Raichu · Scarlet & Violet 151, what to know.
About the Raichu card
Raichu is card 26 of 207 in Scarlet & Violet 151, released in September 2023, a Rare. It is a Stage 1 Lightning-type with 120 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Pikachu, which places Raichu deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
The card's flavor text gives Raichu a line of lore: "Its tail discharges electricity into the ground, protecting it from getting shocked."
About Raichu in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Pikachu. Larger, orange-yellow body, with a long tail. Rare in the wild; usually requires a Thunder Stone evolution. Base Set holo Raichu is one of the famous "where is mine" cards. Its print run had inconsistent centering, and a famously rare prerelease variant exists.
What is Raichu worth?
Raichu is a non-holo Rare. In Scarlet & Violet 151, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Raichu trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Raichu before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Raichu, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Raichu in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Raichu
For Raichu, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Raichu rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
