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Card details
Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high voltage power.
- HP
- 90
- Type
- Lightning
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 1999/10/10
- Set size
- 62 cards
Frequently asked
- What is Raichu #29/62 worth?
- Raichu (Fossil) currently sells for about $22.69 in Near Mint ungraded condition. Up 14.3% over the last 30 days. Pricing refreshes daily from TCGPlayer and CardMarket.
- What set is Raichu from?
- Raichu is from the Fossil Pokemon TCG set released in 1999, collector number 29/62. This is a Wizards of the Coast vintage-era card.
- How rare is Raichu?
- Raichu is classified as Rare in the Fossil set. Rarity tiers determine pull rates from booster packs — rarer cards command higher market premiums, especially in graded condition.
- Should I grade my Raichu?
- Raw Raichu sells for $22.69; PSA 10 examples sell for $620.67 — about 27.4× the raw price. There's a strong PSA 10 premium here — grading typically pays off if the raw card is Mint.
- Who illustrated Raichu?
- Raichu was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita for the Fossil Pokemon TCG set. Artist-specific Pokemon cards have dedicated collector demand — alternate-art and special-illustration releases from popular artists trade at premiums.
- Is Raichu a 1st Edition card?
- Raichu comes from a Wizards of the Coast era set that had a 1st Edition print run. Look for the small "Edition 1" stamp printed to the left of the Pokemon portrait — stamped copies trade at 5–20× the price of unstamped (Unlimited) examples.