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Raichu Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 71 Raichu cards on file, 65 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $28.01.

Pokédex number · 71 cards · 65 with a price · $0.29 to $445.00 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Raichu Pokémon card worth?

The typical Raichu card costs $28.01. Across the 65 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.29 and the dearest is $445.00 — Shining Raichu 111, at $445.00. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.

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Raichu 71 cardsPokédex number

Raichu price summary

65 with a price · $0.29 to $445.00 · No. 34 of 206 Pokémon by typical price · +138.2% in 11 months · 117 HP on average · weak to Fighting

Typical price, last 11 months$28.01+138.2% from $11.76
Card price ladder$445.00$4.13 to $445.00
Place among PokémonNo. 34CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $28.01 · No. 34 of 206
172 Pokémon cost less than this one
Cards on file7165 carry a priceMost expensive card$445.00Shining Raichu 111Cheapest on record$0.29across all 65 priced cardsPrice rose+138.2%over the last 11 monthsPlace by priceNo. 34of 206 Pokémon

What stands out about Raichu cards

  • Scale 71 cards carry this Pokémon — 0.3% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
  • Price Half of the priced cards cost under $28.01, but the dearest reaches $445.00 — a gap of 16×.
  • Place By typical price this is No. 34 of 206 Pokémon; 172 of them cost less.
  • Record 65 of the 71 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 71

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over
  • English cards on file 20,4447,142 cardsonly cards that record a Pokédex number remain · 34.9% of 20,444
  • Cards with a Pokédex number 7,14271 cardsonly Raichu remain · 1.0% of 7,142
  • The 71 cards on this page71 cards0.3% of every English card on file

The middle step counts every card that records a Pokédex number, including Pokémon too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the Pokédex number list, which only counts the groups it can open.

Raichu Pokémon cards at a glance

  • What this group is. 71 cards share the Pokédex number Raichu. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.
  • What they cost. The typical card is $28.01. Across the 65 priced cards the range runs $0.29 to $445.00.
  • Where it stands. No. 34 of 206 Pokémon by typical price, with 172 of them cheaper.
  • What the cards are like. They average 117 HP and 95 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fighting.
  • What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 65 cards that carry a price, each with its own price page. Cards without a price are counted in the total but are not listed.
  • When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.
Source: Counted from 71 cards on file, 65 of them with a price

Every Raichu card with a price on file

These are the 50 most expensive of the 65 Raichu cards that carry a price, dearest first. Each one opens its own price page.
1Shining Raichu — Neo Destiny #111released 2002Shining Raichu [111]2Dark Raichu — Team Rocket #83released 2000Dark Raichu [83]3Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #221released 2019Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX [221]4Raichu ex — Sandstorm #98released 2003Raichu ex [98]5Raichu — Skyridge #H25released 2003Raichu [H25]6Raichu δ — Holon Phantoms #15released 2006Raichu δ [15]7Raichu — Expedition Base Set #25released 2002Raichu [25]8Alolan Raichu — SM Black Star Promos #SM72released 2017Alolan Raichu [SM72]9Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #241released 2019Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX [241]10Raichu — Expedition Base Set #61released 2002Raichu [61]11Lt. Surge's Raichu — Gym Challenge #11released 2000Lt. Surge's Raichu [11]12Raichu ex — Emerald #97released 2005Raichu ex [97]13Raichu — HS—Undaunted #83released 2010Raichu [83]14Raichu — Fossil #14released 1999Raichu [14]15Raichu — Base #14released 1999Raichu [14]16Raichu LV.X — Stormfront #99released 2008Raichu LV.X [99]17Raichu — Skyridge #27released 2003Raichu [27]18Raichu — Paldea Evolved #211released 2023Raichu [211]19Dark Raichu — Legendary Collection #7released 2002Dark Raichu [7]20Raichu — Power Keepers #12released 2007Raichu [12]21Raichu — Base Set 2 #16released 2000Raichu [16]22Raichu — Holon Phantoms #51released 2006Raichu [51]23Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #220released 2019Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX [220]24Lt. Surge's Raichu — Gym Heroes #28released 2000Lt. Surge's Raichu [28]25Raichu — FireRed & LeafGreen #12released 2004Raichu [12]26Raichu-GX — Shining Legends #75released 2017Raichu-GX [75]27Raichu — HS—Undaunted #33released 2010Raichu [33]28Raichu — Team Magma vs Team Aqua #13released 2004Raichu [13]29Raichu — Neo Revelation #21released 2001Raichu [21]30Raichu GL — Rising Rivals #31released 2009Raichu GL [31]31Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #54released 2019Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX [54]32Raichu — DP Black Star Promos #DP21released 2007Raichu [DP21]33Raichu — Stormfront #8released 2008Raichu [8]34Raichu — Arceus #27released 2009Raichu [27]35Raichu — Fossil #29released 1999Raichu [29]36Raichu — Mysterious Treasures #15released 2007Raichu [15]37Raichu — Majestic Dawn #45released 2008Raichu [45]38Raichu — Paldean Fates #132released 2024Raichu [132]39Raichu — Generations #RC9released 2016Raichu [RC9]40Raichu BREAK — BREAKthrough #50released 2015Raichu BREAK [50]41Raichu — Supreme Victors #77released 2009Raichu [77]42Raichu — POP Series 9 #3released 2009Raichu [3]43Raichu — Next Destinies #40released 2012Raichu [40]44Raichu — Evolutions #36released 2016Raichu [36]45Alolan Raichu — Unified Minds #57released 2019Alolan Raichu [57]46Raichu V — Brilliant Stars #158released 2022Raichu V [158]47Raichu-GX — Shining Legends #29released 2017Raichu-GX [29]48Raichu — Furious Fists #28released 2014Raichu [28]49Raichu — XY #43released 2014Raichu [43]50Raichu — BREAKthrough #49released 2015Raichu [49]

The 50 dearest Raichu cards, most expensive first, each badged with the year it was printed. Hover a card to see it full size.

The grid above carries pictures for the 50 dearest cards only. Putting a picture on all 65 cards would make the first screen slow to arrive. The list below instead carries every one of them as a row.

The same 50 cards as a list, dearest firstName · set and number · rarity · price
Shining Raichu — Neo Destiny #1111Shining RaichuNeo Destiny #111 · 2002$445.00Rare ShiningDark Raichu — Team Rocket #832Dark RaichuTeam Rocket #83 · 2000$360.23Rare SecretRaichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #2213Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GXUnified Minds #221 · 2019$342.55Rare UltraRaichu ex — Sandstorm #984Raichu exSandstorm #98 · 2003$267.89Rare Holo EXRaichu — Skyridge #H255RaichuSkyridge #H25 · 2003$252.10Rare HoloRaichu δ — Holon Phantoms #156Raichu δHolon Phantoms #15 · 2006$201.33Rare HoloRaichu — Expedition Base Set #257RaichuExpedition Base Set #25 · 2002$174.99Rare HoloAlolan Raichu — SM Black Star Promos #SM728Alolan RaichuSM Black Star Promos #SM72 · 2017$172.49Promo
Show the other 42They carry on in the same order — you do not leave this page+42
Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #2419Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GXUnified Minds #241 · 2019$139.21Rare RainbowRaichu — Expedition Base Set #6110RaichuExpedition Base Set #61 · 2002$134.66RareLt. Surge's Raichu — Gym Challenge #1111Lt. Surge's RaichuGym Challenge #11 · 2000$133.09Rare HoloRaichu ex — Emerald #9712Raichu exEmerald #97 · 2005$130.00Rare Holo EXRaichu — HS—Undaunted #8313RaichuHS—Undaunted #83 · 2010$129.01Rare PrimeRaichu — Fossil #1414RaichuFossil #14 · 1999$118.63Rare HoloRaichu — Base #1415RaichuBase #14 · 1999$115.27Rare HoloRaichu LV.X — Stormfront #9916Raichu LV.XStormfront #99 · 2008$104.50Rare Holo LV.XRaichu — Skyridge #2717RaichuSkyridge #27 · 2003$101.46RareRaichu — Paldea Evolved #21118RaichuPaldea Evolved #211 · 2023$99.48Illustration RareDark Raichu — Legendary Collection #719Dark RaichuLegendary Collection #7 · 2002$74.00Rare HoloRaichu — Power Keepers #1220RaichuPower Keepers #12 · 2007$72.49Rare HoloRaichu — Base Set 2 #1621RaichuBase Set 2 #16 · 2000$56.51Rare HoloRaichu — Holon Phantoms #5122RaichuHolon Phantoms #51 · 2006$55.22UncommonRaichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #22023Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GXUnified Minds #220 · 2019$52.81Rare UltraLt. Surge's Raichu — Gym Heroes #2824Lt. Surge's RaichuGym Heroes #28 · 2000$47.57RareRaichu — FireRed & LeafGreen #1225RaichuFireRed & LeafGreen #12 · 2004$47.03Rare HoloRaichu-GX — Shining Legends #7526Raichu-GXShining Legends #75 · 2017$42.69Rare RainbowRaichu — HS—Undaunted #3327RaichuHS—Undaunted #33 · 2010$42.17UncommonRaichu — Team Magma vs Team Aqua #1328RaichuTeam Magma vs Team Aqua #13 · 2004$40.00RareRaichu — Neo Revelation #2129RaichuNeo Revelation #21 · 2001$37.08RareRaichu GL — Rising Rivals #3130Raichu GLRising Rivals #31 · 2009$36.06RareRaichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #5431Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GXUnified Minds #54 · 2019$33.49Rare Holo GXRaichu — DP Black Star Promos #DP2132RaichuDP Black Star Promos #DP21 · 2007$32.34PromoRaichu — Stormfront #833RaichuStormfront #8 · 2008$28.01Rare HoloRaichu — Arceus #2734RaichuArceus #27 · 2009$26.10RareRaichu — Fossil #2935RaichuFossil #29 · 1999$25.66RareRaichu — Mysterious Treasures #1536RaichuMysterious Treasures #15 · 2007$22.16Rare HoloRaichu — Majestic Dawn #4537RaichuMajestic Dawn #45 · 2008$21.29UncommonRaichu — Paldean Fates #13238RaichuPaldean Fates #132 · 2024$20.09Shiny RareRaichu — Generations #RC939RaichuGenerations #RC9 · 2016$15.74CommonRaichu BREAK — BREAKthrough #5040Raichu BREAKBREAKthrough #50 · 2015$13.86Rare BREAKRaichu — Supreme Victors #7741RaichuSupreme Victors #77 · 2009$13.74UncommonRaichu — POP Series 9 #342RaichuPOP Series 9 #3 · 2009$13.55RareRaichu — Next Destinies #4043RaichuNext Destinies #40 · 2012$9.30UncommonRaichu — Evolutions #3644RaichuEvolutions #36 · 2016$8.49Rare HoloAlolan Raichu — Unified Minds #5745Alolan RaichuUnified Minds #57 · 2019$7.78Rare HoloRaichu V — Brilliant Stars #15846Raichu VBrilliant Stars #158 · 2022$5.74Rare UltraRaichu-GX — Shining Legends #2947Raichu-GXShining Legends #29 · 2017$5.64Rare Holo GXRaichu — Furious Fists #2848RaichuFurious Fists #28 · 2014$4.69UncommonRaichu — XY #4349RaichuXY #43 · 2014$4.65Rare HoloRaichu — BREAKthrough #4950RaichuBREAKthrough #49 · 2015$4.13Rare
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Which Raichu cards share a name across several printings?

44 of the 50 cards listed above are reprints of just 7 names. Buying by name alone is how people end up with the wrong printing, because these share a name but not a set, a rarity or a price.

Raichu30 printings · 26 sets

Raichu [H25]Rare Holo · SkyridgeMarket $252.10Raichu [25]Rare Holo · Expedition Base SetMarket $174.99Raichu [61]Rare · Expedition Base SetMarket $134.66Raichu [83]Rare Prime · HS—UndauntedMarket $129.01Raichu [14]Rare Holo · FossilMarket $118.63Raichu [14]Rare Holo · BaseMarket $115.27Raichu [27]Rare · SkyridgeMarket $101.46Raichu [211]Illustration Rare · Paldea EvolvedMarket $99.48Raichu [12]Rare Holo · Power KeepersMarket $72.49Raichu [16]Rare Holo · Base Set 2Market $56.51Raichu [51]Uncommon · Holon PhantomsMarket $55.22Raichu [12]Rare Holo · FireRed & LeafGreenMarket $47.03Raichu [33]Uncommon · HS—UndauntedMarket $42.17Raichu [13]Rare · Team Magma vs Team AquaMarket $40.00Raichu [21]Rare · Neo RevelationMarket $37.08Raichu [DP21]Promo · DP Black Star PromosMarket $32.34Raichu [8]Rare Holo · StormfrontMarket $28.01Raichu [27]Rare · ArceusMarket $26.10Raichu [29]Rare · FossilMarket $25.66Raichu [15]Rare Holo · Mysterious TreasuresMarket $22.16Raichu [45]Uncommon · Majestic DawnMarket $21.29Raichu [132]Shiny Rare · Paldean FatesMarket $20.09Raichu [RC9]Common · GenerationsMarket $15.74Raichu [77]Uncommon · Supreme VictorsMarket $13.74Raichu [3]Rare · POP Series 9Market $13.55Raichu [40]Uncommon · Next DestiniesMarket $9.30Raichu [36]Rare Holo · EvolutionsMarket $8.49Raichu [28]Uncommon · Furious FistsMarket $4.69Raichu [43]Rare Holo · XYMarket $4.65Raichu [49]Rare · BREAKthroughMarket $4.13

Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX4 printings · 1 set

Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX [221]Rare Ultra · Unified MindsMarket $342.55Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX [241]Rare Rainbow · Unified MindsMarket $139.21Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX [220]Rare Ultra · Unified MindsMarket $52.81Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX [54]Rare Holo GX · Unified MindsMarket $33.49

Dark Raichu2 printings · 2 sets

Dark Raichu [83]Rare Secret · Team RocketMarket $360.23Dark Raichu [7]Rare Holo · Legendary CollectionMarket $74.00

Raichu ex2 printings · 2 sets

Raichu ex [98]Rare Holo EX · SandstormMarket $267.89Raichu ex [97]Rare Holo EX · EmeraldMarket $130.00

Alolan Raichu2 printings · 2 sets

Alolan Raichu [SM72]Promo · SM Black Star PromosMarket $172.49Alolan Raichu [57]Rare Holo · Unified MindsMarket $7.78

Lt. Surge's Raichu2 printings · 2 sets

Lt. Surge's Raichu [11]Rare Holo · Gym ChallengeMarket $133.09Lt. Surge's Raichu [28]Rare · Gym HeroesMarket $47.57

Raichu-GX2 printings · 1 set

Raichu-GX [75]Rare Rainbow · Shining LegendsMarket $42.69Raichu-GX [29]Rare Holo GX · Shining LegendsMarket $5.64
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Are Raichu Pokémon cards going up in value?

This is the middle price of one Raichu card, read at 13 points over the last twelve months. The line is not smoothed, so the months it fell are still visible.

What one Raichu card cost over twelve months

Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $28.01
Sep 12, 2025 — starting pointMiddle price of one card$11.76Cards carrying a price64The twelve months are counted from hereAug 14, 2026 — latest readingMiddle price of one card$28.01Cards carrying a price65From start+138.2%From previous+6.9%
Hover a band to read that readingTap a band to read that reading
Every point is a reading taken on that date, joined without smoothing. The count of cards behind each reading moves too, and it is shown in the panel.
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How Raichu Pokémon card prices are spread

One number cannot describe a group whose cards run from a few dollars to several thousand. These four points and the bands under them show the shape of it.

An average hides the shape of a group. These four points say where the money actually sits among Raichu cards.

A typical Raichu card$28.01medianThat is 6.3% of the dearest single card at $445.00. "Raichu cards are expensive" is a story about one card.
The cheapest Raichu card$0.29Paldean Fates #19That is 1.0% of the typical price, so this group has cards you can buy for pocket change.
One in four costs less than this$4.65lower quarterA quarter of the priced cards sit under $4.65.
One in ten costs more than this$173.99upper tenthThat is 6.2× the typical price. This bar is the longest one here, and the tiles above are measured against it.
This page carries no graded prices for Raichu cardsPaid data A graded copy can be worth several times an ungraded one, but population counts and graded sale prices are only sold commercially.Rather than print a guess, the column is left out — every price here is for an ungraded English card.
The counting sections and the price sections do not share a denominator. This group holds 71 cards, but only 65 of them carry a price. Every figure about money on this page — the typical price, the quarters, the bands, the ladder — is counted on those 65, while every figure about how many cards exist is counted on all 71.
How Raichu Pokémon card prices are spread
Price bandCardsShare
Under $1 812.3%
$1 to $5 1015.4%
$5 to $20 913.8%
$20 to $50 1523.1%
$50 to $100 69.2%
$100 to $500 1726.2%

Counted across the 65 Raichu cards that carry a price. The bands are the round numbers people use when they talk about price, not equal-width steps.

The two ends of that spread are both Raichu cards. Put side by side, they show what you are actually paying for.

Dearest on fileShining RaichuNeo Destiny #111One card carries the reputation of the whole group at $445.00.
1,534 times apartPrice $445.00 VS $0.29
Rarity Rare Shining VS Rare
Set Neo Destiny VS Paldean Fates
Cheapest on fileRaichuPaldean Fates #19The same Pokémon, in print, for $0.29.
What is the same
Both are Raichu cards
They sit in the same group of 71 cards and answer to the same Pokédex number, so a search for Raichu returns both.
What differs
Rare Shining against Rare
The dearer one is from Neo Destiny and the cheaper from Paldean Fates. Nothing about the Pokémon changed — the printing did.
What it costs you
1,534 times apart
Buying the name rather than the print costs $0.29. The typical Raichu card is $28.01, much nearer the cheap end than the dear one.
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When were Raichu Pokémon cards printed, and are the old ones worth more?

Age is the first thing people ask about a Raichu card. These are the years this group was actually printed in, and what a card from each year is worth now.

This counts how many Raichu cards were printed in each year on file. The busiest year is 2017 with 8.

Bar height is that year against the busiest one (2017, 8 cards). Press a bar for the exact count.

Raichu Pokémon cards by year of printing
YearCardsShareTypical price
1999 34.2%$115.27
2000 45.6%$94.80
2001 11.4%—
2002 45.6%$154.82
2003 34.2%$252.10
2004 22.8%—
2005 11.4%—
2006 22.8%—
2007 34.2%$32.34
2008 34.2%$28.01
2009 45.6%$19.92
2010 34.2%—
2011 11.4%—
2012 11.4%—
2014 22.8%—
2015 22.8%—
2016 34.2%$8.49
2017 811.3%$5.64
2019 811.3%$20.64
2020 11.4%—
2021 11.4%—
2022 45.6%$1.07
2023 34.2%—
2024 34.2%$0.31
2026 11.4%—

Years with no card of this group are left out rather than drawn as an empty bar. "Typical price" is the middle price of the cards printed that year.

25 years in all — every one of them is in this tableOldest firstNot split into pages — all of the years are in this one table.
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What Raichu Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

The group price says what an ordinary Raichu card costs. These break the group down by card kind, rarity, printing, each row beside its own typical price, so you can tell a cheap card from a dear one before you look it up.

The words printed after the name split Raichu cards into kinds, and each kind plays by different rules.

GX9 · 12.7%TAG TEAM4 · 5.6%V2 · 2.8%ex2 · 2.8%Prime1 · 1.4%SP1 · 1.4%Not in the rows above52 · 73.2%
Which kinds of Raichu card carry the value?6 largest of card kind · one real card each
9 cardsGXUnified Minds #221 · $342.55
4 cardsTAG TEAMUnified Minds #221 · $342.55
2 cardsVBrilliant Stars #158 · $5.74
2 cardsexSandstorm #98 · $267.89
1 cardPrimeHS—Undaunted #83 · $129.01
1 cardSPRising Rivals #31 · $36.06
Which kinds of Raichu card carry the value?
Card kindCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
GX 912.7%$42.69Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #221
TAG TEAM 45.6%$96.01Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #221
V 22.8%—Raichu V — Brilliant Stars #158
ex 22.8%—Raichu ex — Sandstorm #98
Prime 11.4%—Raichu — HS—Undaunted #83
SP 11.4%—Raichu GL — Rising Rivals #31

Counted across all 71 Raichu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which Raichu cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?6 largest of rarity · one real card each
20 cardsRare HoloSkyridge #H25 · $252.10
16 cardsRareExpedition Base Set #61 · $134.66
9 cardsUncommonHolon Phantoms #51 · $55.22
6 cardsPromoSM Black Star Promos #SM72 · $172.49
3 cardsRare Holo GXUnified Minds #54 · $33.49
3 cardsRare UltraUnified Minds #221 · $342.55
Which Raichu cards are rare, and does rarity show up in the price?
RarityCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Rare Holo 2028.2%$47.03Raichu — Skyridge #H25
Rare 1622.5%$25.66Raichu — Expedition Base Set #61
Uncommon 912.7%$9.30Raichu — Holon Phantoms #51
Promo 68.5%—Alolan Raichu — SM Black Star Promos #SM72
Rare Holo GX 34.2%$5.64Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #54
Rare Ultra 34.2%$52.81Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #221
Common 22.8%—Raichu — Generations #RC9
Rare Holo EX 22.8%—Raichu ex — Sandstorm #98
Rare Rainbow 22.8%—Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #241
Illustration Rare 11.4%—Raichu — Paldea Evolved #211

Counted across all 71 Raichu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Raichu card is worth more?6 largest of printing · one real card each
35 cardsHolofoilUnified Minds #221 · $342.55
21 cardsNormalExpedition Base Set #61 · $134.66
4 cards1st Edition HolofoilTeam Rocket #83 · $360.23
3 cards1st EditionGym Heroes #28 · $47.57
1 cardReverse HolofoilAscended Heroes #56 · $0.52
1 cardUnlimited HolofoilNeo Destiny #111 · $445.00
Holo, reverse holo or plain — which printing of a Raichu card is worth more?
PrintingCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Holofoil 3549.3%$33.49Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #221
Normal 2129.6%$13.55Raichu — Expedition Base Set #61
1st Edition Holofoil 45.6%$125.86Dark Raichu — Team Rocket #83
1st Edition 34.2%$37.08Lt. Surge's Raichu — Gym Heroes #28
Reverse Holofoil 11.4%—Raichu — Ascended Heroes #56
Unlimited Holofoil 11.4%—Shining Raichu — Neo Destiny #111

Counted across all 71 Raichu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which sets hold the Raichu cards?6 largest of set · one real card each
5 cardsUnified MindsUnified Minds #221 · $342.55
4 cardsSM Black Star PromosSM Black Star Promos #SM72 · $172.49
2 cardsBREAKthroughBREAKthrough #50 · $13.86
2 cardsBrilliant StarsBrilliant Stars #158 · $5.74
2 cardsExpedition Base SetExpedition Base Set #25 · $174.99
2 cardsFossilFossil #14 · $118.63
Which sets hold the Raichu cards?
SetCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Unified Minds 57.0%$52.81Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #221
SM Black Star Promos 45.6%—Alolan Raichu — SM Black Star Promos #SM72
BREAKthrough 22.8%—Raichu BREAK — BREAKthrough #50
Brilliant Stars 22.8%—Raichu V — Brilliant Stars #158
Expedition Base Set 22.8%—Raichu — Expedition Base Set #25
Fossil 22.8%—Raichu — Fossil #14
Generations 22.8%—Raichu — Generations #RC9
HS—Undaunted 22.8%—Raichu — HS—Undaunted #83
Holon Phantoms 22.8%—Raichu δ — Holon Phantoms #15
Paldea Evolved 22.8%—Raichu — Paldea Evolved #211

Counted across all 71 Raichu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Who drew the Raichu cards?6 largest of illustrator · one real card each
9 cardsMitsuhiro AritaTeam Rocket #83 · $360.23
7 cards5ban GraphicsShining Legends #75 · $42.69
6 cardsKen SugimoriGym Challenge #11 · $133.09
4 cardsKouki SaitouHolon Phantoms #51 · $55.22
3 cardsDaisuke ItoDP Black Star Promos #DP21 · $32.34
2 cardsAkira KomayamaSM Black Star Promos #SM72 · $172.49
Who drew the Raichu cards?
IllustratorCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Mitsuhiro Arita 912.7%$33.49Dark Raichu — Team Rocket #83
5ban Graphics 79.9%$9.75Raichu-GX — Shining Legends #75
Ken Sugimori 68.5%$52.04Lt. Surge's Raichu — Gym Challenge #11
Kouki Saitou 45.6%$39.12Raichu — Holon Phantoms #51
Daisuke Ito 34.2%$22.16Raichu — DP Black Star Promos #DP21
Akira Komayama 22.8%—Alolan Raichu — SM Black Star Promos #SM72
Atsuko Nishida 22.8%—Raichu — Expedition Base Set #25
ConceptLab 22.8%—Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #241
Kagemaru Himeno 22.8%—Raichu — Stormfront #8
MUGENUP 22.8%—Raichu V — Brilliant Stars #158

Counted across all 71 Raichu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.

The energy symbol in the corner decides what a Raichu card can attack with.

Lightning70 · 98.6%Metal1 · 1.4%
Which energy types do Raichu cards use?2 largest of energy type · one real card each
70 cardsLightningNeo Destiny #111 · $445.00
1 cardMetalHolon Phantoms #15 · $201.33
Which energy types do Raichu cards use?
Energy typeCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Lightning 7098.6%$27.06Shining Raichu — Neo Destiny #111
Metal 11.4%—Raichu δ — Holon Phantoms #15

Counted across all 71 Raichu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Which eras of the game do Raichu cards come from?6 largest of series · one real card each
16 cardsSun & MoonUnified Minds #221 · $342.55
7 cardsEXSandstorm #98 · $267.89
7 cardsXYGenerations #RC9 · $15.74
6 cardsScarlet & VioletPaldea Evolved #211 · $99.48
6 cardsSword & ShieldBrilliant Stars #158 · $5.74
5 cardsBaseTeam Rocket #83 · $360.23
Which eras of the game do Raichu cards come from?
SeriesCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Sun & Moon 1622.5%$7.78Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX — Unified Minds #221
EX 79.9%$72.49Raichu ex — Sandstorm #98
XY 79.9%$4.69Raichu — Generations #RC9
Scarlet & Violet 68.5%$0.31Raichu — Paldea Evolved #211
Sword & Shield 68.5%$0.71Raichu V — Brilliant Stars #158
Base 57.0%$115.27Dark Raichu — Team Rocket #83
Diamond & Pearl 57.0%$28.01Raichu LV.X — Stormfront #99
E-Card 45.6%$154.82Raichu — Skyridge #H25
HeartGold & SoulSilver 34.2%—Raichu — HS—Undaunted #83
Platinum 34.2%$26.10Raichu GL — Rising Rivals #31

Counted across all 71 Raichu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

The 10 largest rows are drawnBy card countNot split into pages — the rows above are the largest of this group.
Which Raichu cards are still tournament legal?6 largest of regulation mark · one real card each
5 cardsGPaldea Evolved #211 · $99.48
4 cardsFBrilliant Stars #158 · $5.74
1 cardDSword & Shield #66 · $0.80
1 cardEEvolving Skies #50 · $0.61
1 cardHTemporal Forces #52 · $0.31
1 cardJAscended Heroes #56 · $0.52
Which Raichu cards are still tournament legal?
Regulation markCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
G 57.0%$10.20Raichu — Paldea Evolved #211
F 45.6%$1.07Raichu V — Brilliant Stars #158
D 11.4%—Raichu — Sword & Shield #66
E 11.4%—Raichu — Evolving Skies #50
H 11.4%—Raichu — Temporal Forces #52
J 11.4%—Raichu — Ascended Heroes #56

Counted across all 71 Raichu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

Are evolved Raichu cards worth more?4 largest of evolution stage · one real card each
61 cardsStage 1Team Rocket #83 · $360.23
8 cardsBasicNeo Destiny #111 · $445.00
1 cardBREAKBREAKthrough #50 · $13.86
1 cardLevel-UpStormfront #99 · $104.50
Are evolved Raichu cards worth more?
Evolution stageCardsShareTypical price (median)A card from it
Stage 1 6185.9%$25.66Dark Raichu — Team Rocket #83
Basic 811.3%$44.44Shining Raichu — Neo Destiny #111
BREAK 11.4%—Raichu BREAK — BREAKthrough #50
Level-Up 11.4%—Raichu LV.X — Stormfront #99

Counted across all 71 Raichu cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row, left as a dash where fewer than three of its cards carry a price — a median of one or two cards is not a typical price.

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How much HP and damage Raichu Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every Raichu card prints the same number or they run from one end of the scale to the other. These five points show which of the two is happening.
Raichu Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
MeasureLowestLower quarterTypicalUpper quarterHighestCards counted
HP708010012526071
Biggest attack20538512820070

Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.

The five points that describe Raichu card HP
Lowest26.9% of the highest70 HP
Lower quarter30.8% of the highest80 HP
Typical38.5% of the highest100 HP
Upper quarter48.1% of the highest125 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest260 HP

HP printed on the 71 Raichu cards that carry one. The typical card is 100 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 80 and 125 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe Raichu card HP
GroupShareValue
Lowest26.9% of the highest70 HP
Lower quarter30.8% of the highest80 HP
Typical38.5% of the highest100 HP
Upper quarter48.1% of the highest125 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest260 HP
The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Raichu card
Lowest10.0% of the highest20 damage
Lower quarter26.5% of the highest53 damage
Typical42.5% of the highest85 damage
Upper quarter64.0% of the highest128 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest200 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 70 Raichu cards that print one. The typical card hits for 85. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 53 and 128. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Raichu card
GroupShareValue
Lowest10.0% of the highest20 damage
Lower quarter26.5% of the highest53 damage
Typical42.5% of the highest85 damage
Upper quarter64.0% of the highest128 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest200 damage
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How do Raichu Pokémon cards evolve?

Raichu cards evolve in two ways that are easy to read as one: the collection line runs from an earlier Pokémon up to Raichu, while a form badge promotes one Raichu card into another. These are the 71 Raichu cards that print a stage.
Collection line — what Raichu cards are played on top of2 steps · each step is its own group of cards
Pikachu177 cards · typical $29.06
Raichu71 cards · typical $28.01
Pikachu → Raichu
  • The printed stage climbs Basic → Stage 1 along this line.
  • Typical HP rises from 60 on Pikachu cards to 100 on Raichu cards, 1.7× as high.
  • Raichu cards are not played from the hand: they go on top of a Pikachu card that is already on the table.
  • 59 of the 71 Raichu cards on file print Evolves from Pikachu.
Form badges — Raichu cards that evolve from another Raichu card1 badge · most cards first · no earlier Pokémon needed
2 cardsRaichuSkyridge · No. H25

How Raichu Pokémon cards evolve

How Raichu Pokémon cards evolve — 71 cards counted.
Share across 4 items. The largest is Stage 1 at 86%.86%Stage 1
  • Stage 186%
  • Basic11%
  • BREAK1%
  • Level-Up1%

Basic cards are played straight from the hand; the later stages have to evolve from the card before them.

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Can you still play Raichu Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?

Price is only half of what separates this group from the one next to it. These are the conditions you meet when you actually put a Raichu card on the table, across all 71 of them.
The card shown is Shining Raichu. It is Neo Destiny #111, Rare Shining. This group holds 71 Pokémon cards on file.Printed in 2002

What it costs to retreat a Raichu Pokémon card

What it costs to retreat a Raichu Pokémon card — 71 cards counted.
Share across 3 items. The largest is 1 at 65%.65%1
  • 165%
  • 020%
  • 215%

The number of energy cards you discard to move this Pokémon back to the bench. Zero means it retreats for free.

Can you still play Raichu Pokémon cards in a tournament?
QuestionCardsShare of the group
Legal in Standard today1014.1%
Legal in Expanded today3853.5%
Cards with an Ability912.7%
Cards with a special rule1622.5%

Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 71 cards
Legal in Standard today14.1%10 cards
Legal in Expanded today53.5%38 cards
Cards with an Ability12.7%9 cards
Cards with a special rule22.5%16 cards

Each track is the whole of the 71 Raichu cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

The four rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so the bars are read one at a time against the group.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 71 cards
GroupShareValue
Legal in Standard today14.1%10 cards
Legal in Expanded today53.5%38 cards
Cards with an Ability12.7%9 cards
Cards with a special rule22.5%16 cards
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Which Raichu Pokémon cards moved most this year

The group line is made of single cards, and they do not all move together. These are the two ends of that spread over the last twelve months.

Biggest risers over 12 months

Biggest fallers over 12 months

Counted on the 51 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.

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The cheapest Raichu Pokémon cards you can buy

Every list on this page so far has run from the top down. This one runs from the bottom, because the first question of anyone starting a Raichu collection is what it costs to get in.
1 Raichu 19 — Paldean Fates $0.29 Raichu [19] 2 Raichu 64 — Paldea Evolved $0.31 Raichu [64] 3 Raichu 52 — Temporal Forces $0.31 Raichu [52] 4 Raichu 50 — Silver Tempest $0.32 Raichu [50] 5 Raichu 53 — Lost Origin $0.49 Raichu [53] 6 Raichu 56 — Ascended Heroes $0.52 Raichu [56]
The 6 cheapest Raichu cards on file

Cheapest first. Each card opens its own price page. Prices exclude shipping, which on a card at this level is usually more than the card.

These six together cost $2.24, against $445.00 for the single dearest Raichu card. The two ends of the same group sit 1,534× apart, and both of them are correctly described as "Raichu".

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How Raichu compares with the other Pokémon

A price on its own says nothing until you know what the group next to it costs. This is where Raichu sits among the 206 Pokémon on file.

"Which Pokémon is the most expensive" has three different answers depending on what you measure, so this section keeps them apart.

Ranked by its single dearest card, Raichu is number 55 of 206 Pokémon, on Neo Destiny #111 at $445.00. By card count it is number 6, and by the price of an ordinary card number 34 — three different answers to "is it the most expensive".

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Raichu is number 34

Every bar is measured against No. 1 Gengar at $160.00
  • GengarNo. 1 by price · 50 cardsbaseline$160.00
  • RayquazaNo. 2 by price · 59 cards$125.27
  • UmbreonNo. 3 by price · 44 cards$110.85
  • RaichuNo. 34 by price · 71 cardsYou are here$28.01
  • DeoxysNo. 35 by price · 41 cards$27.50
  • TyphlosionNo. 36 by price · 27 cards$27.35

These are the Pokémon that sit next to Raichu on that ladder.

Gengar — 50 cardsPokédex 94typical $160.00Rayquaza — 59 cardsPokédex 384typical $125.27Umbreon — 44 cardsPokédex 197typical $110.85Deoxys — 41 cardsPokédex 386typical $27.50Typhlosion — 27 cardsPokédex 157typical $27.35
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The 3 dearest Raichu cards on file — hover to draw one out
Middle · Dark Raichu Team Rocket #83Most drawn by Mitsuhiro Arita
Raichu cards
71on file
65 of them carry a price
Sets they appear in
10
Only the largest rows are listed in the table
Illustrators
10
Most often Mitsuhiro Arita
Typical card
$28.01median
One in ten costs over $173.99
Typical HP100Biggest attack85Weak toFightingEnergy typeLightning

4 things that split what a Raichu card is worth — press a panel to drop to the working behind it

Same Raichu, different printing — how far apart?9.3×dearest printing ÷ cheapest printing1st Edition Holofoil · 4 cards$125.861st Edition · 3 cards$37.08Holofoil · 35 cards$33.49Normal · 21 cards$13.55Bars are measured against 1st Edition Holofoil at $125.86See every printingWhich way did Raichu card prices go over 12 months?+138%$11.76 → $28.0113 readings of the middle priceSee the whole curveWhich rarity of Raichu card holds the value?$52.81Rare UltraRare Ultra · 3 cards$52.81Rare Holo · 20 cards$47.03Rare · 16 cards$25.66Uncommon · 9 cards$9.30Bars are measured against Rare UltraSee every rarityWhere does Raichu sit among the other Pokémon?No. 34of 206 PokémonNo. 1 Gengar$160.00No. 2 Rayquaza$125.27No. 34 Raichu$28.01Bars are measured against the dearest group at $160.00See the whole ladder

Raichu Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Raichu Pokémon cards are there?

There are 71 Raichu cards in this archive, and 65 of them carry a price. The Pokédex number ties every print of the same Pokémon together, whatever the set is called and whatever extra words the card name carries. Grouping by the number keeps prints of one Pokémon in one place instead of scattering them by name.

How much is a Raichu Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $28.01. Across the 65 priced cards the range runs from $0.29 to $445.00, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Raichu Pokémon card?

Shining Raichu 111 from Neo Destiny, at $445.00. It is 16× the typical price of the group.

Are Raichu Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 34 of 206 Pokémon, with 172 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 71 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 0.3%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Raichu Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 65 of the 71 carry a price on file. The rest have never been listed at a price this archive could read, so they are counted in the card total but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

Where can I see every Raichu Pokémon card?

The list on this page holds the 50 most expensive of them, dearest first, and each card opens its own price page. The remaining 21 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are Raichu Pokémon card prices updated?

Prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings. The figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026. Which cards belong to this group comes from openly published card files and changes only when a new set is added.

Are Raichu Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical Raichu card rose from $11.76 to $28.01, a change of +138.2%. That is the middle of the whole group, so it describes an ordinary card of this kind rather than the headline one at the top.

How much does a cheap Raichu Pokémon card cost?

One in four Raichu cards costs $4.65 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.29. Three in four cost $101.46 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which Raichu Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Rare Ultra is the dearest kind of Raichu card: 3 of them are on file and the middle one costs $52.81. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a Raichu Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Raichu cards is 260, and the lowest is 70. The typical one is 100 HP, with half of them between 80 and 125 — figures counted from the 71 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Raichu Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

10 of the 71 Raichu cards are legal in Standard today and 38 in Expanded — 14.1% and 53.5% of the group. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year even though the cards do not change.

Are old Raichu Pokémon cards worth more than new ones?

Not simply by age. Among Raichu cards the 1999 printings sit at a typical $115.27 and the 2024 ones at $0.31, while the dearest year of all is 2003 at $252.10. Print run and demand decide it, not the date on its own.

Which Raichu Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Raichu 61 from Expedition Base Set, which went from $26.38 to $134.66 — a change of +410.5% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 51 Raichu cards that carried a price on both days.

Which sets have Raichu Pokémon cards?

Raichu cards appear across 10 sets on file. The largest are Unified Minds (5 cards, typically $52.81), SM Black Star Promos (4 cards), BREAKthrough (2 cards). The full list on this page gives every set beside its card count and typical price.

How these Raichu figures are collected, and where you can check them

Every figure on this page is counted from the 71 Raichu cards this site holds on file — 65 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card information can be checked.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

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The Pokémon Company International — official tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

1
Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com
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TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set listings and printed names) github.com

Before you rely on these figures

Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Raichu cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.

Last updated: 2026-08-14