Raikou is the thunder of the legendary beasts — the electric roamer Ho-Oh is said to have revived when the Brass Tower burned in Ecruteak. Of the three, it's the line collectors chase hardest, and for one reason above all: a 2005 Gold Star that anchors a value run deeper and steadier than almost any non-flagship in Johto.
Raikou's list is anchored by one of the most coveted Gold Stars ever printed, then fans out across a remarkably complete sweep of eras — Neo holos, e-Card scarcity, villain ex prints, the two-halved LEGEND cards, and modern reprints. Priciest first.
The crown jewel — a 2005 EX Unseen Forces Gold Star, where the ★ beside the name marks one of the shiny-foil alternates seeded only a few per box. Raikou's shimmering cosmos-foil treatment and beast-trio prestige make it the most valuable card in the line and one of the defining Gold Stars of its era.
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The vintage holo that introduced Raikou to the TCG in 2001, fresh out of Gold & Silver. Neo-era holos wear the classic cracked-ice foil and notoriously soft centering, so two decades on a clean, well-centered copy commands serious money.
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A 2012 Black & White-era EX with full-art energy and real tournament power. Dark Explorers Raikou-EX bridges vintage nostalgia and modern playability, and it stays pricey precisely because it actually saw competitive use.
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Team Rocket's dark-typed reimagining of the thunder beast — a villain ex print beloved for its sinister redesign and genuinely tough to track down in high grade.
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Skyridge (2003) closed the e-Card era and is infamous for brutal centering and thin print runs. This Raikou H26 is a quiet grail: gorgeous, hard to find well-centered, and steeply rewarded in PSA 10.
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From the 2004 Team Magma vs Team Aqua set and its split-faction gimmick, this Raikou ex is a sturdy collectible from an era fans remember fondly for its storyline framing.
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The HeartGold/SoulSilver LEGEND cards came in two halves you slotted together into one oversized artwork — a novel 2010 design. This Raikou & Suicune top half pairs two of the beasts in a single sweeping scene.
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The companion bottom half of that same LEGEND card; collectors prize complete top-and-bottom pairs, so each half carries strong standalone value.
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Call of Legends (2011) revived the Shiny-Legend subset, its SL-numbered cards giving the beasts alternate shiny treatments that are surprisingly hard to find today. SL9 Raikou is a sleeper from a short-printed set.
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Another two-beast LEGEND pairing from Unleashed, this one teaming the fire and thunder beasts. Even as the entry on Raikou's list it clears $100 — a measure of how deep this trio's demand runs.
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| # | Card | Recent price |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Raikou ★ — Unseen Forces #114 | ~$974 |
| 02 | Raikou — Neo Revelation #13 | ~$340 |
| 03 | Raikou-EX — Dark Explorers #105 | ~$316 |
| 04 | Rocket's Raikou ex — Deoxys #108 | ~$285 |
| 05 | Raikou — Skyridge #H26 | ~$238 |
| 06 | Raikou ex — Team Magma vs Team Aqua #92 | ~$200 |
| 07 | Raikou & Suicune LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #92 | ~$185 |
| 08 | Raikou & Suicune LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #93 | ~$159 |
| 09 | Raikou — Call of Legends #SL9 | ~$120 |
| 10 | Entei & Raikou LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #91 | ~$105 |
| 11 | Entei & Raikou LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #90 | ~$103 |
| 12 | Raikou V — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG41 | ~$54 |
| 13 | Raikou-EX — Dark Explorers #38 | ~$50 |
| 14 | Raikou — Neo Revelation #22 | ~$49 |
| 15 | Raikou — Skyridge #28 | ~$41 |
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