1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Stage 1 (evolves from Pikachu)
HP
70
TypeLightning
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorMitsuhiro Arita
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat●
SetLegendary Collection
Released2002
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Holo
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | Holo ~$35 raw · PSA 10 ~$2,147 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) |
|---|---|
| Reverse Holo | Reverse-holo ~$291 raw · PSA 10 ~$9,213 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) |
Dark Raichu reprint. The Legendary Collection reverse-holo parallel is the genuine chase; the standard holo is ~$35.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Legendary Collection (2002) introduced reverse-holo parallels with a distinctive crosshatch foil, and its reverse-holos are famously scarce and chased across the whole set.
- The reverse-holo Dark Raichu has realized around $291 raw — roughly eight times the standard holo (~$35) and far above the non-holo (~$15).
- A reprint of the historic Team Rocket Dark Raichu, carrying that card’s lore into the modern-foil era.
- One of the cornerstone reverse-holos for anyone assembling a Legendary Collection master set.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 1 Raichu with 70 HP; top attack around 30 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Surprise Thunder
Flip a coin. If heads, flip another coin. If the second coins is heads, this attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If the second coin is tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Raichu PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
The reverse-holo is the grading prize here: PSA 10 reverse-holo copies have realized roughly $9,213, versus about $2,147 for the standard holo (PriceCharting realized, May 2026). The crosshatch foil scratches easily, keeping gem-mint populations low.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.