Pokémon · POP
Raikou
POP Series 2 · #3 · Rare · 2005
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Market reference
$32.59
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 17
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 243
- Series
- POP
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 (Thunder) 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 ≥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 Raikou
- 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 Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Raikou?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CRoar
Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon, if any.
LLCThunder — 50
Flip a coin. If tails, Raikou does 20 damage to itself.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $25.00 | $124.45 | $263.10 | $24.07 | — |
| Holofoil | $25.00 | $29.99 | $419.70 | $32.59 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €38.99 |
| 7-day average | €66.11 |
| 30-day average | €48.74 |
| Low | €10.00 |
| Trend price | €78.25 |
| Low (excellent+) | €45.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €17.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €15.04 |
| averageSellPrice | €80.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €14.46 |
| Reverse holo trend | €20.57 |
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 $32.59; 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 "POP Series 2" in the POP series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Raikou?
Raikou is a Rare card in the POP Series 2 set.
Other Raikou printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
