Most 25th Anniversary Pikachu cards from Japan get lumped together in collector talk — “the gold one,” “the Golden Box one,” “the promo pack one.” They are not the same card, and the prices are not interchangeable either.
The card at the centre of this guide is Pikachu V, card number 001/015, a gold Full Art print that only ever shipped inside one product: Japan’s 25th Anniversary Golden Box, released December 2021. A near-identical-sounding regular print exists at a completely different card number in a completely different set, and the two get mixed up constantly. This guide separates the two, walks through what actually came in the Golden Box, and covers the English-market equivalent so you know exactly what you’re looking at — and what it’s worth — before you buy.
Pikachu V 001/015 is the gold Full Art exclusive to Japan’s 25th Anniversary Golden Box (Dec 2021) — not the same card as the regular 020/028 print from the separate 25th Anniversary Collection set. We currently list a PSA10 graded copy at ¥231,000 (~$1,453 at ¥159/USD).
Prices are converted at ¥159/USD (September 2026). Where noted, figures are our own listing price — no third-party auction data has been verified for this specific card and grade.
What Is the 25th Anniversary Golden Box?
The 25th Anniversary Golden Box is a Japanese deck-and-accessory product released in December 2021, built entirely around Pikachu. Inside is an all-holofoil 60-card Pikachu-focused deck, plus a set of gold-toned accessories: 64 matching card sleeves, a foil-stamped playmat, metal damage-counter dice, a metal 25th Anniversary commemorative coin, leather-style storage cases, and five Promo Card Packs.
Two cards in the box exist nowhere else: the gold Full Art Pikachu V (001/015) covered in this guide, and a matching gold Poké Ball card. Both use an etched-foil treatment with an enlarged 25th Anniversary graphic that sets them apart visually from every other Pikachu print released that year.
It’s worth being precise about the product name here, because Japan released several different 25th Anniversary Pikachu products in the same window. The Golden Box is a deck-and-accessory set; it is not the same release as the 25th Anniversary Collection booster box, and it is not the same as the promo pack line covered in our s8a-P 25th Anniversary promo pack guide. If you’re trying to identify a specific card, the product it came in matters as much as the card number.
The Gold Full Art Pikachu V, 001/015
The card itself is a Pikachu V in a gold Full Art frame, illustrated by 5ban Graphics. Its Japanese card number is 001/015 — the “015” denotes the small, self-contained numbering used for the Golden Box’s promo card set, not a mainline expansion.
Because the gold Full Art treatment and the enlarged 25th Anniversary branding were used only for this card and the matching gold Poké Ball, 001/015 reads immediately as a Golden Box card to anyone who has handled the product. That distinct look is also exactly why it gets confused with other “gold” or “25th Anniversary” Pikachu cards released the same year — something worth sorting out before you buy or sell one.
We currently have a PSA10-graded copy listed at ¥231,000 (~$1,453). That’s the only price we can verify directly; we haven’t pulled third-party auction comparables for this specific card and grade, so treat any other number you see elsewhere as unverified until you check the listing yourself.
Don’t Mix It Up: The Separate 020/028 Print
A second, non-gold regular print of the same Pikachu V character exists as card 020/028 (rarity RR) in the standalone Japanese 25th Anniversary Collection set. It is a different card from a different product — not a lower-grade version of 001/015, and not part of the Golden Box at all.
If a listing says “Pikachu V 25th Anniversary” without a card number, ask for one. 001/015 is the gold Golden Box exclusive; 020/028 is the regular RR print from the separate 25th Anniversary Collection set. They are not interchangeable, and pricing between the two should never be assumed to match.
The safest way to tell them apart before you buy is the card number printed in the bottom corner, combined with the frame: 001/015 is the etched-foil gold Full Art; 020/028 is a standard-frame RR print. If a seller can’t confirm the number, treat the listing as unverified.
The English Equivalent: Celebrations SWSH145
The gold Full Art print has a direct English-market counterpart: SWSH Black Star Promo SWSH145, released inside the “Celebrations Ultra-Premium Collection” on 22 October 2021. That’s the English release that matches 001/015’s gold treatment.
A second English print, SWSH143 by illustrator HYOGONOSUKE, appeared the same day in the “Celebrations Premium Figure Collection — Pikachu VMAX.” That one corresponds to the regular 020/028 Japanese print discussed above, not the gold Golden Box card — the same distinction that trips people up on the Japanese side repeats itself in the English releases.
| Region | Product | Release | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikachu V 001/015 (gold Full Art) | Japan | 25th Anniversary Golden Box | Dec 2021 |
| SWSH145 (gold Full Art) | English | Celebrations Ultra-Premium Collection | 22 Oct 2021 |
| Pikachu V 020/028 (regular RR) | Japan | 25th Anniversary Collection | 2021 |
| SWSH143 (regular, by HYOGONOSUKE) | English | Celebrations Premium Figure Collection — Pikachu VMAX | 22 Oct 2021 |
Other Japanese Pikachu Chase Prints Worth Knowing
001/015 sits inside a much larger lineage of Japanese Pikachu chase cards, each tied to its own product and its own numbering system. Knowing the landscape helps when you’re trying to work out whether a card in front of you is genuinely rare or simply uncommon outside Japan. A few worth having on your radar:
None of these four are the 001/015 gold card — they’re separate prints from separate eras, shown here so you can see how differently Japanese Pikachu chase cards are numbered and framed depending on the product. For a broader run-through of the character’s most sought-after Japanese prints, see our top 10 Pikachu Japanese cards roundup and our best Pikachu cards in the Japanese Pokemon TCG guide. If you’re specifically comparing VMAX-era prints, our Pikachu VMAX cards guide covers that lineage in more depth.
What This Card Is Worth Today
The only price we can verify directly for a PSA10-graded 001/015 is our own current listing: ¥231,000 (~$1,453). We haven’t pulled competitor or completed-auction data for this exact card and grade, so we’re not going to present a market range we can’t stand behind.
What we can say with confidence: because 001/015 only ever shipped inside one deck product rather than a widely distributed booster set, supply is inherently tighter than for a chase pull from a mainline expansion. That structural scarcity is a fact about distribution, not a pricing forecast — treat the number above as the figure to check against, and confirm the listing yourself before buying.
Grading matters more than usual here. The gold etched-foil surface on Golden Box exclusives shows handling more readily than a standard holofoil finish, so a PSA10 copy and a raw copy of the same card can sit at very different price points. If a seller can’t provide grading documentation, ask before assuming near-mint condition.
Where to Buy Pikachu V 001/015 from Japan
We ship graded and sealed Japanese Pokemon product worldwide out of Tokyo with tracked delivery. If you’re after this specific card, our current PSA10 copy is the direct route:
Looking for the regular 020/028 print, the matching gold Poké Ball card, or other Japanese Pikachu chase prints instead? Send us the exact card number and set through our Quick Order page and we’ll help track it down.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Pikachu V 001/015 card?
It’s a gold Full Art Pikachu V, illustrated by 5ban Graphics, exclusive to Japan’s 25th Anniversary Golden Box released in December 2021. Its Japanese card number is 001/015, using the small numbering system specific to that product.
Is Pikachu V 001/015 the same card as 020/028?
No. 020/028 is a separate, non-gold regular RR print of the same character from the standalone 25th Anniversary Collection set — a different product with a different card number and frame. The two should not be priced or treated as the same card.
What is the English equivalent of Pikachu V 001/015?
SWSH Black Star Promo SWSH145, released in the Celebrations Ultra-Premium Collection on 22 October 2021. A separate English print, SWSH143 by HYOGONOSUKE, corresponds to the regular 020/028 Japanese print rather than the gold one.
What comes in the 25th Anniversary Golden Box?
An all-holofoil 60-card Pikachu-focused deck, 64 matching card sleeves, a foil-stamped playmat, metal damage dice, a metal 25th Anniversary coin, leather-style cases, five Promo Card Packs, and the two gold exclusives: Pikachu V 001/015 and a matching gold Poké Ball card.
How much is a PSA10 Pikachu V 001/015 worth?
We currently list a PSA10-graded copy at ¥231,000 (about $1,453 at ¥159/USD). We haven’t verified third-party auction prices for this specific card and grade, so check the current listing directly for the up-to-date figure.
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