# Raichu #29/62 — Fossil

## Summary

Fossil Raichu is Arita's work on the evolution of the most beloved Pokémon there is, which gives even a mid-tier Rare lasting pull for nostalgic Gen I collectors. In play it was a clunky four-energy spreader that lost to leaner Pikachu-line options, so demand rests on affection, not tournament history. At an $8.24 modelled guide, up 12% over 30 days on 54 copies traded, with 866 days of inventory sitting on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.15 out of Ascended Heroes; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Fossil |
| Number | 29/62 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 1999-10-10 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Pikachu |
| HP | 90 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Gigashock | cost Lightning/Lightning/Lightning/Lightning — damage 30 — Choose 3 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and this attack does 10 damage to each of them. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) If your opponent has fewer than 3 Benched Pokémon, do the damage to each of them. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Raichu #026](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/raichu) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$8.24** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-12
- 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: 0.00% · 7d change: +135.40% — as of 2026-11-12
- Floor delivered ask: $5.98 — as of 2026-11-13T11:24:34.435Z
- Quant score: 71/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-13T11:24:34.435Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 1999-10-10T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-13T11:20:27.300Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-12T20:43:28.850Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-11T03:20:22.523Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-12T20:43:28.848Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-11T21:50:10.365Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/fossil/raichu-29)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase3-29%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)