Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Raikou
HGSS Black Star Promos · #HGSS19 · Promo · 2010
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Market reference
$47.47
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- HGSS19 / 25
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Noriko Hotta
- Pokédex #
- 243
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Raikou plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Zap Cannon) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Raikou
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Raikou?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The rain clouds it carries let it fire thunderbolts at will. They say that it descended with lightning."
LLCZap Cannon — 70
During your next turn, Raikou can't use Zap Cannon.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $30.27 | $46.46 | $2,999.99 | $47.47 | — |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Raikou is real?
Raikou is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Raikou worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Raikou is $47.47; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Raikou from?
Raikou is from the Pokémon set "HGSS Black Star Promos" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Raikou?
Raikou is a Promo card in the HGSS Black Star Promos set.
Other Raikou printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
