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Check your printing9 different Raichu printings exist — is this your card? Stormfront #8
Raichu Stormfront #8 Pokémon card
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Rare Holo

Raichu8/100 · Stormfront Price & Value

2008 · Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno
90 HPLightningPokémonStage 1

Market value · Near Mint · Holofoil

$19.63

Typical copy sold $13 35 sales, all conditions

  • PSA 8$755 sold · 90d · pop 76
  • PSA 9$2285 sold · 90d · pop 111
  • PSA 10$243modelled · pop 20
LiquiditySells often
Confidence87 · high35 raw sales in 90 days, prices spread across conditions, last sale today.
Sales · 90 days55
Last sale$5 Raw · 4 Sep 2026
Range$20$30
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. Near Mint estimate from 49 completed sales of this exact card, each adjusted for the condition it sold in. A typical copy fetches about $13 because most that trade are played, not mint. Updated 5 September 2026. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

Why prices differ

TCGplayer market asking prices$29.79+52%
Recent sold median 35 completed sales$13.50−31%

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 →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$19.63

What this price is based on

High confidence

35 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.

Range$3.57$64.99lowest to highest sale
Sales rate12.2/mo76 recorded
Latest sale1d ago35 sales in 90 days
Momentum+8%30-day vs 90-day sales
Where it sells100% eBaylast 90 days
Reverse Holo$10.001 sale, priced separately

Recent Raw sales

By grade

  • Raw$13.5047 sales
  • PSA 9$1737 sales
  • PSA 8$67.265 sales
  • PSA 7$41.003 sales
  • PSA 6$27.752 sales
  • PSA 5$16.162 sales
  • PSA 10$1,7262 sales
  • PSA 1$62.492 sales

From 76 completed sales recorded between Jun 2, 2023 and Sep 4, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The median above is computed over the 46 sales of the printing this page lists; reverse holo copies are real sales of a different card and are shown separately rather than mixed in. 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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Raichu is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Stormfront (#8, released 2008), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. It's a Stage 1 Lightning-type Pokémon with 90 HP, evolving from Pikachu, weak to Fighting +20. Its current blended market value is $19.63 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $243 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 12× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 September 2026.

Raichu price history & recent sales

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Price history · Raw

1 Oct 20235 Sept 2026
Latest
$19.63
Period high
$28.01
Period low
$3.49
Change
293.4% · 3Y
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Verified sales history66 in 90 daysreal completed listings

Last sold
$5
Raw · 4 Sep 2026
Typical Raw
$13
Sales · last 90 days
56
How often it sells
Sells often
every 2 days · 17 in last 30 days
Worn-condition sales — shown for context, not price-forming
These listings claimed play wear in the title (LP/MP/played/damaged), so they sell below the Near Mint price above and are excluded from it.

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.

Last sold price
$41
PSA 9 · 16 Jun 2025
Typical PSA 9
$41
Sales · last 90 days
0
How often it sells
No sales in the last 30 days
0 in last 30 days

Real completed sale prices from Fanatics Collect — weekly and premier auctions plus marketplace Buy It Now sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

DateGradePriceCert
30 Aug 2026PSA 8$75.00#166317760
24 Aug 2026PSA 1$50.00#147670052
23 Aug 2026PSA 7$18.50#155610374
14 Aug 2026PSA 8$100.00#71379813
12 Aug 2026PSA 9$227.50#60629610
10 Aug 2026PSA 1$65.00#162903153
24 Jul 2026PSA 8$62.00#71379812
9 Jul 2026PSA 5$18.50#122153296
18 Jun 2026PSA 9$310.00#87794962
15 Jun 2026PSA 8$64.38#96378181

Demand & liquidity

Very liquid · Sells oftenDemand 70/100
Sales · 30d17
Sales · 90d56
HypeOn the radar
Raw
$13
PSA 9
$173
PSA 8
$67
PSA 7
$41
PSA 6
$28
PSA 5
$16

Last sold $5 · Raw · 4 Sep 2026

How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces

Raw35sells often
PSA 95occasional
PSA 85occasional
PSA 72rare
PSA 62rare
PSA 12rare

Is Raichu worth grading?

+$51

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 7.8% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$151); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)7.8%
Expected return+$51
PSA 10 best case+$151
Break-evenPSA 9+
VerdictWorth grading

The odds

Raichu is a Holo / V / ex in Stormfront — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 16 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 48 packs.

Holo / V / ex33%16 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)7.6%20 of 263
PSA 942.2%111 of 263
PSA graded so far263
Gem Mint 1020
Total graded263

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 gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$242.86$72+$15112.4×
PSA 9$228.00$72+$13611.6×
PSA 8$75.00$71$153.8×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 256 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 107.8%$243.00
PSA 943.4%$228.00
PSA ≤848.8%$52.00

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 8% of 263 PSA-graded Raichu copies are a gem-mint 10 (20 of 263) — the rest grade lower.

PSA263 gradedPSA 10 · 20 · 8% gem
1020
9111
876
730
617
55
41
13
CGC140 gradedCGC 10 · 6 · 4% gem
106
9.54
927
8.546
823
7.59
78
6.57
63
5.52
52
41
3.51
BGS6 gradedBGS 10 · 0 · 0% gem
95
71
TAG1 gradedTAG 10 · 0 · 0% gem
5.51

Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Raichu 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$19.63
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 20modelled$243$243$243
PSA 9pop 1115 · 90d✓ 17 cert-verified$228$171$232
PSA 8pop 765 · 90d✓ 11 cert-verified$75
PSA 7pop 302 · 90d✓ 6 cert-verified$19$19$39
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). “Modelled” = no verified graded sale behind the figure; it is derived from the raw price and reference guides, so treat it as a ceiling to check, not a price to quote. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$19.63
LPLightly Played$9.93
MPModerately Played$6.36real sales: $9 n6
HPHeavily Played$4.06
DMGDamaged$3.29
7-dayflat
30-day 2.3%
90-day 17.9%
All-time high$20
All-time low$6
Other printingsReverse Holofoil · $16.16
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost

For context: a graded PSA 1 slab of this card sells for about $65 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.

Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately

Price by variant

Holofoil$30
Reverse Holo$19

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

28% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$23
TCGplayer · dearest$30

Currently 28% 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

Cross-marketSome gap 28% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🔥 Trending in the community

#108 on the radar
Mentions this week1

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What people are saying: Browsing ebay and snort laughed at description vs picture · 18↑

Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Evolves from Pikachu.

Slice30

Raichu can't use Slice during your next turn.

Split Ball50
Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Move an Energy card attached to Raichu to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Burst Ball100
Lightning · Lightning · Colorless

Discard 3 Energy attached to any of your Pokémon in any way you like.

Weakness Fighting +20Resistance Metal -20
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Mouse PokémonGEN IPichuPikachuRaichu

Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high voltage power.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#8
RarityRare Holo
Released2008
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeLightning
HP90
Evolves fromPikachu
WeaknessFighting +20
ResistanceMetal -20
National Pokédex#26
Card IDdp7-8
SourceAggregated marketplaces

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Raichu (Stormfront #8) worth?

As of 5 September 2026, Raichu from Stormfront is worth approximately $19.63 ungraded (near-mint), and around $243 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 Stormfront is worth around $243 — roughly 12× the raw ungraded value of $19.63.

Should I grade my Raichu?

A PSA 10 sells for about $243 versus $19.63 raw — roughly a 12× 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 Raichu rare?

Raichu is a Rare Holo card from Stormfront (card #8), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. Its current blended market value is $19.63 ungraded.

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