RaikouPR-HS HGSS19 · HGSS Black Star Promos Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$2603 sold · 90d · pop 159
- PSA 9$9502 sold · 90d · pop 53
- PSA 10$1,032modelled · pop 3
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 HGSS Black Star Promos #PR-HS HGSS19, 2010. 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 is a Promo Pokémon card from HGSS Black Star Promos (#HGSS19, released 2010), illustrated by Noriko Hotta. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 80 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 10 September 2026.
Raikou price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence79 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
Sale mix: 4 auctions, 6 accepted offers. A graded copy trades roughly every 3 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$24.99112 sales · 79 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 7$1294 sales · 4 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 6$46.004 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$2743 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 1$1253 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 9$1,1022 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- PSA 5$30.022 sales
- CGC 8.5$94.002 sales
Is Raikou worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 7 — worth $115 against the $116 you put in, a $1 loss. The money is in the 1 in 12 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $950–$1,032. Averaged over every outcome that is +$72 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
Raikou is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
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 | $1,032.00 | $110 | +$880 | 24.7× |
| PSA 9 | $950.00 | $109 | +$799 | 22.8× |
| PSA 8 | $260.00 | $73 | +$146 | 6.2× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 646 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 0.5% | $1,032.00 |
| PSA 9 | 8.2% | $950.00 |
| PSA 8 | 24% | $260.00 |
| PSA 7 — typical | 27.7% | $115.00 |
| PSA 6 | 19.5% | $37.00 |
| PSA 5 | 11.8% | $25.00 |
| PSA 4 | 4% | $15.97 |
| PSA 3 | 1.5% | $15.97 |
| PSA 2 | 0.8% | $15.97 |
| PSA 1 | 1.2% | $15.97 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 0.8% | $41.75 |
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
3 of the 677 PSA-graded Raikou copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 0.44%. 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 677.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 12.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Raikou 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Raikou Promo HGSS Promos HGSS19HoloHPRaw · eBay$10.00
Pokémon TCG Raikou HGSS19 HGSS Promo Holo English 2010 Basic HP80 Zap Cannon 70Raw · eBay$11.32
HGSS Promos #HGSS19 Raikou DMGRaw · eBay$13.00
2010 Raikou - HGSS19 Promo Holo LP HGSS Promos PokémonRaw · eBay$15.00
Pokemon TCG Raikou Promo Holo HGSS HGSS19 EN Basic 80 HP Zap Cannon 70Raw · eBay$15.00
Raikou HGSS19 Holo Black Star Promo Pokemon TCG HPRaw · eBay$15.99Cheapest raw copy $10.00 — 76% below our near-mint estimate of $42
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 3 | modelled$1,032$1,032–$1,032 | |
| PSA 9pop 53 | ✓ 15 cert-verified$950$566–$950 | |
| PSA 8pop 159 | ✓ 26 cert-verified$260$260–$359 | |
| PSA 7pop 186 | ✓ 25 cert-verified$115$90–$138 | |
| PSA 6pop 135 | ✓ 13 cert-verified$37$25–$60 | |
| PSA 5pop 80 | ✓ 6 cert-verified$25 | |
| PSA 4pop 28 | modelled$16$11–$16 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 1 slab of this card sells for about $106 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
132% spreadCurrently 132% 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
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
During your next turn, Raikou can't use Zap Cannon.
“The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning.”
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 cards
There are 14 different Raikou printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is HGSS Black Star Promos #HGSS19 (Promo). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Raikou (HGSS Black Star Promos #HGSS19) worth?
As of 10 September 2026, Raikou from HGSS Black Star Promos is worth approximately $41.75 ungraded (near-mint), and around $1,032 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?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Raikou from HGSS Black Star Promos is worth around $1,032 — roughly 25× the raw ungraded value of $41.75.
Should I grade my Raikou?
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 rare?
Raikou is a Promo card from HGSS Black Star Promos (card #HGSS19).
How do I know if my Raikou 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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