# Raichu #12/112 — FireRed & LeafGreen

## Summary

Raichu carries the weight of Pikachu's evolution, a fan-favorite Kantō Electric type that nostalgic collectors keep returning to. Its Recharge attack made it a useful engine for Lightning decks, while a plain Rare from this set was a mid-tier pull, sought after for the Pokémon rather than any chase status. At a $22 modelled guide, with no copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.21 out of Temporal Forces; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | FireRed & LeafGreen |
| Number | 12/112 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Midori Harada |
| Release date | 2004-09-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Pikachu |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Recharge | cost Colorless — Search your deck for up to 2 Lightning Energy cards and attach them to Raichu. Shuffle your deck afterward. |
| Attack: Thunder Reflection | cost Lightning/Lightning/Colorless — damage 50 — You may move any number of Lightning Energy cards attached to Raichu to another of your Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Raichu #026](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/raichu) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo, Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$22.04** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-09-19
- 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 2026-09-19
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: 0/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T04:13:51.745Z — 1 of 11 inputs · 9% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2004-09-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-02T15:00:47.572Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-15T18:15:12.667Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/firered-leafgreen/raichu-12)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex6-12%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)