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Surfing Pikachu VMAX 9/25 — Celebrations
Surfing Pikachu VMAX is card 9/25 from Celebrations (Sword & Shield, 2021), a Rare Holo VMAX Pokémon card illustrated by aky CG Works.
Surfing Pikachu VMAX price
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Card details
- Set
- Celebrations
- Number
- 9/25
- Rarity
- Rare Holo VMAX
- Card type
- Pokémon · VMAX
- Energy type
- Lightning
- Illustrator
- aky CG Works
- Released
- 8 October 2021
About this card
Surfing Pikachu VMAX 9/25 is card 9 in Celebrations (25 numbered cards). It's one of 2 Rare Holo VMAX cards in the set — 8% of 25. It's the only English card named “Surfing Pikachu VMAX”. Counting every version, Pikachu has 213 English cards. It has 310 HP and evolves from Surfing Pikachu V. aky CG Works illustrated 4 cards in Celebrations and 164 English cards in total.
It isn't legal in the 2026–27 Standard format, so demand comes mainly from collectors.
More: full Celebrations list
Is Surfing Pikachu VMAX 9/25 worth anything?
Copies of this card currently trade at around €6.66 on Cardmarket, assuming near-mint condition. The price you'll get in the UK depends mostly on condition: check the corners, edges and surface, and whether the artwork is well centred. Damaged cards sell for much less, while professionally graded copies in top condition can sell for far more.
To be sure you have the right card, match the set symbol and the number 9/25 printed at the bottom of your card. There are 213 different Pikachu cards, so the number matters. Then compare completed eBay UK listings — sold prices, not asking prices — for copies in similar condition.
Other Pikachu cards
| No. | Card | Rarity | Price | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Pikachu & Zekrom-GX 30th Celebration: Classic Collection · 2026 | Rare Holo GX | — | |
| 58 | Pikachu 30th Celebration: Classic Collection · 2026 | Common | — | |
| 150/128 | Pikachu ex 30th Celebration · 2026 | Special Illustration Rare | — | |
| 149/128 | Pikachu ex 30th Celebration · 2026 | Special Illustration Rare | — | |
| 54/128 | Pikachu ex 30th Celebration · 2026 | Double Rare | — | |
| 53/128 | Pikachu ex 30th Celebration · 2026 | Double Rare | — | |
| 52/128 | Pikachu 30th Celebration · 2026 | Pikachu Rare | — | |
| 51/128 | Pikachu 30th Celebration · 2026 | Pikachu Rare | — | |
| 50/128 | Pikachu 30th Celebration · 2026 | Pikachu Rare | — | |
| 49/128 | Pikachu 30th Celebration · 2026 | Pikachu Rare | — | |
| 48/128 | Pikachu 30th Celebration · 2026 | Pikachu Rare | — | |
| 47/128 | Pikachu 30th Celebration · 2026 | Pikachu Rare | — |
Questions people ask
What set is Surfing Pikachu VMAX 9/25 from?
Celebrations, released 8 October 2021 in the Sword & Shield series. Look for the set symbol next to the number 9/25.
How rare is Surfing Pikachu VMAX 9/25?
It's a Rare Holo VMAX — one of 2 cards at that rarity in Celebrations.
Who illustrated Surfing Pikachu VMAX 9/25?
aky CG Works, who has 164 English Pokémon cards credited.
Is Surfing Pikachu VMAX 9/25 legal in Standard?
No, not in the 2026–27 Standard format. It can still be played in Expanded if legal there, or casually.
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