
Illustrated by: James Turner

Its Ability

Resolute HeartCœur Résolu

If this Pokémon has full HP and would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, it is not Knocked Out, and its remaining HP becomes 10.Si ce Pokémon a tous ses PV et doit être mis K.O. par les dégâts d'une attaque, il n'est pas mis K.O. et il lui reste 10 PV.

Its attacks

Topaz BoltÉclair Topaze

300

Discard 3 Energy from this Pokémon.Défaussez 3 Énergies de ce Pokémon.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.
A strength
It has an Ability, Resolute Heart. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
A strength
Joltik runs it in 35 of the 35 lists we have read, seen across 32 different tournaments.
A strength
It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.
A strength
Mark H. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.
Keep in mind
It is an ex card. The turn it goes down your opponent takes 2 Prizes instead of one, and games do turn on exactly that.
Keep in mind
Weakness Fighting ×2. Against a Fighting Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 5,325 tournament lists we have read, 1,194 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 27, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

Every printing of Pikachu ex plays the same way at a tournament. So the decks below count them all together, and the last column shows the one players wrote on their list.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Joltik	35 of 35	32	SSP 57
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom	19 of 38	17	SSP 57
Blissey ex	6 of 23	6	SSP 57
Azumarill	4 of 38	4	SSP 57
Toucannon	4 of 47	4	SSP 57
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant	3 of 64	3	SSP 57
Blaziken ex	1 of 21	1	SSP 57
Flareon ex / Noctowl	1 of 37	1	SSP 57
Mega Zygarde ex	1 of 31	1	SSP 57

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 185 Pikachu cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Pikachu card and its price