Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX #221 — Unified Minds Pokémon card

Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX #221 Value

Name: Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX #221 — Unified Minds
Brand: Pokémon

Unified Minds · Card 221/258 · Ultra Rare · 2019

Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX #221 is one of those tag team cards that makes you stop flipping through a binder and just look for a second, a bright split portrait of classic Raichu and its Alolan cousin, painted by tetsuya koizumi for the 2019 Unified Minds set. As an Ultra Rare, it sits well above the common pulls in that set, and if you are searching for a real Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX value, the short answer is that raw copies are trading around $312 right now, with real money on the table for anyone who lands a sharp one.

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Market value & price

Raw / Ungraded

$312

Grade 9

$401

PSA 10

$2.6k

PSA 10 is 8.3× the raw price

Value by grade

Where it drops

Pulled 74× on PackSpy across Courtyard, Collector Crypt, Tilt Rips · biggest hit $938.

Found in packs: Pokémon Starter Pack · Wildcard Basic Pack · Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack · Pokémon Platinum (Spicy) · Anime Pop Culture Gacha …

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Card details

Set: Unified Minds
Card number: 221 of 258
Rarity: Ultra Rare
Type: Lightning
HP: 260
Weakness: Fighting ×2
Retreat cost: 2
Illustrator: tetsuya koizumi
Released: 2019

Attacks

Tandem Shock80+
Lightning · Lightning · Colorless
If this Pokémon was on the Bench and became your Active Pokémon this turn, this attack does 80 more damage, and your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Lightning Ride GX150+
Lightning · Lightning · Colorless
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If this Pokémon has at least 2 extra Lightning Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack’s cost), this attack does 100 more damage. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
150+
Lightning · Lightning · Colorless

Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX — collector's take

Is Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX worth grading?

Here is the honest math: a raw/ungraded copy sits at $312, a Grade 9 nudges up to $401, and a PSA 10 gem mint jumps to $2,575, which works out to about 8.3 times the raw price. That gap looks tempting, but gem mint on a card like this is not a given, tag team GX cards often show whitening or edge wear straight from the pack, and grading fees plus shipping and the wait time all eat into your margin if the card comes back a 9 instead of a 10. If your copy already looks clean under a light with sharp corners and solid centering, it is worth sending in, but if there is any doubt, it may be smarter to sell or hold it raw and let someone else take the grading gamble.

How rare is it?

We do not have official population figures for this one, but as an Ultra Rare tag team GX from Unified Minds, it was never printed at the volume of a basic holo, and the artwork alone keeps demand steady among collectors who focus on Alolan variants. What we can say plainly is that pristine, gem mint examples are always the minority of any print run, since GX cards took a beating just from normal handling before anyone thought to slab them. That relative scarcity at the top end is exactly why the jump from raw to PSA 10 pricing is so wide.

Where to pull it

This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we have tracked this card being pulled 75 times across collector-crypt, courtyard, and tilt-rips, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $938. It has turned up in packs like the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Platinum (Spicy), Anime Pop Culture Gacha, and Pokémon Master Pack, so if you are chasing this one live, those are the names to watch on pack sites rather than just hoping blind. Worth saying plainly though, opening packs is a gamble and most rips do not come close to covering their cost, so treat any pull of this card as a nice bonus, not a plan.

Questions people ask

How much is Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX worth?

A raw, ungraded copy of Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX is valued at $312 right now. Grading changes the picture a lot, with a Grade 9 sitting at $401 and a PSA 10 gem mint reaching $2,575, so condition really does the heavy lifting on price.

Is Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX worth grading?

It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 8.3 times what a raw copy goes for. That said, gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on this card, so only send it in if the corners, edges, and centering already look excellent, otherwise the grading fees may not pay off.

What set is Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX from?

It comes from Unified Minds, released in 2019, and carries the Ultra Rare rarity as card #221 in the set. The artwork is by tetsuya koizumi, which is part of why it remains a favorite among tag team GX collectors.