Raikou V48/172 · Brilliant Stars Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
Typical copy sold $2 125 sales, all conditions
- PSA 9$254 sold · 90d · pop 121
- PSA 10$606 sold · 90d · pop 85
Why prices differ
TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. The completed-sales median is the strongest single piece of evidence here. How we weigh them →
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What this price is based on
High confidence125 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 30, 2026eBay — Raikou V 048/172 Swsh09: Brilliant Stars Holo Near Mint Pokemon TCGNM$0.99
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Raikou V 048/172 Brilliant Stars Super Rare Holo$2.50
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — RAIKOU V 048/172 HOLO V RARE BRILLIANT STARS NM/MNM$3.99
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — Raikou V Brilliant Stars 2022 048/172 Holo V Rare Pokemon NMNM$2.00
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Brilliant Stars Raikou V 48/172 Pokemon Card$2.24
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Raikou V 048/172 Brilliant Stars Holo V Rare NM/M PokemonNM$2.99
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Raikou V Ultra Rare SWSH09: Brilliant Stars 048/172 NMNM$3.40
- Aug 9, 2026eBay — Raikou V - 048/172 - Pokemon Brilliant Stars Sword & Shield Ultra Rare Card NMNM$3.59
By grade
- Raw$2.49169 sales
- CGC 0.5$5.0017 sales
- CGC 10$22.7510 sales
- PSA 10$67.758 sales
- PSA 9$39.995 sales
- CGC 9$14.504 sales
- PSA 7$45.031 sale
- CGC 8.5$8.401 sale
From 217 completed sales recorded between Aug 4, 2023 and Aug 31, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 48 graded sales and 4,409,561 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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Raikou V is a Rare Holo V Pokémon card from Brilliant Stars (#48, released 2022), illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki. It's a Basic V Lightning-type Pokémon with 200 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $9.86 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $60 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 6× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 4 September 2026.
Raikou V price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history154 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $28 · CGC 10 · 31 Aug 2026
How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces
Is Raikou V worth grading?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 38.6% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case −$20); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Raikou V is a Holo / V / ex in Brilliant Stars — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 27.9% of the time, split across 33 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 118 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $60.00 | $71 | −$20 | 6.1× |
| PSA 9 | $25.00 | $70 | −$55 | 2.5× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 534 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 38.6% | $60.00 |
| PSA 9 | 35% | $25.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 26.4% | $10.00 |
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. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
Only 36% of 239 PSA-graded Raikou V copies are a gem-mint 10 (85 of 239) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Raikou V 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
SWSH09: Brilliant Stars #048/172 Raikou VRaw · eBay$1.87
RAIKOU V 048/172 HOLO V RARE BRILLIANT STARS POKEMON NEAR MINTRaw · eBay$1.91
Raikou V Ultra Rare SWSH09: Brilliant Stars 048/172 NMRaw · eBay$1.99
RAIKOU V - 048/172/ - BRILLIANT STARS - HOLO - LPRaw · eBay$1.99
2022 Pokemon Sword & Shield - Brilliant Stars Raikou V Basic/Rare Holo V #48Raw · eBay$2.00
SWSH09: Brilliant Stars #048/172 Raikou VRaw · eBay$2.00Cheapest raw copy $1.87 — 81% below our estimate of $10
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 856 · 90d | ✓ 12 cert-verified$60$60–$85 | |
| PSA 9pop 1214 · 90d | ✓ 11 cert-verified$25$25–$38 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may draw a card.
This attack does 20 more damage for each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's).
V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Raikou V cards
There are 2 different Raikou V printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Brilliant Stars #48 (Rare Holo V).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Raikou V (Brilliant Stars #48) worth?
As of 4 September 2026, Raikou V from Brilliant Stars is worth approximately $9.86 ungraded (near-mint), and around $60 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Raikou V?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Raikou V from Brilliant Stars is worth around $60 — roughly 6× the raw ungraded value of $9.86.
Should I grade my Raikou V?
A PSA 10 sells for about $60 versus $9.86 raw — roughly a 6× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.
Is Raikou V rare?
Raikou V is a Rare Holo V card from Brilliant Stars (card #48), illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki. Its current blended market value is $9.86 ungraded.
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