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Raichu Holo #36 value & price
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Raichu Holo #36 comes from the Evolutions set, the nostalgic throwback set Pokemon put out in 2016, and it's the kind of card that gets a smile out of anyone who grew up with the original 151. It's a Rare card illustrated by Ken Sugimori, one of the most recognizable names in Pokemon art, and that classic look is part of why people still search for Raichu value years later. If you're wondering how much is Raichu worth right now, the short answer is that it's an affordable card in most conditions, but the story gets more interesting once grading enters the picture.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $5.79, up 6% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.87 in May 2023.
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Raichu price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 5,416 graded, only 74 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $3.4k | 74 | 19 / 55 |
| PSA 9 | $32 | 2,876 | 2,513 / 363 |
| PSA 8 | $20 | 1,985 | 1,456 / 529 |
| PSA 7 | $19 | 317 | 260 / 57 |
| PSA 6 | $14 | 106 | 91 / 15 |
| PSA 5 | $11 | 38 | 31 / 7 |
| PSA 4 | $5.50 | 14 | 9 / 5 |
| PSA 3 | $5.00 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | $41 | 3 | 3 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $5.79 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Evolutions
- Card number
- 36 of 113
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Lightning
- HP
- 100
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 2016
Attacks
- EnergizeLightning
Attach a Lightning Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon.
- Spark Bolt70+Lightning · Lightning · Colorless
You may discard all Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 70 more damage.
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The collector's take on Raichu
Is Raichu worth grading?
Here's the honest breakdown on Raichu price across grades: a raw, ungraded copy sits at $6, while a PSA 10 comes in at $19, which works out to about 3.2 times the raw price. That's a real jump, but it's not a jump that makes grading a no brainer on its own, especially once you factor in what grading actually costs and the time it takes. Interestingly, this card also shows a Grade 9 value of $2,513, which sits well above the PSA 10 figure, a reminder that grade tiers don't always move in a straight line and it pays to check current numbers before you send anything in. Gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on any card with sharp printing lines like this one, so if you're grading Raichu, do it because you love the card or because you already believe your copy is a strong candidate, not purely for the payout.
How rare is Raichu?
Right now there are 5,416 graded copies of Raichu Holo on record, and out of all of those, only 74 have earned a PSA 10. That's a small slice at the very top, and it tells you gem mint copies are genuinely uncommon even though the card itself isn't rare in raw form. Scarcity at the population level like this is exactly why PSA 10 copies can command attention even on a card with a modest raw price, since so few collectors ever get one graded that high.
Where can you pull Raichu?
In our own tracking across pack sites, we've recorded Raichu being pulled 1 time, and that pull came through collector-crypt with a recorded value of $650, inside a Grail Pokemon Gacha Pack. That's a big number compared to the $6 raw price, and it's the kind of detail a standard price guide simply won't show you, since it comes from real pack openings rather than sales listings. With only one recorded pull on our end, Raichu isn't a card you should expect to hit often when ripping packs, so most collectors end up buying their copy directly on the secondary market instead. Worth remembering too, opening packs is gambling in the end, and most rips don't come close to breaking even.
Questions people ask
How much is Raichu worth?+
A raw, ungraded Raichu Holo #36 is valued at $6 right now. Grading changes the picture quite a bit, with a Grade 9 sitting at $2,513 and a PSA 10 at $19, so the value really depends on the condition and whether it's been graded at all.
Is Raichu worth grading?+
It depends on your goals. The jump from raw to PSA 10 is about 3.2 times the raw price, and with only 74 PSA 10 copies out of 5,416 graded total, gem mint is genuinely tough to land, so weigh the grading cost against those odds before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Raichu worth?+
A PSA 10 Raichu Holo #36 is valued at $19, which is 3.2 times the raw card's $6 value. Only 74 copies out of the 5,416 graded so far have reached that PSA 10 grade.
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