Raikou V (Japanese)
S12a: VSTAR Universe · 218/172 · Special Art Rare
Current Prices
Number
218/172
Rarity
Special Art Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Raikou V (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility
Raikou V (Japanese) in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #218/172 of the S12a: VSTAR Universe set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Raikou V (Japanese)?
In 2026, a Near Mint Raikou V (Japanese) (Ultra Rare, S12a: VSTAR Universe #218/172) changes hands at roughly $21.92, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $21.92, whereas a Lightly Played one slides to around $19.78. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Raikou V (Japanese) is valued near $89.99 — about 4.1x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Raikou V (Japanese): Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Raikou V (Japanese), the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Raikou V (Japanese) sits around $89.99 — roughly 4.1x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $38.99, CGC 10 $40.00, CGC 9.5 $27.00 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 3 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $19.74 | $19.74 | $19.74 | 52 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $58.87 | $58.87 | $58.87 | 1 |
| ebay | ACE 8 | $29.44 | $29.44 | $29.44 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 10 | $113.99 | $113.99 | $113.99 | 32 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | 28 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 64 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $27.99 | $27.99 | $27.99 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $34.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | 6 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $89.99 | $89.99 | $89.99 | 59 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $11.50 | $11.50 | $11.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $12.52 | $12.52 | $12.52 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $22.77 | $22.77 | $22.77 | 6 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 11 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $38.99 | $38.99 | $38.99 | 34 |
| ebay | SFG 9 5 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $38.25 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $72.00 | $72.00 | $72.00 | 7 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $19.78 | $21.74 | $21.74 | 24 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $21.92 | $21.79 | $22.30 | 381 |
Collector Outlook for Raikou V (Japanese)
As an Ultra Rare, Raikou V (Japanese) carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. Cards in this band from beloved sets tend to keep a loyal collector base over time. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Raikou V (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
