Raichu
- Set
- Base Set 2
- Number
- 016/130
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Artist
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- Feb 24, 2000
Sold price movement
- 12 months ago
- $19.59£14.74€17.25
- Today
- $26.85£20.21€23.65
- Change
- +$7.26+£5.46+€6.39 (+37.1%)
Market activity
| Price type | Pop share | PopulationPop | Sold 90d | Median | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | – | 126 | $24.30£18.29€21.40 | $26.85£20.21€23.65 | |
| PSA 1 | 17 | 3 | – | – | |
| PSA 2 | 17 | – | – | – | |
| PSA 3 | 39 | 1 | – | – | |
| PSA 4 | 94 | 1 | – | $21.69£16.32€19.10 | |
| PSA 5 | 363 | 6 | $40£30.11€35.23 | $39.99£30.10€35.22 | |
| PSA 6 | 585 | 14 | $34.50£25.97€30.38 | $35.50£26.72€31.26 | |
| PSA 7 | 801 | 9 | $50£37.63€44.03 | $46.99£35.37€41.38 | |
| PSA 8 | 964 | 14 | $105£79.03€92.47 | $98.80£74.36€87.01 | |
| PSA 9 | 410 | 9 | $299£225.04€263.32 | $222.50£167.46€195.95 | |
| CGC/BGS 9.5 | – | – | – | $245£184.40€215.76 | |
| PSA 10 | 32 | – | – | $3,367£2,534€2,965 | |
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 1,353 completed sales, updated Sep 20, 2026.
Price history
Recent sales
1,353 completed listings on eBay, Fanatics Collect, Goldin AuctionsRaichu 16/130 (Swirl) Holo Rare Base Set 2 Pokemon Heavily Played 16/130$19.99£15.05€17.60POKEMON VINTAGE BASE SET 2 RAICHU #16/130 HOLO RARE L PLAY L SCRATCHES ON FOIL 16/130$38£28.60€33.47Pokémon Card TCG Base Set 2 Raichu 16/130 Holo Rare English Unlimited 80HP 014/102$25£18.82€22.02VTG 2000 Pokemon Base Set 2 Raichu 16/130 Holo Rare With Swirl 16/130$19.99£15.05€17.60Pokemon TCG Raichu 016/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare English 1999 80 HP 016/130$25£18.82€22.02Raichu Holo 16/130 Base Set 2 Pokemon 1999-2000 Wizards of The Coast SWIRL🌀 016/130$26.95£20.28€23.73Show 288 more, the newest 300 of 1,353
Pokémon TCG Raichu Holo Card 016/130 WOTC 2000 LP Base Set 2 SWIRL 016/130$35.99£27.09€31.70The Pokémon Company Raichu 016/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare English TCG 80 HP 016/130$18.50£13.92€16.29Pokémon TCG Raichu 16/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare VTG WOTC 2000 HP Creases Swirl 16/130$14.99£11.28€13.20Pokémon TCG Raichu 16/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare VTG WOTC 2000 HP Creases Swirl 16/130$14.99£11.28€13.20Pokemon TCG Raichu Base Set 2 16/130 Holo Rare 80 HP English 1999 014/102$13£9.78€11.45Pokémon TCG Raichu Base Set 2 16/130 Holo Unlimited Holo Rare Excellent 016/130$19.99£15.05€17.60Pokémon TCG Base Set 2 Holo Unlimited Holo Rare Raichu 16/130 Vintage 016/130$15.50£11.67€13.65RAICHU - 16/130 - Base Set 2 - Holo - Pokemon Card - EXC / NEAR MINT$99.95£75.23€88.02Pokémon Raichu Base Set 2 - #16/130 Holo Card Rare - 2000 TCG - UNPLAYED CARD 016/130$41£30.86€36.11Pokémon TCG Base Set 2 Holo Unlimited Holo Rare Raichu 16/130 016/130$24.99£18.81€22.01
8Pokemon Base Set 2 Holo Rare Raichu #16 PSA 8 Mint Condition WOTC 016/130$117.99£88.80€103.91
82000 Pokemon Game Base 2 II Raichu Holo PSA 8 Swirl Beautiful Card #16$150£112.90€132.107CGC 7.5 NM + Raichu 16/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare Holographic WOTC 2000 Pokémon 16/130$40£30.11€35.238VTG Pokemon 2000 Base Set 2 Raichu Holo Rare Card #16/130 Near Mint PSA 8 #16$119.77£90.14€105.488PSA 8 NM-MT Raichu 16/130 Holo Rare 2000 Pokémon Base Set 2 Graded Vintage 014/102$76£57.20€66.9382000 Pokemon Game - Raichu Base Set 2 16/130 Holo Rare Swirl PSA 8 English 16/130$90£67.74€79.268PSA 8 2000 Pokemon TCG Base Set 2 Raichu 016/130 Holo Rare English 016/130$80£60.21€70.45More from Base Set 2
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PSA has graded 3,532 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 $105.54£79.44€92.95 on average against $395.85£297.94€348.61 for the card plus $349£262.67€307.35 at Super Express, the cheapest level PSA will insure it at. That loses $290.31£218.50€255.67, 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 | $105£79.03€92.47 | 9 |
| CGC 8.5 | $75£56.45€66.05 | 5 |
| CGC 7.5 | $44.97£33.85€39.60 | 7 |
Card facts
- Card number
- 016/130
- Rarity
- Holo Rare
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Set released
- Feb 24, 2000
- PSA population, all printings
- 3,532
- Printings priced
- 1
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The same card in other sets
Nintendo Promos27/99$1,000£752.65€880.67
Base Set (Shadowless)014/102$550£413.96€484.37
EX Holon Phantoms15/110$467.99£352.23€412.14
SkyridgeH25/H32$391.28£294.50€344.59
Expedition025/165$199.99£150.52€176.13
Undaunted83/90$138.33£104.11€121.82
Fossil14/62$133.79£100.70€117.82
Blister Exclusives040/099$123.80£93.18€109.03What moves the price of this card
The Raichu on this page is the Holofoil printing from Base Set 2, and it trades at $63.56£47.84€55.98 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 $21.69£16.32€19.10, PSA 5 $39.99£30.10€35.22, PSA 6 $35.50£26.72€31.26, PSA 7 $46.99£35.37€41.38, PSA 8 $98.80£74.36€87.01, PSA 9 $222.50£167.46€195.95, CGC/BGS 9.5 $245£184.40€215.76, PSA 10 $3,367£2,534€2,965. PSA has graded 3,532 copies of it. 1,353 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 $108.91 with every grade weighted by how often this card comes back at it, against $26.85 for a raw copy plus $369 to send it through PSA Super Express, so it loses $286.94.
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£2,534€2,965. 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.