Alolan RaichuPR-SM SM72 · SM Black Star Promos Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$651 sold · 90d · modelled · pop 28
- PSA 9$721 sold · 90d · modelled · pop 23
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 SM Black Star Promos #PR-SM SM72, 2017. 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.
Alolan Raichu is a Promo Pokémon card from SM Black Star Promos (#SM72, released 2017), illustrated by Akira Komayama. It's a Stage 1 Lightning-type Pokémon with 110 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 10 September 2026.
Alolan Raichu price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence7 sales in 90 days — enough for a guide, not a guarantee. · Moderate — Occasional sales
Sale mix: 3 auctions, 3 accepted offers, 4 fixed-price. A graded copy trades roughly every 17 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$10.997 sales · 7 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 9$70.003 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 8$62.422 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 10$3,2132 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 9$26.401 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
Is Alolan Raichu worth grading?
Raw $9.64 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $71.98, after ~$70.71 grading fee → 7.5× the raw value.
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
Alolan Raichu 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 9 | $71.98 | $71 | −$8 | 7.5× |
| PSA 8 | $64.85 | $71 | −$15 | 6.7× |
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. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
7 of the 89 PSA-graded Alolan Raichu copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 7.9%. 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 89.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 1.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Alolan Raichu 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Cheapest raw copy $30.99 — 221% above our near-mint 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 9pop 23 | modelled$72$40–$75 | |
| PSA 8pop 28 | modelled$65$65–$65 | |
| PSA 5pop 4 | modelled$20$20–$20 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Pikachu.
If there is any Stadium card in play, this Pokémon has no Retreat Cost.
This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
“It only evolves to this form in the Alola region. According to researchers, its diet is one of the causes of this change.”
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Alolan Raichu cards
There are 4 different Alolan Raichu printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is SM Black Star Promos #SM72 (Promo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Alolan Raichu (SM Black Star Promos #SM72) worth?
As of 10 September 2026, Alolan Raichu from SM Black Star Promos is worth approximately $9.64 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
Is Alolan Raichu rare?
Alolan Raichu is a Promo card from SM Black Star Promos (card #SM72).
How do I know if my Alolan Raichu 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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