Pokémon · Neo
Shining Raichu
Neo Destiny · #111 · Rare Shining · 2002
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Market reference
$595.00
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 111 / 113
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Rare Shining
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hironobu Yoshida
- Pokédex #
- 26
- Series
- Neo
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Shining Raichu 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 (Thundersquall) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning / Water Energy to attack — note its own type is Lightning, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 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 Shining Raichu
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hironobu Yoshida
This card was illustrated by Hironobu Yoshida.
Building around Shining Raichu?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"If the electricity in its cheeks runs out, it sticks its tail straight up and uses it to collect energy from the air."
LLWWThundersquall — 40
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and this attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon for each Water Energy attached to Shining Raichu. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
You can't have more than 1 Shining Raichu in your deck.
Weakness:F×2
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Holofoil | $500.00 | $1,099.95 | $1,199.99 | $595.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/28| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €170.00 |
| 7-day average | €231.44 |
| 30-day average | €250.97 |
| Low | €100.00 |
| Trend price | €228.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €190.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €116.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €144.28 |
| averageSellPrice | €197.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €154.89 |
| Reverse holo trend | €112.14 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shining Raichu is real?
Shining Raichu 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 Shining Raichu worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shining Raichu is $595.00; 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 Shining Raichu from?
Shining Raichu is from the Pokémon set "Neo Destiny" in the Neo series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Shining Raichu?
Shining Raichu is a Rare Shining card in the Neo Destiny set.
