Raichu
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Number
- 016/130
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- Feb 24, 2000
Sold price movement
- 12 months ago
- $19.99£15.11€18.09
- Today
- $34.77£26.29€31.46
- Change
- +$14.78+£11.17+€13.37 (+73.9%)
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | 174 | $25£18.90€22.62 | $34.77£26.29€31.46 | |
| PSA 1 | 17 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 2 | 17 | 1 | – | – | |
| PSA 3 | 39 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 4 | 94 | – | – | $25.20£19.05€22.80 | |
| PSA 5 | 363 | 6 | $45£34.02€40.72 | $45£34.02€40.72 | |
| PSA 6 | 585 | 8 | $34.50£26.08€31.22 | $34.50£26.08€31.22 | |
| PSA 7 | 801 | 21 | $55.99£42.33€50.66 | $52£39.31€47.05 | |
| PSA 8 | 964 | 10 | $115.88£87.61€104.85 | $111.78£84.51€101.14 | |
| PSA 9 | 410 | 5 | $299£226.06€270.54 | $230.51£174.28€208.57 | |
| CGC/BGS 9.5 | – | – | – | $254£192.04€229.82 | |
| PSA 10 | 32 | 1 | – | $3,367£2,546€3,047 | |
About these prices
1.0% of copies sent to PSA come back a 10. Sold and median are 90 days of PSA sales. The 9.5 is a CGC and BGS grade, so it carries no PSA population.
Priced from 2,654 completed sales, updated Nov 13, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
2,654 completed listings on Alt, eBay, Fanatics Collect*SWIRL* Pokémon Card TCG Raichu Base Set 2 Holographic Rare 16/130 LP 016/130$24.99£18.89€22.61Pokemon Raichu 16/130 Base Set 2 Holo English WOTC 1999 Ken Sugimori$20.50£15.50€18.55Raichu 16/130 Holo Rare Base Set 2 Pokemon Moderately Played 16/130$36.99£27.97€33.47The Pokémon Company Raichu 016/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare English Unlimited 016/130$25£18.90€22.62Show 288 more, the newest 300 of 2,654
82000 Pokemon Base Set 2 Raichu Holo #16/130 PSA 8 NM-MT WOTC Vintage 16/130$91£68.80€82.34Raichu 16/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 2000 Pokémon TCG English 80HP Vintage$23.05£17.43€20.86RAICHU POKEMON BASE SET 2 HOLO RARE HOLOFOIL!- LIGHTLY PLAYED 016/130$16.50£12.47€14.93Pokémon Raichu 16/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare Vintage WOTC English Card 016/130$32.99£24.94€29.8582000 Pokemon Base Set 2 Holo Raichu #16Alt · Auction$99.60£75.30€90.12Pokemon TCG Raichu 016/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 80 HP English 1999 016/130$28.50£21.55€25.79Pokémon Raichu Base Set 2 Holographic Rare 16/130 Holo Near Mint NM WOTC 16/130$51£38.56€46.15
82000 Pokemon Raichu 16/130 Base Set 2 Rare Holo PSA 8 NM-MT Huge Swirl 16/130$149£112.65€134.82
Pokemon Base Set 2 Raichu Holo Rare 16/130 Heavily Played HP Vintage WOTC 016/130$19.99£15.11€18.09Raichu #16/130 Base Set 2 Holofoil Rare Pokemon TCG Card DMG WOTC Vintage 2000 016/130$13.50£10.21€12.21Raichu 16/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare WOTC 2000 Vintage Pokemon Card LP + 016/130$34£25.71€30.76Raichu - HOLO RARE UNLIMITED - Pokemon Base Set 2 - 16/130 - LP 16/130$24.99£18.89€22.619JUST BACK FROM PSA!!! PSA 9 2000 Pokemon Base Set 2 Raichu 16/130 Holo!!! 16/130$359£271.42€324.8382000 Pokemon Base Set 2 Raichu Holo #16/130 PSA 8 NM-MT WOTC Vintage 16/130$96.01£72.59€86.878CGC 8 BASE SET 2 Raichu HOLO! NM-MINT! 2000 Pokémon TCG Base Set 2 #16/130 016/130$125£94.51€113.108VTG Pokemon 2000 Base Set 2 Raichu Holo Rare Card #16/130 Near Mint PSA 8 #16$119.99£90.72€108.578Pokémon Raichu 016/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 80 HP Stage 1 2000 PSA 8 016/130$95£71.83€85.968Pokémon TCG Raichu Holo Card Base Set 2 16/130 PSA 8 Nm-M 2000 WOTC Vintage #16$108.55£82.07€98.2282000 Pokemon Base Set 2 Holo Raichu #16Alt · Auction$85.20£64.42€77.097Raichu Base Set 2 | Beckett 7 | 16/130 Holo Unlimited Holo Pokemon Vintage TCG 016/130$52.60£39.77€47.59More from Base Set 2
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AlakazamGrading odds
PSA has graded 3,605 copies. Where they landed:
Why the verdict weights the odds
Only 0.9% of copies reach a 10, which is why the top price is the wrong number to plan around. Weighting each grade’s PSA price by these odds, a submission is worth $113.03£85.46€102.27 on average against $403.77£305.27€365.34 for the card plus $349£263.86€315.78 at Super Express, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That loses $290.74£219.81€263.06, so a copy is worth more raw.
What CGC copies sold for
Sold prices from listings that named the grader and the grade, not asking prices, and not a PSA figure converted across. A CGC 9 runs about 0.44x the PSA 9 on the cards where we hold both, but the spread is wide enough that it is only worth quoting where copies actually traded, which is what these are. The count beside each price is how many.
CGC 9 and 9.5 are one row on purpose. A CGC 9.5 sells for 3% more than a 9 across the corpus and is the cheaper of the two on nearly half of cards, so the market is not pricing them apart and splitting them here would invent a distinction. BGS is left split because there the same test says a 9.5 really is worth about 30% more.
| Grade | Median sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| CGC 9 or 9.5 | $150£113.41€135.72 | 11 |
| CGC 7.5 | $43.48£32.87€39.34 | 6 |
Card facts
- Card number
- 016/130
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Set released
- Feb 24, 2000
- PSA population, all printings
- 3,605
- Printings priced
- 1
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The same card in other sets
Nintendo Promos27/99$1,000£756.05€904.81
Base Set (Shadowless)014/102$550£415.83€497.65
EX Holon Phantoms15/110$467.99£353.83€423.44
SkyridgeH25/H32$384.39£290.62€347.80
Expedition025/165$312.99£236.64€283.20
Fossil14/62$208.87£157.92€188.99
Undaunted83/90$179.04£135.36€162
Skyridge027/144$149.99£113.40€135.71What moves the price of this card
The Raichu on this page is the Holofoil printing from Base Set 2, and it trades at $60.73£45.92€54.95 in near mint condition. Only one printing of this card was produced, so there is no cheaper version to confuse it with.
Graded, it runs PSA 4 $25.20£19.05€22.80, PSA 5 $45£34.02€40.72, PSA 6 $34.50£26.08€31.22, PSA 7 $52£39.31€47.05, PSA 8 $111.78£84.51€101.14, PSA 9 $230.51£174.28€208.57, CGC/BGS 9.5 $254£192.04€229.82, PSA 10 $3,367£2,546€3,047. PSA has graded 3,605 copies of it. 2,654 completed sales are on file.
What is a PSA 10 Raichu worth?
A PSA 10 Raichu from Base Set 2 sells for $3,367. 1.0% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10, so that price is the best case rather than the one a submission should expect.
Is Raichu from Base Set 2 worth grading?
On the numbers, no. The average submission is worth $117.53 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $34.77 for a raw copy plus $369 to send it through PSA Super Express, so it loses $286.24.
Condition does most of the work below the surface. A copy with soft corners or a print line off centre trades well under the market price shown here, and a copy clean enough to grade trades well above it, which is why the PSA 10 sits at $3,367£2,546€3,047. Before you value your own copy, look at the corners under a light and check the centring on the back, where most cards give themselves away.
What Raichu does
Stage1, evolves from Pikachu · 80 HP · retreat 1
Agility20Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Raichu.
Thunder60Flip a coin. If tails, Raichu does 30 damage to itself.
Weak to Fighting ×2. Tournament legal in neither standard nor expanded.