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Raichu

Base Set 2 路 #16 路 Rare Holo
馃帹 Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
Pok茅monLightning
$64.05
1 in 59packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#5 of 130most valuable in the set
$833as a PSA 10, about 13.0脳 raw
POP 1 opennobody has graded one on Holobrook yet
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Raichu is card #16 of 130 in Base Set 2 (2000), a Rare Holo illustrated by Ken Sugimori. At about $64.05 it is the #5 most valuable card in the set. In a Base Set 2 booster it turns up about once every 59 packs. It is one of 71 Raichu cards printed so far.

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In the Base Set 2 set

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$64.05
PSA 8 路 NM-Mint
$115
PSA 9 路 Mint
$256
PSA 9.5 路 Mint+
$448
PSA 10 路 Gem Mint
$833
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value

Card text

HP 80路LLightning路Stage 1路Evolves from Pikachu
LCCAgility20
Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Raichu.
LLLCThunder60
Flip a coin. If tails, Raichu does 30 damage to itself.
Weakness F 脳2Retreat C
Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high-voltage power.

Raichu through the years

Raichu1999Base SetDark Raichu2000Team RocketRaichu2002Expedition Base SetRaichu 未2006Holon PhantomsRaichu2009ArceusRaichu2014XYRaichu-GX2017Shining LegendsRaichu V2022Brilliant Stars
See Raichu in all 25 years

More by Ken Sugimori

Pikachu
Pikachu
#86$1,575
Mudkip
Mudkip
#5$1,500
Shining Gyarados
Shining Gyarados
#65$793
Typhlosion
Typhlosion
#18$700
Blaine's Charizard
Blaine's Charizard
#2$700
Erika's Venusaur
Erika's Venusaur
#4$650

All 1116 cards by Ken Sugimori

Top cards in Base Set 2

Charizard
Charizard
#4$418
Blastoise
Blastoise
#2$171
Mewtwo
Mewtwo
#10$130
Venusaur
Venusaur
#18$116
Gyarados
Gyarados
#7$57.44
Alakazam
Alakazam
#1$53.94
Zapdos
Zapdos
#20$40.83
Nidoking
Nidoking
#11$40.47
Nidoqueen
Nidoqueen
#12$40.13
Pidgeot
Pidgeot
#14$39.08
Clefable
Clefable
#5$36.06
Ninetales
Ninetales
#13$34.41
Scyther
Scyther
#17$32.75
Snorlax
Snorlax
#30$31.63
Chansey
Chansey
#3$30.79
Clefairy
Clefairy
#6$27.34
Magneton
Magneton
#9$26.76
Hitmonchan
Hitmonchan
#8$25.68

See the full Base Set 2 card list

Questions

How much is Raichu (Base Set 2) worth?

An ungraded Raichu from Base Set 2 sells for about $64.05. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $833 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $256.

How rare is Raichu?

It is a Rare Holo, and it shows up about once every 59 Base Set 2 packs.

Who illustrated Raichu?

Ken Sugimori drew the art for this card.

Can I open Base Set 2 packs for free?

Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Base Set 2 booster packs in your browser with the set's real pull rates and keep what you pull in a digital binder. No real cards, nothing to buy.

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