Raichu12/112 · FireRed & LeafGreen Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Holofoil
- PSA 8$684 sold · 90d · pop 94
- PSA 9$1774 sold · 90d · pop 190
- PSA 10$1,225modelled · pop 76
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for FireRed & LeafGreen #12/112, 2004. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
The same name and number exists in other sets. The number printed on your card is what separates them — this page prices 12/112.
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.
Raichu is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from FireRed & LeafGreen (#12, released 2004), illustrated by Midori Harada. It's a Stage 1 Lightning-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Pikachu, weak to Fighting ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 7 September 2026.
Raichu price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence36 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.
By grade
- Raw$25.0047 sales · 36 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 9$1526 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$65.005 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 10$1,2255 sales
- CGC 9$99.995 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- CGC 10$2995 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- CGC 9.5$95.002 sales
- CGC 8.5$41.802 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
Is Raichu worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 9 — worth $177 against the $116 you put in. The money is in the 1 in 2 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $177–$1,225. Averaged over every outcome that is +$197 a card.
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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
Raichu is a Holo / V / ex in FireRed & LeafGreen — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 26 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 79 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 | $1,225.00 | $112 | +$1,075 | 32.5× |
| PSA 9 | $176.75 | $72 | +$67 | 4.7× |
| PSA 8 | $67.50 | $71 | −$41 | 1.8× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 429 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 17.7% | $1,225.00 |
| PSA 9 — typical | 43.4% | $176.75 |
| PSA 8 | 21% | $67.50 |
| PSA 7 | 7% | $28.00 |
| PSA 6 | 6.1% | $28.00 |
| PSA 5 | 2.1% | $28.00 |
| PSA 4 | 0.7% | $28.00 |
| PSA 2 | 0.2% | $28.00 |
| PSA 1 | 0.7% | $28.00 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 1.2% | $37.69 |
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
76 of the 437 PSA-graded Raichu copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 17%. 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 437.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 149.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 7.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Raichu 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokémon TCG Raichu 12/112 EX FireRed & LeafGreen Holo Rare English HPRaw · eBay$15.00
Raichu 12/112 EX FireRed & LeafGreen Holo Rare English 2004 80 HP Stage 1Raw · eBay$29.99
RAICHU Ex FireRed & LeafGreen Set HOLO Foil Rare Card 12/112 HP 2004 Pokemon TCGRaw · eBay$30.00
Pokémon Raichu 80 HP Holo Rare 12/112 EX FireRed & LeafGreen 2004 NintendoRaw · eBay$32.00
Pokémon Raichu Holo Rare 12/112 EX FireRed & LeafGreen 2004 NintendoRaw · eBay$33.99![Fire Red & Leaf Green #12 EN Raichu [Holo Rare] {C009-002}](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/xWkAAeSwOzFqWw9Q/s-l225.jpg)
Fire Red & Leaf Green #12 EN Raichu [Holo Rare] {C009-002} Raw · eBay$40.00Cheapest raw copy $29.99 — 20% below our near-mint estimate of $38
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 76 | modelled$1,225$1,225–$1,225 | |
| PSA 9pop 190 | $177$150–$203 | |
| PSA 8pop 94 | $68$57–$78 | |
| PSA 7pop 31 | modelled$28$24–$32 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
1% spreadCurrently 1% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
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Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Raichu cards
There are 45 different Raichu printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is FireRed & LeafGreen #12 (Rare Holo). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Raichu (FireRed & LeafGreen #12) worth?
As of 7 September 2026, Raichu from FireRed & LeafGreen is worth approximately $37.69 ungraded (near-mint), and around $1,225 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 Raichu?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Raichu from FireRed & LeafGreen is worth around $1,225 — roughly 33× the raw ungraded value of $37.69.
Should I grade my Raichu?
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 Raichu rare?
Raichu is a Rare Holo card from FireRed & LeafGreen (card #12).
How do I know if my Raichu is Reverse Holo?
The card body, not the picture: Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
How do I know if my Raichu is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
How do I tell this Raichu apart from the Power Keepers one?
They share a name and a card number but come from different sets, and the number printed on the card tells them apart: this one is 12/112 (FireRed & LeafGreen, 2004) and the other is 12/108 (Power Keepers, 2007).
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