Quick answer
CardSpicy indexes the Pretend Boss Pikachu (193/SM-P) — illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma — as the #73 Japanese promo card by recorded PSA 10 value. It carries a recorded PSA 10 value of $3,090.65. It is one of 195 cards CardSpicy tracks individually in this index.
Brand and character crossover · No. 73 of 195 by PSA 10 value
Pretend Boss Pikachu is card 193/SM-P, from the SM-P series of Japanese promo cards. It sits at No. 73 of the 195 celebration, collaboration and event cards in our index, and is catalogued as a brand or character crossover. The card face credits Sanosuke Sakuma as the illustrator.
Card facts
| Card | Pretend Boss Pikachu |
|---|---|
| Card number | 193/SM-P |
| Series | SM-P-series Japanese promo |
| Official set | Pokémon Japanese Promo |
| Category | Brand and character crossover |
| Illustrator | Sanosuke Sakuma |
| PSA 10 value | $3,091 |
| Rank in this index | No. 73 of 195 |
What the market says
PSA 10 copies are valued at $3,091. An ungraded copy sits at $520, so the top grade carries a 5.9× premium. A PSA 9 is at $1,646, so the PSA 10 is 1.9× the PSA 9. 50 individual sales are on record for this card, from $102 to $4,270, with a median of $600.
Over the 22 months of monthly market values we hold, the PSA 10 figure has moved from $438 (December 2024) to $3,091 — +606%, including +140% over the last twelve months.
What each grade is worth
| Ungraded | $520 |
|---|---|
| Grade 2 | $56.00 |
| Grade 3 | $62.00 |
| Grade 4 | $73.00 |
| Grade 5 | $86.00 |
| Grade 6 | $108 |
| Grade 7 | $135 |
| Grade 8 | $668 |
| Grade 9 | $1,646 |
| Grade 9.5 | $1,811 |
| PSA 10 | $3,091 |
| BGS 10 | $4,018 |
| CGC 10 | $700 |
| SGC 10 | $1,854 |
Recent recorded sales
| Date | Sale price |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-02 | $511 |
| 2026-06-01 | $1,305 |
| 2026-04-09 | $520 |
| 2026-04-06 | $540 |
| 2026-03-17 | $549 |
| 2026-02-12 | $360 |
| 2026-02-01 | $1,805 |
| 2025-12-23 | $230 |
The eight most recent sales of any grade in our record. 50 sales in total.
How many are graded
No PSA or CGC population count is published for this card. The recorded values and sales below still stand; we leave the population out rather than estimate it.
About the artist
Sanosuke Sakuma
Illustrator of Pretend Boss Pikachu · 193/SM-P
Simplified Chinese index: 12 cards · top $279.79
Began illustrating for the TCG in 2013, while still studying in the illustration department at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College. Several hundred cards, and original work shown at exhibitions.
In our illustrator index: Sanosuke Sakuma — every credited Simplified Chinese card we hold for this artist, in price order.
Other cards by Sanosuke Sakuma in this index
- Pretend Boss Pikachu · 197/SM-P$3,458
- Pretend Boss Pikachu · 191/SM-P$3,452
- Pretend Boss Pikachu · 196/SM-P$3,300
- Pretend Boss Pikachu · 195/SM-P$3,263
Showing the four highest-value of the 10 cards by this illustrator in our 195-card index; the rest are on the card index.
Across those 10 cards PSA has graded 11,198 copies, of which 7,362 are PSA 10.
Artist credit as printed on the card face (Illus.), confirmed against the official Pokémon card database.
Where this card came from
Pretend Boss Pikachu is a Japanese promo card, as part of Pretend series, 2017. It carries the card number 193/SM-P, from the SM-P-series Japanese promo line.
Promo cards are not sold in booster boxes. They reach collectors through a specific campaign — a store, a museum, a film, an anniversary or a championship — which is why the printed number is the only reliable identifier: the same Pokémon can appear on dozens of promo cards across the same era, and the number is what separates them.
That is also why this card appears in our celebration, collaboration and event index rather than in a set list: nothing here came out of a booster box.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Pretend Boss Pikachu worth?
PSA 10 copies are valued at $3,091, against $520 for an ungraded copy and $1,646 for a PSA 9. That is our most recent recorded market value, not an asking price.
Who illustrated Pretend Boss Pikachu?
The card face credits Sanosuke Sakuma. We hold 9 other cards by this illustrator in the same index. Every illustrator we can verify is listed on our illustrator page, card by card.
Has Pretend Boss Pikachu gone up in value?
Over the last twelve months the recorded PSA 10 value moved +140%, from $1,286 to $3,091.
How often does Pretend Boss Pikachu come up for sale?
50 individual sales are on record for this card, from $102 to $4,270, with a median of $600. Thinly traded cards can go a long time between sales.
How much does the grade change the price of Pretend Boss Pikachu?
An ungraded copy is at $520, a PSA 9 at $1,646 and a PSA 10 at $3,091. The PSA 10 figure is 5.9 times the ungraded figure.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- Pokémon Card Game official card database — card name, printed card number, series and illustrator credit for 193/SM-P. This is the source for every identity detail above.
- CardSpicy — every illustrator, card by card, for the artist entry and the count of cards we hold for that illustrator.
- Recorded secondary-market sales for 193/SM-P — the value, grade ladder and sale list on this page. Figures are documented results at the dates shown, updated as new sales are recorded.
- CardSpicy — card grading: how it works, for the grade scale used in the table above.
Related reading
- Celebration, collaboration and event cards — the full ranked index
- Every illustrator behind the cards we track, card by card
- Card grading: how to read a PSA, BGS or CGC label
- Why we only sell PSA 10
- The most expensive Pokémon cards, with sale dates and venues
- Pokémon set codes, decoded
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