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Raikou #243

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.

26Cards cataloged
~$974Top card (verified)
2001–2025Release span
19Sets

01Top 10 Notable Raikou Cards

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.

Raikou ★ — Unseen Forces #114
Rank 01 · The Holy Grail

Raikou ★ — Unseen Forces #114

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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Verified (May 2026) ~$974
Grade-worthy value
Buy raw ~$1,100.00
If PSA 9 (likely)
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Raikou — Neo Revelation #13
Rank 02

Raikou — Neo Revelation #13

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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Verified (May 2026) ~$340
Grade-worthy value
Buy raw ~$499.50
If PSA 9 (likely)
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Raikou-EX — Dark Explorers #105
Rank 03

Raikou-EX — Dark Explorers #105

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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TCGplayer mkt ~$316
Grade-worthy value
Buy raw ~$318.74
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Rocket's Raikou ex — Deoxys #108
Rank 04

Rocket's Raikou ex — Deoxys #108

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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TCGplayer mkt ~$285
Market value
~$284.99 raw
Raw copies run $299.99 to $2,400.00
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Raikou — Skyridge #H26
Rank 05

Raikou — Skyridge #H26

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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Verified (May 2026) ~$238
Grade-worthy value
Buy raw ~$475.00
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Raikou ex — Team Magma vs Team Aqua #92
Rank 06

Raikou ex — Team Magma vs Team Aqua #92

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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TCGplayer mkt ~$200
Grade-worthy value
Buy raw ~$199.98
If PSA 9 (likely)
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Raikou & Suicune LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #92
Rank 07

Raikou & Suicune LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #92

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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TCGplayer mkt ~$185
Market value
~$181.97 raw
Raw copies run $191.07 to $855.86
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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Raikou & Suicune LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #93
Rank 08

Raikou & Suicune LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #93

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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TCGplayer mkt ~$159
Grade-worthy value
Buy raw ~$159.02
If PSA 9 (likely)
+$•••
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Raikou — Call of Legends #SL9
Rank 09

Raikou — Call of Legends #SL9

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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Verified (May 2026) ~$120
Entei & Raikou LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #91
Rank 10

Entei & Raikou LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #91

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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TCGplayer mkt ~$105
Market value
~$104.50 raw
Raw copies run $96.56 to $116.55
No graded (PSA) sales in our index yet - check recent eBay sold prices below for the grading upside.
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03Most Valuable Raikou Cards — Price Chart

All prices reflect recent market data and will be updated regularly.

#CardRecent price
01Raikou ★ — Unseen Forces #114~$974
02Raikou — Neo Revelation #13~$340
03Raikou-EX — Dark Explorers #105~$316
04Rocket's Raikou ex — Deoxys #108~$285
05Raikou — Skyridge #H26~$238
06Raikou ex — Team Magma vs Team Aqua #92~$200
07Raikou & Suicune LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #92~$185
08Raikou & Suicune LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #93~$159
09Raikou — Call of Legends #SL9~$120
10Entei & Raikou LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #91~$105
11Entei & Raikou LEGEND — HS—Unleashed #90~$103
12Raikou V — Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG41~$54
13Raikou-EX — Dark Explorers #38~$50
14Raikou — Neo Revelation #22~$49
15Raikou — Skyridge #28~$41

04Complete Card Grid — All 26 Raikou Cards

Every official card, images and metadata pulled from the Pokemon TCG API. Click any card to see its full data.