Lt. Surge's Raichu #28 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 26 Aug 2026Related Lt. Surge's Raichu & chase cards
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Lt. Surge's Raichu is one of those Gym Heroes cards that quietly reminds you how far Pokemon card art has come, a Rare Holo pulled from the 2000 set and illustrated by Ken Sugimori himself. If you are digging into Lt. Surge's Raichu value, you are looking at a card that sits right around $19 raw, which feels almost modest for a piece of that era's history. It is not a chase card in the flashy sense, but it has staying power, and that is exactly why long time collectors still keep an eye on it.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $18, up 13% over the past year, with an all-time high of $20 in August 2026.
Recent pulls of Lt. Surge's Raichu
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Lt. Surge's Raichu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 479 graded, only 49 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $494 | 49 | 36 / 13 |
| PSA 9 | $56 | 171 | 135 / 36 |
| PSA 8 | $31 | 122 | 73 / 49 |
| PSA 7 | $23 | 55 | 35 / 20 |
| PSA 6 | $19 | 39 | 25 / 14 |
| PSA 5 | $8.49 | 21 | 10 / 11 |
| PSA 4 | $7.00 | 10 | 4 / 6 |
| PSA 3 | $6.00 | 7 | 7 / - |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 1 | $26 | 2 | 2 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $18 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Gym Heroes
- Card number
- 28 of 132
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Fighting x2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Mega Punch30Lightning · Lightning
- Thunderbolt100Lightning · Lightning · Lightning · Lightning
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The collector's take on Lt. Surge's Raichu
Is Lt. Surge's Raichu worth grading?
So is it worth grading? A PSA 10 comes in at $36, which works out to about 1.9x the raw price, so the ceiling is there but it is not a massive multiple. Grade 9 copies actually trade higher at $135, which tells you this card's market can be a little unusual, sometimes a strong near mint copy holds more appeal to buyers than a perfect 10 does. Grading costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee your copy comes back gem mint, so if your raw card already looks clean and well centered, it might be worth sending in, but if you are on the fence, know you are not chasing a guaranteed windfall here.
How rare is Lt. Surge's Raichu?
Across every copy that has been graded, there are 476 in total, and only 49 of those have earned a PSA 10. That is a fairly tight slice at the top, roughly one in ten graded copies hitting gem mint, which tells you how easy it is for a 22 year old card to pick up a whitened corner or a stray print line along the way. That scarcity at the highest grade is part of what keeps PSA 10 demand steady even with a modest price tag, and it is a good reminder that population reports matter just as much as the card's rarity on paper.
Where can you pull Lt. Surge's Raichu?
PackSpy has tracked Lt. Surge's Raichu being pulled 6 times across real pack sites, specifically courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $382. It has turned up in a mix of products, from the Pokémon Master Pack and Pokémon Pro Pack to the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and The Amazing Chase Encore. That is the kind of detail a price guide simply cannot give you, real pulls from real openings, and it is worth remembering that opening packs is still a gamble where most rips do not beat what you paid, so treat any pull like a nice surprise rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Lt. Surge's Raichu worth?+
A raw, ungraded Lt. Surge's Raichu is valued at $19 right now. That number can shift depending on centering and surface condition, but it gives you a solid baseline if you are wondering what your copy might fetch.
Is Lt. Surge's Raichu worth grading?+
It depends on your copy and your patience. A PSA 10 sits at $36, about 1.9x the raw value, but Grade 9 copies actually sell for more at $135, so grading is not always a straightforward upgrade, and with only 49 PSA 10s out of 476 graded, gem mint is genuinely hard to land.
How much is a PSA 10 Lt. Surge's Raichu worth?+
A PSA 10 Lt. Surge's Raichu is worth $36. It is a modest jump over the raw price, and with just 49 copies graded at that level out of 476 total, it is a small but tightly held group at the top.
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