Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Raikou-GX
SM Black Star Promos · #SM121 · Promo · 2017
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Market reference
$9.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SM121 / 250
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 170
- Subtype
- Basic · GX
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 243
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 150 damage
- 37.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Raikou-GX 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 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 150 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥85 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Raikou-GX
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥85 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Raikou-GX?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCDig Claws — 30
LLCCThunder — 150
Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon does 50 damage to itself.
LLLLThunderous Rain-GX
This attack does 100 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon that has any Energy attached to it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Raikou-GX 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $6.91 | $9.15 | $9,999.00 | $9.00 | $8.96 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €7.40 |
| 7-day average | €7.17 |
| 30-day average | €6.29 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €6.81 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.27 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.56 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.18 |
| Reverse holo trend | €8.69 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Raikou-GX is real?
Raikou-GX 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-GX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Raikou-GX is $9.00; 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 Raikou-GX from?
Raikou-GX is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Raikou-GX?
Raikou-GX is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.
