The Mario Pikachu card began as one of two cards in a cardboard box that cost ¥1,500 before tax at Pokemon Center in October 2016. On September 29, 2026, the lowest recent PSA 10 listing shown on SNKRDUNK for 293/XY-P asked ¥1,340,000 (~$8,701), and the lowest for 294/XY-P asked ¥4,880,000 (~$31,688). It is a Pikachu wearing a Mario poncho, on sale for a few weeks at Japanese retail a decade ago, never restocked since.
This guide covers what the card actually is, why the Mario Pikachu Special BOX has stayed scarce for nine years with no reprint, how 293/XY-P compares to the 294/XY-P full art and the sibling Luigi Pikachu pair, what grading changes about the price, and where this card sits next to Japan’s other store-exclusive Pikachu promos. We source and sell these cards out of Tokyo: the PSA 10 293/XY-P is offered as a back order and the PSA 10 294/XY-P is currently listed (both linked below).
PSA 10 Mario Pikachu 293/XY-P is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥1,366,800 (~$8,875) — sourced to order; the product page shows the current terms. The lowest recent PSA 10 listing shown on SNKRDUNK on September 29, 2026 asked ¥1,340,000 (~$8,701) for the same card.
- The PSA 10 293/XY-P is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥1,366,800 (~$8,875); the PSA 10 294/XY-P is currently listed at ¥4,928,800 (~$32,005) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).
- SNKRDUNK, September 29, 2026 (lowest recent PSA 10 listing shown): 293/XY-P ¥1,340,000, 294/XY-P ¥4,880,000, Luigi 295/XY-P ¥980,000, Luigi 296/XY-P ¥2,420,000.
- Kanazawa’s Pikachu 144/S-P and 147/S-P and Pikachu 400/SM-P are sold out at the time of this update — restock requests go through Quick Order.
Market figures are the lowest asking prices shown on SNKRDUNK on September 29, 2026 (asks, not sale prices); store prices link to the product page. USD figures convert at ¥154/USD, approximate.
What Is the Mario Pikachu Card?
The “Mario Pikachu card” refers to a pair of Japanese promo cards — 293/XY-P and 294/XY-P — both depicting Pikachu wearing a Mario costume (“poncho” in the original Japanese product description), illustrated by Kouki Saitou. They belong to the XY-P Promotional card line and have never received an official English-language release. A sibling pair, 295/XY-P and 296/XY-P, depicts the same Pikachu in a Luigi costume.
None of the four cards were ever inserted into a standard booster pack. All four came exclusively from two box products sold at Pokemon Center: the Mario Pikachu Special BOX and the Luigi Pikachu Special BOX. Both boxes were part of a wider 20th Anniversary Festa merchandise wave that paired Pokemon with Nintendo’s other flagship franchise — a two-franchise collaboration item on sale for a limited window and then never brought back.
The ¥1,500 Box: How the Card Was Released
Both boxes released nationwide at Japanese Pokemon Center stores on October 29, 2016, as part of a wider Mario/Pikachu collaboration merchandise wave that also included plush toys, card-pocket holders, a Nintendo 3DS LL case, and playing cards. Each box — Mario version and Luigi version sold as separate SKUs — retailed at ¥1,500 before tax.
Box contents were consistent across both versions: one “premium kira” print of the character card (293 for Mario, 295 for Luigi), one “original kira”/full-art print of the same character (294 for Mario, 296 for Luigi), plus a deck case, sleeves, and a card storage box. This is a straightforward retail purchase — buy the box off the shelf while supplies lasted, no lottery or application process is documented for this release.
The cards were never available through a standard booster pack. If you own one, it came out of one of these two boxes.
It’s worth sitting with how small that original transaction was. ¥1,500 before tax, walked out of a Pokemon Center in a box the size of a lunch container, alongside plush toys and 3DS cases sold in the same promotional wave. Nothing about the release framed either card as an investment piece — it was merchandise tied to a licensing crossover, priced like merchandise, and sold like merchandise. The box has not been restocked since; the September 29, 2026 asks for 293/XY-P and 294/XY-P are in the grading section below.
Why It Has Never Been Reprinted
The Mario Pikachu Special BOX has never been restocked in the roughly nine years since its 2016 release.
The box released before the later surge in Pokemon TCG collecting. No official print-quantity figure has been published for either box.
No source gives an exact print run for either box. No source documents a lottery or application process for the 2016 Mario/Luigi Pikachu release — unlike some of the later store-opening promos covered below, this one reads as a plain retail sale while stock lasted.
293 vs 294 vs Luigi Pikachu (295/296)
Four cards, two costumes, two print styles each. Here is how to tell them apart and what each asks on SNKRDUNK:
| Card # | Character | Print style | Lowest recent PSA 10 listing shown on SNKRDUNK, September 29, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 293/XY-P | Mario Pikachu | Regular / “premium kira” holo | ¥1,340,000 (~$8,701) |
| 294/XY-P | Mario Pikachu | Full Art / “original kira” | ¥4,880,000 (~$31,688) |
| 295/XY-P | Luigi Pikachu | Regular / “premium kira” holo | ¥980,000 (~$6,364) |
| 296/XY-P | Luigi Pikachu | Full Art / “original kira” | ¥2,420,000 (~$15,714) |
293/XY-P is the standard-frame holo — the “premium kira” print that came bundled first in the Mario box. The PSA 10 293/XY-P is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥1,366,800 (~$8,875) — sourced to order; the product page shows the current terms. The physical PSA 10 293/XY-P listing is sold out at the time of this update (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) — restock requests go through Quick Order.
294/XY-P is the full-art version, “original kira” in the Japanese product description, with the artwork running to the edge of the card. On September 29, 2026 the lowest recent PSA 10 listing shown for 294 asked ¥4,880,000, against ¥1,340,000 for 293. The PSA 10 294/XY-P is currently listed at ¥4,928,800 (~$32,005) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).
295/XY-P and 296/XY-P are the Luigi-costume counterparts, structured identically (regular holo + full art) and released from the same October 29, 2016 wave via the Luigi Pikachu Special BOX. The lowest recent PSA 10 listings shown on SNKRDUNK on September 29, 2026 asked ¥980,000 for 295 and ¥2,420,000 for 296. Sourcing requests for the Luigi pair go through Quick Order.
A sealed, unopened Mario Pikachu Special BOX is also listed on SNKRDUNK: the lowest asking price on September 29, 2026 was ¥6,500,000 (~$42,208), against the ¥1,500 MSRP.
Grading and Price: What PSA 10 Listings Ask
PSA 10 designates Gem Mint condition per PSA’s published grading standards. The lowest recent PSA 10 listing shown on SNKRDUNK on September 29, 2026 asked ¥1,340,000 (~$8,701) for 293/XY-P and ¥4,880,000 (~$31,688) for 294/XY-P. The Luigi pair’s lowest recent PSA 10 listings asked ¥980,000 (295/XY-P) and ¥2,420,000 (296/XY-P).
The PSA 10 293/XY-P is offered as a back order at ¥1,366,800 (~$8,875) — sourced to order; the product page shows the current terms. The PSA 10 294/XY-P is currently listed at ¥4,928,800 (~$32,005) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).
A sealed Mario Pikachu Special BOX holds one 293 and one 294 print, unopened and ungraded, so the condition of either card is unknown until the box is opened. The lowest asking price for a sealed box on SNKRDUNK on September 29, 2026 was ¥6,500,000 (~$42,208).
For more on how PSA grading changes pricing across Japanese promo cards generally, see our PSA 10 Pikachu buying guide and our broader Japanese PSA 10 price guide.
The Japan-Exclusive Promo Pikachu Ladder
Mario Pikachu is the top of a pattern, not a one-off. Japanese Pokemon Center stores have repeatedly issued Pikachu-in-costume promo cards tied to store openings, anniversaries, and collaboration campaigns — sold or given away only in Japan, never reprinted, never released in English. Here is where the rest of that lineup sits, with the store state on September 29, 2026:
| Card | Occasion | Distribution | Store state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikachu 400/SM-P | Sun & Moon Limited Collection Master Battle Set (Dec. 2019) | Pokemon Center Online bundle, ¥12,000+tax | Sold out at the time of this update (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) — restock requests go through Quick Order |
| Kanazawa’s Pikachu 147/S-P (No Mark) | Pokemon Center Kanazawa opening (Nov. 2020) | Special box insert, mirror holo | Sold out at the time of this update (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) — restock requests go through Quick Order |
| Kanazawa’s Pikachu 144/S-P (With Mark) | Pokemon Center Kanazawa opening (Nov. 2020) | Store-visit giveaway nationwide | Sold out at the time of this update — restock requests go through Quick Order |
| Fukuoka’s Pikachu 289/SV-P | Pokemon Center Fukuoka reopening (2025) | Online lottery, one application per person | Currently listed at ¥22,996 (~$149) |
The distribution methods inside this ladder differ. 144/S-P was a free store-visit giveaway available at any Pokemon Center or Pokemon Store nationwide. 147/S-P shares the same Kaga-Yuzen-style Pikachu illustration but in a mirror-holo finish, and it required buying the Kanazawa opening box — a purchase requirement. Fukuoka’s Pikachu (289/SV-P) went through an online lottery with a one-application-per-person cap during a June 2025 application window, which caps supply structurally rather than by walk-in demand. Pikachu 400/SM-P came bundled inside a ¥12,000 accessory set offered through Pokemon Center Online rather than as a standalone promo, which is a different acquisition path again.
Among the five, Mario Pikachu is the only one sold as a plain nationwide retail box with no purchase cap and no lottery — and it is also the oldest of the five, released in October 2016, giving it the longest stretch of “never reprinted”.
Our top 10 Japanese Pikachu cards roundup and PSA 10 Pokemon promo cards guide cover more of this same store-exclusive promo category, and if Umbreon is more your target, our Moonbreon card guide covers that card.
Where to Buy the Mario Pikachu Card from Japan
We ship graded and single Japanese promo cards out of Tokyo. The PSA 10 293/XY-P is offered as a back order at ¥1,366,800 (~$8,875) — sourced to order; the product page shows the current terms. The PSA 10 294/XY-P is currently listed at ¥4,928,800 (~$32,005) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order).
For the Luigi Pikachu pair, or any other Japan-exclusive promo not listed on our site, sourcing requests go through our Quick Order page. For the graded Japanese cards we list, browse our PSA 10 collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Mario Pikachu card?
The Mario Pikachu card is a Japanese promo card pair (293/XY-P regular, 294/XY-P full art) depicting Pikachu in a Mario costume, sold exclusively through the Mario Pikachu Special BOX at Japanese Pokemon Center stores starting October 29, 2016. It has never received an official English release and has never been reprinted.
Has the Mario Pikachu card been reprinted, and what are recent PSA 10 asks?
The Mario Pikachu Special BOX has never been restocked in the roughly nine years since its 2016 release, and it was never inserted into standard booster packs. On September 29, 2026, the lowest recent PSA 10 listing shown on SNKRDUNK asked ¥1,340,000 (~$8,701) for 293/XY-P and ¥4,880,000 (~$31,688) for 294/XY-P.
What’s the difference between 293/XY-P and 294/XY-P?
293/XY-P is the regular, standard-frame “premium kira” holo. 294/XY-P is the full-art “original kira” print with edge-to-edge artwork. On September 29, 2026 the lowest recent PSA 10 listing shown on SNKRDUNK asked ¥4,880,000 for 294 and ¥1,340,000 for 293.
What about the Luigi Pikachu versions (295/296)?
295/XY-P and 296/XY-P are the Luigi-costume counterparts to Mario Pikachu, released the same day (October 29, 2016) from the separate Luigi Pikachu Special BOX, in the same regular-holo plus full-art structure. On September 29, 2026 the lowest recent PSA 10 listings shown on SNKRDUNK asked ¥980,000 for 295 and ¥2,420,000 for 296. Sourcing requests for the Luigi pair go through Quick Order.
How do I buy a Mario Pikachu card from Japan?
The PSA 10 293/XY-P is offered as a back order at ¥1,366,800 (~$8,875) — sourced to order — and the PSA 10 294/XY-P is currently listed at ¥4,928,800 (~$32,005) (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order); both ship from Tokyo. For the Luigi pair or other Japan-exclusive promos, sourcing requests go through Quick Order; graded Japanese cards we list are in the PSA 10 collection.
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