Pikachu ex #149 from 30th Celebration is a illustration_rare card that currently sells for about $48.59 ungraded, with graded copies ranging from $123 at grade 9 to $85.00 at grade 10. TCGrader's AI has graded 28 copies of Pikachu ex (30th Celebration), averaging 9.2 overall. 96% scored 9 or higher, so clean copies are common and centering usually decides the top grades. A grade 10 copy sells for around $85.00 vs $48.59 raw. That's a modest premium, so grading only pays off for near-perfect copies.