# Rocket's Raikou (Japanese) #094 — Pokemon VS

## Summary

Pokémon VS reached Japanese shelves in August 2001, deep in the e-Card era, when Japan ran its own set schedule with no English counterpart in sight. Rocket's Raikou, the holo rare of this Japanese edition, crouches against a dark starry backdrop with its mouth open mid-roar, the black Team Rocket emblem set into a yellow frame. A Johto thunder beast pressed into villain service gives the card a neat twist, and that single holo slot is what draws Raikou fans to this edition. The modelled guide sits at $213, flat over 30 days on 15 copies traded, with only 30 days of inventory on the board; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $1,926 and a 41% observed gem rate putting about $380 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Pokemon VS |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | 094 |
| Rarity | Holo Rare |
| Era | jp-e-card |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2001-08-19 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$212.50** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-10
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-10
- Floor delivered ask: $350.99 — as of 2026-10-21T20:55:55.498Z
- Quant score: 34/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-10T08:41:48.139Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 44% weight · -28% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2001-08-19T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-10T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-10T21:36:24.954Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-12T13:42:54.037Z, confidence 85%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T08:27:28.968Z, confidence 80%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-10T21:36:24.954Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-09T15:37:19.126Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/pokemon-vs/rockets-raikou)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-24180-094%3AJA%3AHOLO~NM)