Chikorita

Chikorita (RC1/83), the Common from Generations, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $8, typically in the $7–$9 range. Note: 14 other cards named Chikorita exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.

This page covers Chikorita (RC1/83), the Common (about $7–$9) from Generations.

The other versions: #100/165 from Expedition Base Set (Common, about $7–$10); #99/165 from Expedition Base Set (Common, about $6–$8); #53/111 from Neo Genesis (Common, about $3–$4); #54/111 from Neo Genesis (Common, about $2–$3); #59/123 from HeartGold SoulSilver (Common, about about $2); #53/95 from Call of Legends (Common, about $1–$2); #55/101 from Hidden Legends (Common, about $1–$2); #77/123 from Mysterious Treasures (Common, about $0.90–$1); #51/115 from Unseen Forces (Common, about $0.80–$1); #5/214 from Lost Thunder (Common, about under $1); #1/122 from BREAKpoint (Common, about under $1); #6/214 from Lost Thunder (Common, about under $1); #008/217 from Ascended Heroes (Common, about under $1); #008/132 from Mega Evolution (Common, about under $1).

The collector number printed at the bottom of the card is the reliable way to tell them apart.

It's roughly a wash: with a 7% PSA 10 gem rate and current graded prices, grading a near-mint Chikorita (RC1/83) is estimated to come out within about $10 of selling it raw (est.); grade for protection or display, not profit.

Assumes ~$25/card bulk-rate grading (standard service costs more); ignores turnaround time, sub-9 grades, and shipping. A screen, not a promise.

Chikorita (RC1/83) is a Common. PSA has graded 123 copies to date, so graded supply is measurable and growing.

Of the 123 copies PSA has graded, 7% earned a PSA 10. That's a low gem rate, so flawless copies are genuinely hard to come by. Grade-by-grade population and pop-over-time appear with Riffle premium.