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Raichu - XY (#43)

Name: Raichu
Brand: Pokémon TCG
SKU: xy1-43
Availability: InStock
Author: Mitsuhiro Arita

Pokémon Stage 1 Rare Holo HP 90

Market price

$1.75

holofoil · 2 variants

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Set: XY
Number: 43
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Energy: Lightning

When its electricity builds, its muscles are stimulated, and it becomes more aggressive than usual.

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Raichu - XY

Raichu is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from the XY Pokémon TCG set, released 2014, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It sits at card number 43 in the XY checklist, classified as a Lightning-type Pokémon with 90 HP and the Stage 1 subtype.

In collector terms, this is a holofoil rare. Current TCGplayer market price tops out at $1.75 across 2 printed variants (Normal, Holofoil, Reverse Holo, etc.), with every variant's low / mid / high and direct prices listed below.

Raichu has been printed 9 times across different sets. The variant you're looking at (#43 in XY) is one of them - see every other printing further down to compare art, rarity, and current market price across all versions.

Catchinary Index Value

CIV 58Average

Strong grading upside. Weak icon status.

Market Heat 48

30 / 90 / 365-day price momentum.

Grading Upside 100

PSA 10 premium over raw NM.

Icon Status 30

Cultural recognition + iconic-set bonus.

Era Strength 65

Release-window weight.

Prices USD 2 days ago · 2026-06-09 08:06 UTC

holofoil

$1.75

Range hidden: thin trading skews TCGplayer's historical low/high. Market price above is the recent-sales weighted average.

reverseHolofoil

$1.55

Range hidden: thin trading skews TCGplayer's historical low/high. Market price above is the recent-sales weighted average.

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Market price history

Latest

$1.75

Low

$1.00

Apr 2022

High

$4.61

Oct 2022

Avg

$2.02

Days tracked

109

data points

Change

-46.2%

since first tracked

Sale History 258 sales · since 2021-01-01

PSA 10 high $79.97 PSA 9 high $49.99 Raw high $4.61

Date	Grade	Price
2026-04-01	RAW	$1.88
2026-03-01	RAW	$1.88
2026-02-01	RAW	$1.43
2026-01-01	RAW	$1.25
2025-12-01	RAW	$1.57
2025-11-01	RAW	$1.55
2025-10-01	RAW	$2.09
2025-09-01	RAW	$2.51
2025-08-01	RAW	$2.25
2025-07-01	RAW	$1.99
2025-06-01	RAW	$2.46
2025-05-01	RAW	$2.87
2025-04-01	RAW	$2.07
2025-03-01	RAW	$1.93
2025-02-01	RAW	$2.42
2025-01-01	RAW	$2.00
2024-12-01	RAW	$1.99
2024-11-01	RAW	$2.40
2024-11-01	PSA 8	$26.37
2024-11-01	PSA 9	$29.00
2024-11-01	BGS 9.5	$32.00
2024-11-01	PSA 10	$60.01
2024-11-01	RAW	$2.24
2024-10-01	RAW	$2.61
2024-10-01	PSA 8	$26.36
2024-10-01	PSA 9	$29.00
2024-10-01	BGS 9.5	$32.00
2024-10-01	PSA 10	$60.01
2024-10-01	RAW	$2.61
2024-09-01	RAW	$2.78
2024-09-01	PSA 8	$26.30
2024-09-01	PSA 9	$29.00
2024-09-01	BGS 9.5	$32.00
2024-09-01	PSA 10	$60.01
2024-09-01	RAW	$2.78
2024-08-01	RAW	$2.76
2024-08-01	PSA 8	$26.25
2024-08-01	PSA 9	$29.00
2024-08-01	BGS 9.5	$32.00
2024-08-01	PSA 10	$60.01
2024-08-01	RAW	$2.76
2024-07-01	RAW	$2.44
2024-07-01	PSA 8	$26.19
2024-07-01	PSA 9	$29.00
2024-07-01	BGS 9.5	$32.00
2024-07-01	PSA 10	$60.01
2024-07-01	RAW	$2.44
2024-06-01	RAW	$2.79
2024-06-01	PSA 8	$26.12
2024-06-01	PSA 9	$29.00
2024-06-01	BGS 9.5	$32.00
2024-06-01	PSA 10	$60.01
2024-06-01	RAW	$2.79
2024-05-01	RAW	$2.79
2024-05-01	PSA 8	$26.05
2024-05-01	PSA 9	$29.00
2024-05-01	BGS 9.5	$32.00
2024-05-01	PSA 10	$60.01
2024-05-01	RAW	$2.79
2024-04-01	RAW	$3.30
2024-04-01	PSA 8	$25.98
2024-04-01	PSA 9	$29.00
2024-04-01	BGS 9.5	$32.00
2024-04-01	PSA 10	$60.01
2024-04-01	RAW	$3.30
2024-03-01	RAW	$2.40
2024-03-01	PSA 8	$25.62
2024-03-01	PSA 9	$28.00
2024-03-01	BGS 9.5	$31.00
2024-03-01	PSA 10	$60.01
2024-03-01	RAW	$2.40
2024-02-01	RAW	$2.43
2024-02-01	PSA 8	$24.73
2024-02-01	PSA 9	$27.00
2024-02-01	BGS 9.5	$30.00
2024-02-01	PSA 10	$60.01
2024-02-01	RAW	$2.43
2024-01-01	RAW	$3.04
2024-01-01	PSA 8	$24.73
2024-01-01	PSA 9	$27.00
2024-01-01	BGS 9.5	$30.00
2024-01-01	PSA 10	$60.07
2024-01-01	RAW	$3.04
2023-12-01	RAW	$2.26
2023-12-01	PSA 8	$24.73
2023-12-01	PSA 9	$27.00
2023-12-01	BGS 9.5	$30.00
2023-12-01	PSA 10	$60.00
2023-12-01	RAW	$2.26
2023-11-01	RAW	$2.33
2023-11-01	PSA 8	$24.73
2023-11-01	PSA 9	$25.25
2023-11-01	BGS 9.5	$28.00
2023-11-01	PSA 10	$60.00
2023-11-01	RAW	$2.33
2023-10-01	RAW	$1.87
2023-10-01	PSA 8	$24.73
2023-10-01	PSA 9	$27.00
2023-10-01	BGS 9.5	$30.00
2023-10-01	PSA 10	$60.00
2023-10-01	RAW	$1.87
2023-09-01	RAW	$2.17
2023-09-01	PSA 8	$24.73
2023-09-01	PSA 9	$27.00
2023-09-01	BGS 9.5	$30.00
2023-09-01	PSA 10	$60.00
2023-09-01	RAW	$2.17
2023-08-01	RAW	$2.31
2023-08-01	PSA 8	$24.73
2023-08-01	PSA 9	$27.00
2023-08-01	PSA 10	$60.00
2023-08-01	RAW	$2.31
2023-07-01	RAW	$1.67
2023-07-01	PSA 8	$24.73
2023-07-01	PSA 9	$27.00
2023-07-01	PSA 10	$60.00
2023-07-01	RAW	$1.67
2023-06-01	RAW	$1.90
2023-06-01	PSA 8	$24.73
2023-06-01	PSA 9	$27.00
2023-06-01	PSA 10	$60.00
2023-06-01	RAW	$1.90
2023-05-01	RAW	$1.90
2023-05-01	PSA 8	$24.73
2023-05-01	PSA 9	$27.00
2023-05-01	PSA 10	$60.00
2023-05-01	RAW	$1.90
2023-04-01	RAW	$2.00
2023-04-01	PSA 8	$24.73
2023-04-01	PSA 9	$27.00
2023-04-01	PSA 10	$60.00
2023-04-01	RAW	$2.00
2023-03-01	RAW	$2.00
2023-03-01	PSA 8	$24.73
2023-03-01	PSA 9	$27.00
2023-03-01	PSA 10	$60.00
2023-03-01	RAW	$2.00
2023-02-01	RAW	$2.55
2023-02-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2023-02-01	PSA 9	$35.00
2023-02-01	PSA 10	$59.98
2023-02-01	RAW	$2.55
2023-01-01	RAW	$3.58
2023-01-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2023-01-01	PSA 9	$35.00
2023-01-01	PSA 10	$59.86
2023-01-01	RAW	$3.58
2022-12-01	RAW	$2.01
2022-12-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2022-12-01	PSA 9	$35.00
2022-12-01	PSA 10	$59.94
2022-12-01	RAW	$2.01
2022-11-01	RAW	$3.49
2022-11-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2022-11-01	PSA 9	$35.00
2022-11-01	PSA 10	$58.38
2022-11-01	RAW	$3.49
2022-10-01	RAW	$4.61
2022-10-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2022-10-01	PSA 9	$35.00
2022-10-01	PSA 10	$57.33
2022-10-01	RAW	$4.61
2022-09-01	RAW	$4.45
2022-09-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2022-09-01	PSA 9	$35.00
2022-09-01	PSA 10	$46.21
2022-09-01	RAW	$4.45
2022-08-01	RAW	$3.70
2022-08-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2022-08-01	PSA 9	$35.00
2022-08-01	PSA 10	$43.59
2022-08-01	RAW	$3.70
2022-07-01	RAW	$2.79
2022-07-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2022-07-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2022-07-01	PSA 10	$42.29
2022-07-01	RAW	$2.79
2022-06-01	RAW	$2.79
2022-06-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2022-06-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2022-06-01	PSA 10	$44.65
2022-06-01	RAW	$2.79
2022-05-01	RAW	$1.72
2022-05-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2022-05-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2022-05-01	PSA 10	$79.97
2022-05-01	RAW	$1.72
2022-04-01	RAW	$1.00
2022-04-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2022-04-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2022-04-01	PSA 10	$79.97
2022-04-01	RAW	$1.00
2022-03-01	RAW	$1.41
2022-03-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2022-03-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2022-03-01	PSA 10	$79.97
2022-03-01	RAW	$1.41
2022-02-01	RAW	$1.36
2022-02-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2022-02-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2022-02-01	PSA 10	$79.97
2022-02-01	RAW	$1.36
2022-01-01	RAW	$1.88
2022-01-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2022-01-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2022-01-01	PSA 10	$38.56
2022-01-01	RAW	$1.88
2021-12-01	RAW	$1.73
2021-12-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2021-12-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2021-12-01	PSA 10	$38.31
2021-12-01	RAW	$1.73
2021-11-01	RAW	$1.60
2021-11-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2021-11-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2021-11-01	PSA 10	$40.59
2021-11-01	RAW	$1.60
2021-10-01	RAW	$2.04
2021-10-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2021-10-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2021-10-01	PSA 10	$41.00
2021-10-01	RAW	$2.04
2021-09-01	RAW	$2.51
2021-09-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2021-09-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2021-09-01	PSA 10	$41.30
2021-09-01	RAW	$2.51
2021-08-01	RAW	$1.86
2021-08-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2021-08-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2021-08-01	RAW	$1.86
2021-07-01	RAW	$2.50
2021-07-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2021-07-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2021-07-01	RAW	$2.50
2021-06-01	RAW	$2.59
2021-06-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2021-06-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2021-06-01	RAW	$2.59
2021-05-01	RAW	$2.60
2021-05-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2021-05-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2021-05-01	RAW	$2.60
2021-04-01	RAW	$1.99
2021-04-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2021-04-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2021-04-01	RAW	$1.99
2021-03-01	RAW	$2.99
2021-03-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2021-03-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2021-03-01	RAW	$2.99
2021-02-01	RAW	$1.50
2021-02-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2021-02-01	PSA 9	$49.99
2021-02-01	RAW	$1.50
2021-01-01	RAW	$3.25
2021-01-01	PSA 8	$32.00
2021-01-01	RAW	$3.25

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Raichu FAQ

Click any question to expand. Every answer pulls from this card's live Catchinary data.

How much is Raichu from XY worth?

Recent recorded market price is $1.75 (latest tracked snapshot 2026-06-10) across 2 variants. See the variant breakdown above for per-variant low / mid / high / market spread and the market price history chart for the long-term arc. Graded estimates (PSA 10, PSA 9, CGC Perfect) are shown when auction data is available.

How rare is Raichu?

This printing is a holofoil rare (the card is labeled "Rare Holo" on the checklist). Raichu has been printed 9 times across different sets - earlier or limited printings often command premiums even when the rarity tier is identical.

Who illustrated Raichu?

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. See Mitsuhiro Arita's full Catchinary page for every Pokémon card they've drawn, grouped by set with current market prices, career stats, and alt-art highlights.

When was Raichu released?

The XY set released in 2014, so this card (#43 in the set) has been available since then. Its current and historical market price is tracked above.

Where can I buy Raichu?

The "Where to buy on eBay" panel above shows live listings. For long-term holds, consider graded copies (PSA / CGC) which trade separately and usually at a premium over raw.

Is this card in Standard format?

Legal formats rotate as new sets release - see the XY set page for current Standard / Expanded / Unlimited status. Catchinary tracks 0 cards across every English-language set, so if this one has rotated out there's almost certainly a current-format reprint you can check.

Raichu - XY (#43)

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