Raikou-EX38/108 · Dark Explorers Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$951 sold · 90d · pop 22
- PSA 9$110pop 46
- PSA 10$161modelled · pop 5
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. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Dark Explorers #38/108, 2012. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Raikou-EX is a Rare Holo EX Pokémon card from Dark Explorers (#38, released 2012), illustrated by Shizurow. It's a Basic EX Lightning-type Pokémon with 170 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. It's listed among our ex cards. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 9 September 2026.
Raikou-EX price history & recent sales
Graded a PSA 9? See its cert-verified sales and price history → — individual sales PSA tied to a specific slab, each with a cert number you can check.
Price history · Raw
Drawn from our long-run price record: the daily feed for this card ends well away from its current value, so it is not shown.
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence43 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
Sale mix: 1 auction, 6 accepted offers, 3 fixed-price. A graded copy trades roughly every 22 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$15.0062 sales · 43 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 8$27.005 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 9$1253 sales
- PSA 7$17.501 sale
- PSA 6$42.751 sale
- PSA 10$79.001 sale
- CGC 9$30.001 sale
- CGC 8$45.001 sale
Is Raikou-EX worth grading?
The money is in the 1 in 6 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $110–$110. Averaged over every outcome that is −$38 a card.
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These are set to a flawless copy — the answer above. Change any of them to re-price it for the card in your hand.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Raikou-EX is a Holo / V / ex in Dark Explorers — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 27.9% of the time, split across 15 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 54 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 | $160.70 | $72 | +$70 | 8.4× |
| PSA 9 | $110.00 | $71 | +$20 | 5.7× |
| PSA 8 | $95.00 | $71 | +$5 | 4.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 23 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 0% | $160.70 |
| PSA 9 | 17.4% | $110.00 |
| PSA 8 | 21.7% | $95.00 |
| PSA 6 | 4.3% | $17.54 |
| PSA 5 | 4.3% | $17.54 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) — typical | 52.2% | $19.24 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; 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
5 of the 80 PSA-graded Raikou-EX copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 6.3%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 80.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 23.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 1.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 2.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Raikou-EX 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Raikou EX 38/108 Holo EX Rare Dark Explorers Pokemon DamagedRaw · eBay$4.99
Raikou EX (Dark Explorers 38/108Raw · eBay$7.00
Pokemon Raikou Ex World Championship 38/108 LPRaw · eBay$7.24
The Pokémon Company Pokémon TCG Raikou EX 38/108 Ultra Rare Holo EngRaw · eBay$7.49
2012 Raikou EX 38/108 Extended Art Rare Pokémon TCG XY Dark ExplorersRaw · eBay$10.00
Raikou EX 38/108 XY Dark Explorers Vintage Extended Art Pokemon Card 2012 NMRaw · eBay$10.00Cheapest raw copy $7.00 — 64% below our near-mint estimate of $19
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 5 | modelled$161$161–$161 | |
| PSA 9pop 46 | ✓ 7 cert-verified$110$81–$110 | |
| PSA 8pop 22 | ✓ 7 cert-verified$95$25–$95 | |
| PSA 7pop 4 | modelled$18$18–$23 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Discard all Lightning Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 100 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness or Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Raikou-EX cards
There are 2 different Raikou-EX printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Dark Explorers #38 (Rare Holo EX).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Raikou-EX (Dark Explorers #38) worth?
As of 9 September 2026, Raikou-EX from Dark Explorers is worth approximately $19.24 ungraded (near-mint), and around $161 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-EX?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Raikou-EX from Dark Explorers is worth around $161 — roughly 8× the raw ungraded value of $19.24.
Should I grade my Raikou-EX?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Raikou-EX rare?
Raikou-EX is a Rare Holo EX card from Dark Explorers (card #38).
How do I know if my Raikou-EX is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
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