Raichu DP Black Star Promos #DP21

Card #DP21 · Illustrated by Daisuke Ito

90 HPLightningPokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$30.48

▲ 6.8% · 30d

Range $15 → $30
1 grading company tracked
Confidence medium · How we price →

Raichu is a Promo Pokémon card from DP Black Star Promos (#DP21), illustrated by Daisuke Ito. It's a Stage 1 Lightning-type Pokémon with 90 HP, evolving from Pikachu, weak to Fighting +20. Its current blended market value is $30.48 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#35 most valuable Raichu of 71 #28 most valuable in DP Black Star Promos of 53

Raw price by condition

Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$30.48

LPLightly Played$13.12

MPModerately Played$7.75

HPHeavily Played$4.32

DMGDamaged$4.09

7-day▲ 2.9%

30-day▲ 6.8%

90-day▲ 63.3%

All-time high$30

All-time low$9

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$30.48

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 8		$15$15–$15

“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$14.99

Period high

$17.49

Period low

$3.24

Change

▲ 281.4%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA137 gradedPSA 10 · 8 · 6% gem rate

108

922

8.51

834

730

617

514

1.51

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Raichu 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

−$86

Raw $30.48 → graded PSA 8 ≈ $15.00
after ~$70.14 grading fee → 0.5× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 8	$15.00	$70.14	−$86	0.5×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay

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Check recent sold prices

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Cross-market prices

103% spread

PriceCharting · cheapest$15

TCGplayer · dearest$30

Currently 103% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +7%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 103% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

Card text

Evolves from Pikachu.

Electromagnetic Induction

Search your deck for up to 2 Lightning Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Explosive Thunder30×

Lightning · Colorless

Discard all basic Lightning Energy cards attached to Raichu. This attack does 30 damage times the number of Lightning Energy cards you discarded.

Weakness Fighting +20Resistance Metal -20Retreat 1

“It turns aggressive if it has too much electricity in its body. It discharges power through its tail.”

About the Pokémon

Mouse PokémonGEN IPichu → Pikachu → Raichu

Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high voltage power.

Card details

SetDP Black Star Promos →

Number#DP21

RarityPromo

PokémonAll Raichu cards →

GenerationGen I · Kanto →

ArtistDaisuke Ito →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeLightning

HP90

Evolves fromPikachu

WeaknessFighting +20

ResistanceMetal -20

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#26

Card IDdpp-DP21

SourceAggregated marketplaces

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