# Raichu #43/146 — XY

## Summary

Raichu carries the weight of being the Pokémon's most recognizable evolution, and Mitsuhiro Arita, one of the franchise's earliest and most respected illustrators, is a draw for collectors who prize the original-era artistic lineage. As a plain Rare in the base set, it sits comfortably mid-tier, and its pull is nostalgia more than competitive weight. At a $3.74 modelled guide, with 13 copies traded in 30 days, with only 30 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.23 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 | XY |
| Number | 43/146 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2014-02-05 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Pikachu |
| HP | 90 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Circle Circuit | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20× — This attack does 20 damage times the number of your Benched Pokémon. |
| Attack: Thunderbolt | cost Lightning/Lightning/Colorless — damage 100 — Discard all Energy attached to this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Resistance | Metal -20 |
| Retreat | 0 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Raichu #026](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/raichu) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$3.74** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- 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 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.99 — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- Quant score: 73/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2014-02-05T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-24T21:51:40.284Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-24T21:51:40.284Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-11T18:11:09.403Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-24T21:51:40.284Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T21:45:23.271Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/xy/raichu-43)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy1-43%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)