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Raikou Pokémon Cards

National Dex
#243
Printed
2001–2026
Sets
20
Rarities
10
Total value
$4,653
raw, near mint
Cards priced
27
21 with PSA 10
Most valuable
$1,772
Unseen Forces
Typical PSA 10
29.5×
median of 21

CardTrack prices 27 different Raikou cards across 20 sets, from 2001 to 2026, worth $4,653 together. The most valuable is the Raikou ☆ from Unseen Forces at $1,772.21 ungraded, about $63,050 in PSA 10. Every price below is a blended raw value from real sold results, updated daily.

Raikou is a Lightning-type Pokémon (Generation II) — a Legendary Pokémon.

All 27 Raikou cards

Filter by set or rarity, sort by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move.

27 cards

Prices updated · How we price →

Where the Raikou money is

Value is not spread evenly across the printings — the ranking below is by total tracked value, not by card count, the same measure as the most valuable Pokémon cards.

The top 7 of 27 Raikou cards hold 80% of the $4,653 total. The remaining 20 share what is left, which is why a “complete Raikou collection” in the collection tracker costs far less than the headline suggests until you reach the top row.

What grading a Raikou is worth

Across the 21 Raikou cards that have both a raw price and a real PSA 10 price.

Typical (median)

29.5×

half are above, half below

Middle half

14.7× – 58.2×

the 25th to 75th percentile

Cheapest card

3.9×

smallest gap

Largest gap

4048×

one card, near-zero raw

This is the median, not the average. Averaging the ratios gives 246×, which only 2 of 21 cards (10%) actually reach: a card worth a few cents raw with a three-figure slab produces a ratio in the hundreds and drags the mean above almost the whole set. The median is what a card in the middle really does, and it is the figure to take to the grading ROI calculator.

Raikou value over time

Total tracked value of every Raikou printing since 2021, from PriceCharting sales history; the top 100 cards across every Pokémon are charted in the market report.

90 days

—

1 year

+177.0%

All time

+315.1%

As of

2026-10

$4,6532026-10-06+438.5% since 2021Hover the chart to read any month
$0$2,495$4,99020222023202420252026

Indexed over 17 of this set's 27 cards — the ones with enough PriceCharting sales history to track continuously.

90 days is withheld: the weighted index and the basket total disagree over that window, which means the index was re-based rather than the cards re-priced. A number we cannot stand behind is worse than no number.

Strongest Raikou grading opportunities

Ranked by expected net — every grade weighted by how often this card actually earns it (the gem rate beside each card is its PSA 10 share). Best case is the PSA 10 outcome, which is why it is the larger number and the one to trust least.

All 18 Raikou grading picks →

Every Raikou card, by set

Open the other 24 Raikou cards, across 18 more sets

Collecting Raikou cards

Raikou has been printed in every era of the game, from 2001 (Neo Revelation) to 2026 (30th Celebration: Classic Collection). The Classic (2004–2010) era holds the most printings, 10 of the 27, and it holds the value too: $3,192, 69% of the total.

Raikou cards are not cheap to own: only 4 of the 27 priced cards sit under $5 raw, the cheapest being the Raikou, and the median card is worth about $44.99. 13 are worth $50 or more, and 2 clear $500. Those 13 cards hold 96% of the total on this page.

By rarity the printings split into 10 tiers, led by Rare Holo (6), Rare (5) and LEGEND (4). 21 of the 27 cards carry a PSA 10 price, the figure the grading section uses; those cards are worth about $120.00 raw at the median, against $10.23 for the 6 with no gem-mint price on file.

The grid filters by set and rarity and sorts by value, era, the PSA 10 gap or the 30-day move, so the cheapest Raikou is one sort away (add the rarity filter for the cheapest holo); the by-set index above lists every card as text for when you know the number. Prices are CardTrack's blended raw value from real sold results, updated today.

Raikou card questions

How many Raikou cards are there?

CardTrack tracks 27 priced Raikou cards across 20 Pokémon TCG sets, printed between 2001 and 2026. 21 of them also carry a real PSA 10 price.

What is the most valuable Raikou card?

The most valuable Raikou card is the Raikou ☆ from Unseen Forces (#114) at about $1,772.21 ungraded, or around $63,050 in PSA 10 gem mint.

How much is a complete Raikou collection worth?

All 27 tracked Raikou cards come to approximately $4,653 in raw near-mint condition. The value is concentrated: the top 7 cards alone account for 80% of it.

How much more is a graded Raikou card worth?

A typical Raikou card in PSA 10 sells for about 29.5× its raw price — that is the median across the 21 cards with both a raw and a PSA 10 price. Half fall between 14.7× and 58.2×, and the very cheapest cards can show far larger multiples simply because their raw price is near zero.

What is the cheapest Raikou card?

The cheapest priced Raikou card CardTrack tracks is the Raikou from Mega Evolution (#48) at about $0.20. 4 of the 27 priced cards sit under $5, so most Raikou cards cost well above that.

Which set has the most Raikou cards?

HS—Unleashed has the most Raikou printings, 4 of the 27. The most valuable set is a different one: Unseen Forces, whose 1 Raikou card is worth about $1,772.

Which Raikou card is worth grading?

On expected profit the Raikou ☆ from Unseen Forces leads, at about $6,639 profit per submission after fees, with 10% of 3,889 graded copies coming back PSA 10. The full ranking covers all 18 gradeable Raikou cards.