Raichu #29
📉 Dip AlertAs card #29 in Fossil, Raichu is a Rare Pokémon card worth about $8.15 ungraded.
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By CardLedger Research · Market data updated · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket
Net estimates use each marketplace's default seller tier and typical shipping — fees vary by category, account status and payment method, so confirm current rates before selling.
There isn't enough recent sold history to call direction on Raichu #29. Sell on your own schedule.
Raichu at a glance
- Rarity: Rare.
- Fossil, Base series, 1999.
- Cardmarket does not list a price.
- No published price history.
- Current TCGplayer market value $8.15 (Unlimited).
Raichu price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Raichu #29.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $2.99
- Mid
- $7.28
- High
- —
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Is this Raichu a good deal?
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About Raichu #29
Fossil placed Raichu at #29; the Pokémon card entered the market in 1999 within the Base series. A Lightning-type (90 HP), this stage 1 copy appeals to both collectors and players.
The card is illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita and currently trades at $8.15 for the Unlimited printing, with a low-to-high range of $2.99 to —.
“Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high voltage power.”
Printed flavour text on the Fossil #29 card.
Card facts
- Set
- Fossil
- Series
- Base
- Number
- #29 / 62
- Rarity
- Rare
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- HP
- 90
- Type
- Lightning
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Pikachu
- Pokédex
- #26
- Released
- 1999/10/10
Raichu attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Raichu #29 — the playability layer behind the price.
Gigashock
Choose 3 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and this attack does 10 damage to each of them. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) If your opponent has fewer than 3 Benched Pokémon, do the damage to each of them.
Battle stats
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Retreat cost
- —
- Attacks
- 1
Raichu price analysis
What drives the current market value of Raichu #29.
There is 1 tracked printing here — Unlimited at $8.15.
At $8.15 there is enough headroom for both flipping and collecting; compare the low and high ends before committing.
$8.15 gives Raichu real margin potential, so buy near the low end and sell toward the mid.
Cardmarket does not list Raichu, so TCGplayer and eBay are the reference markets.
Raichu price history & movement
Cardmarket does not publish recent price history for this card, so use sold listings on eBay and TCGplayer to gauge short-term movement.
Raichu has been tracked here for 5 days, ranging from $7.37 to $25.78; the latest value sits at 4% of that recorded range and 68.4% below the high set October 15, 2026.
Recorded volatility runs near 32.7% per day, with a maximum drawdown of 71.4% over the tracked window.
Cardmarket averages
Price fingerprint
Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 5 days tracked · latest
Real recorded values from our daily TCGplayer snapshots — not estimates or back-filled history. Methodology
How much would you net selling Raichu?
Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.
The $8.15 market translates to a net of about $6.77 (eBay), $6.81 (TCGplayer), $7.39 (Cardmarket), $6.96 (Whatnot) or $8.15 (direct). That $1.38 gap is the value at stake in choosing where to sell.
As a rare card, Raichu sells differently by venue: marketplaces maximise reach, personal channels maximise margin. Use the calculator to weigh reach against take-home.
Your sale
Pre-filled with the current TCGplayer market for Raichu #29.
Modelled on each marketplace's default seller tier with your shipping input. Net payout = sale price − selling fees − outbound shipping. Fee figures are estimates (last reviewed October 15, 2026) and vary by category, account status and payment method — confirm current rates with the marketplace. Open the full seller fee calculator to model account tiers and buyer-paid shipping.
Should you grade Raichu?
Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Raichu #29 against today's raw market value.
Grading plan
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Both-way postage plus declared-value insurance.
Estimated graded values below are a transparent starting point based on the raw price band — edit them with real graded comps before deciding.
At $8.15 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets — versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets —. You need a graded sale of $54.13 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is — (-56.9% return on cost basis).
Grading costs, turnaround and grade outcomes vary by service and card. The estimated PSA 9 and PSA 10 values are heuristics, not predictions — always sanity-check against recent graded sold listings before committing. This is a modelling tool, not financial advice.
Raichu within Fossil
Within Fossil it is the #24 most valuable of 29 tracked cards; the set median is $62.43.
It sits in the top 21% of the checklist on price.
The set's top card is Dragonite (#4), valued at $582.67.
What makes Raichu valuable
- With steady supply, Raichu is inexpensive to enter and easy to move in bulk.
- Its Lightning typing means Raichu has a dual collector-and-player audience.
- As a 1999 vintage card, Raichu benefits from a finite, shrinking supply of raw copies.
- Rare is a common-to-mid rarity, so value depends more on condition, variant and playability than on scarcity alone.
- Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card, which adds appeal for artist-focused collectors.
Buying & selling Raichu
- If you are buying to resell, model marketplace fees first — the $8.15 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
- Centring and surface condition matter most on Rare cards; a clean copy of Raichu can realise well above the $2.99 low end.
- Track the Cardmarket 7- and 30-day averages (when available) to time entries and exits.
- Check sold listings rather than asking prices — the Unlimited market of $8.15 reflects actual transactions on TCGplayer.
- Fossil was released in 1999; sealed product from this era is limited, so raw singles appreciate with collector demand.
Raichu value questions
What is Raichu #29 worth?
The current TCGplayer market value is $8.15 for the Unlimited printing, with a low of $2.99 and a high of —. Cardmarket trends at —.
Is Raichu a good investment?
The card is steady on recent averages. Rare rarity and the vintage-era Base set pedigree are the main long-term value anchors.
What rarity is Raichu?
Raichu is a Rare card from Fossil (Base series, 1999). It sits in a common-to-mid rarity tier, so condition and variant matter more than raw scarcity.
Which versions of Raichu are there?
TCGplayer tracks 1 printing: Unlimited ($8.15). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.
Where can I buy or sell Raichu?
The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $8.15. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.
Why does Raichu cost what it does?
Four factors dominate: the Rare rarity tier, the vintage-era Base set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Lightning), and condition. Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita also matters to collector demand.
Other Raichu cards
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