01Card Stats

Basic

HP 80

TypeLightning

RarityRare Holo Star

IllustratorMasakazu Fukuda

WeaknessFighting ×2

Retreat●

SetUnseen Forces

Released2005

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Rare Holo Star
Foiling: Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
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

Grade-worthy value

Buy raw ~$1,100.00

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07Why Collectors Want It

A Gold Star (★): the EX era's rarest pull, roughly one per booster box, with shiny-style alternate art.
Secret-numbered #114/115 — part of the famed Entei ★ / Raikou ★ / Suicune ★ trio that ends EX Unseen Forces (2005).
The legendary-beasts Gold Star trio is one of the most chased sub-sets of the EX era.
Verified at ~$974 raw, PSA 10 ~$8,575 (PriceCharting, May 2026).
A low gem-mint population drives the graded premium.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Basic Raikou with 80 HP; top attack around 70 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Lightning Turn Cost: Lightning + Colorless · 20 damage

Switch Raikou Star with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Meta Voltage Cost: Lightning + Lightning + Lightning · 70 damage

If you have less Prize cards left than your opponent, this attack does 40 damage to each of your Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Weakness: Fighting ×2
Retreat cost: 1

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: PSA 10 ~$8,575 against ~$974 raw (PriceCharting realized, May 2026).

Gold-star foil scratching and edge-whitening are the usual downgrades; clean high-grade copies are scarce.

Other graders: PSA leads resale liquidity on Gold Stars; BGS and CGC gem copies trade at a discount to PSA 10.

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