Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Raikou
Lost Thunder · #79 · Rare · 2018
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Market reference
$1.37
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 79 / 240
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 243
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 (Lost Voltage) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥60 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 — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Raikou?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This rough Pokémon stores energy inside its body, then sweeps across the land, shooting off electricity."
LCLost Voltage — 30+
If you have any Lightning Energy cards in the Lost Zone, this attack does 90 more damage.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Raikou was legal.
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.75 | $1.37 | $17.90 | $1.37 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.30 | $1.91 | $4,320.45 | $1.79 | $1.33 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.25 |
| 7-day average | €3.44 |
| 30-day average | €2.12 |
| Low | €0.40 |
| Trend price | €2.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.49 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.35 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.27 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.64 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.14 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.67 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.85 |
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 $1.37; 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 "Lost Thunder" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Raikou?
Raikou is a Rare card in the Lost Thunder set.
Other Raikou printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
