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Raikou

Raikou

POP Series 2 · #3 · Rare
🎨 Illustrated by Kouki Saitou
PokémonLightning
$49.86
1 in 6packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#5 of 17most valuable in the set
$648as a PSA 10, about 13.0× raw
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Raikou is card #3 of 17 in POP Series 2 (2005), a Rare illustrated by Kouki Saitou. At about $49.86 it is the #5 most valuable card in the set. In a POP Series 2 booster it turns up about once every 6 packs. It is one of 30 Raikou cards printed so far.

In the POP Series 2 set

What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$49.86
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$89.75
PSA 9 · Mint
$199
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$349
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$648
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 70·LLightning·Basic
CRoar
Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon, if any.
LLCThunder50
Flip a coin. If tails, Raikou does 20 damage to itself.
Weakness F ×2Retreat C

Raikou through the years

See Raikou in all 16 years

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See the full POP Series 2 card list

Questions

How much is Raikou (POP Series 2) worth?

An ungraded Raikou from POP Series 2 sells for about $49.86. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $648 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $199.

How rare is Raikou?

It is a Rare, and it shows up about once every 6 POP Series 2 packs.

Who illustrated Raikou?

Kouki Saitou drew the art for this card.

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