Question 1

Is Raichu worth grading?

Accepted Answer

Grading is where things get interesting, and honestly a little tricky. A raw Raichu sits around $30, but a PSA 10 jumps to $255, which works out to roughly 8.5 times the raw price, a gap that makes grading tempting. Then there's the Grade 9 figure, sitting at $2,654, a reminder that grading outcomes on vintage cards can swing wildly and don't always move in the direction you'd expect. Before you send a copy off, weigh the grading fees and turnaround time against what you actually have in hand: centering, edge wear, and surface scratches on a 1999 card are brutal, and gem mint 10s are genuinely hard to hit. If your raw copy already shows soft corners or print lines, grading it is a gamble, not a guarantee.

Question 2

How rare is Raichu?

Accepted Answer

Across every submission on record, 16,311 copies of this Raichu have been graded, which tells you it's been a popular card to send in over the years. Of those, only 256 have come back as PSA 10, a small slice of an already large pool. That kind of ratio is exactly why gem mint copies command such a premium: it's not that Raichu is rare in absolute terms, it's that surviving in perfect condition after all these years is the hard part. Scarcity at the top of the grading scale is what drives the price gap between a raw card and a true PSA 10.

Question 3

Where can you pull Raichu?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we track real pulls across pack sites, not just price guide estimates. Raichu has shown up 200 or more times across collector-crypt, packs, tilt-rips, courtyard, and lastpack, so it's a card that does surface in modern pack breaks even though it's a Base Set original. The biggest recorded pull for this exact card came in at $1,882, which gives you a sense of the ceiling when a nice copy lands. We've seen it turn up in the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, XY Evolutions, Pokemon Mini Pack, and the Pokémon Starter Pack, among others. Worth saying plainly: opening packs chasing a specific card is a gamble, and most rips don't cover their cost, so if you want this Raichu for your collection, buying a known copy on the secondary market is usually the steadier route.

Question 4

How much is Raichu worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Raichu #14 from Base Set typically runs about $30. Graded copies climb from there, with a PSA 10 valued at $255 and a Grade 9 sitting at $2,654, so condition and grading make a big difference to the final price.

Question 5

Is Raichu worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 8.5 times the raw price. But only 256 out of 16,311 graded copies have hit that gem mint 10, so it's not a sure thing, and you should factor in grading fees and the condition of your specific card before sending it in.

Question 6

What set is Raichu from?

Accepted Answer

Raichu #14 comes from the original Base Set, released in 1999, and was illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's classified as a Rare card and remains one of the more sought after pulls from that early era of Pokemon cards.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$3.2k	256	255 / 1
PSA 9	$333	2,656	2,654 / 2
PSA 8	$141	4,435	4,431 / 4
PSA 7	$85	3,358	3,358 / -
PSA 6	$54	2,567	2,567 / -
PSA 5	$41	1,771	1,771 / -
PSA 4	$35	732	732 / -
PSA 3	$31	261	261 / -
PSA 2	$28	121	121 / -
PSA 1	$88	154	154 / -
Raw / Ungraded	$32	-	-

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