Raichu #42 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 23 Jul 2026Related Raichu & chase cards
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Raichu #42 comes from the Japanese Holon Phantom set, one of those slightly under-the-radar releases that longtime collectors quietly love digging into. It's not the flashiest card in anyone's binder, but there's something satisfying about an electric mouse evolution that still holds real value years later. If you're trying to pin down Raichu's value, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $25, and that number climbs fast once grading gets involved.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $28, up 9% over the past year, with an all-time high of $33 in April 2026.
Recent pulls of Raichu
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Raichu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 90 graded, only 27 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $716 | 27 | 27 / - |
| PSA 9 | $95 | 37 | 34 / 3 |
| PSA 8 | $41 | 13 | 10 / 3 |
| PSA 7 | $33 | 8 | 6 / 2 |
| PSA 6 | $26 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 5 | $21 | 4 | 3 / 1 |
| PSA 4 | $18 | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | $15 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $14 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | $46 | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $28 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Raichu
Is Raichu worth grading?
Here's the honest breakdown: a raw, ungraded Raichu runs about $25, a Grade 9 jumps to $95, and a PSA 10 sits at $250, which works out to roughly 10.0x the raw price. That's a meaningful multiplier, and it's exactly why people ask whether grading Raichu is worth it. The catch is that gem mint is genuinely hard to hit. Centering, edge wear, and print quality on older Japanese sets like Holon Phantom can work against you, and grading fees plus turnaround time eat into any profit if the card comes back a 9 instead of a 10. If you've got a copy that looks sharp in hand, corners crisp, no whitening, it might be worth the gamble. If it's a little rough, you may come out ahead just selling or holding it raw.
How rare is Raichu?
Holon Phantom wasn't a mainstream, mass-printed set, so Raichu already sits in a tier collectors consider a bit scarcer than your average base set reprint. We don't have exact population numbers to point to here, but the price gap between raw and PSA 10 tells its own story: when a card jumps 10.0x in value from raw to gem mint, that usually means clean, high-grade copies aren't sitting around in large numbers. Scarcity like that is part of what keeps Raichu's price steady rather than crashing the moment interest dips.
Where can you pull Raichu?
This is where PackSpy's data actually earns its keep. We've recorded Raichu pulled 6 times across pack sites, specifically on gachapull and lastpack, with the biggest recorded pull hitting $403. It's also been spotted in packs branded challenger. That's not a huge number of hits, which tells you plainly that Raichu isn't a card you should expect to pull on demand. Most collectors who want one end up buying it outright on the secondary market rather than chasing it through packs, and that's a reasonable move. Opening packs for a specific card is always a gamble, and the odds rarely favor the buyer, so treat any pull as a bonus, not a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Raichu worth?+
A raw, ungraded Raichu #42 from Holon Phantom is valued at $25. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $95 and a PSA 10 reaching $250. So the price really depends on condition and whether it's been graded.
Is Raichu worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 10.0x the raw price, jumping from $25 to $250. But gem mint copies are tough to land, and grading costs and turnaround time are real risks, so it's worth grading mainly if your copy already looks clean in hand.
What set is Raichu from?+
Raichu #42 comes from the Japanese Holon Phantom set, a release that collectors consider a bit scarcer than mainstream sets, which helps explain why graded copies hold solid value.
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