Raikou
SWSH04: Vivid Voltage · 050/185 · Amazing Rare
Current Prices
Number
050/185
Rarity
Amazing Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Raikou: Rarity & Collectibility
Raikou 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 #050/185 of the SWSH04: Vivid Voltage 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?
In 2026, a Near Mint Raikou (Ultra Rare, SWSH04: Vivid Voltage #050/185) changes hands at roughly $4.76, 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 $4.76, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $1.32. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $4.76, Lightly Played $3.93, Moderately Played $3.52, Heavily Played $2.94, Damaged $1.32 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Raikou is valued near $40.00 — about 8.4x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Raikou: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Raikou, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Raikou sits around $40.00 — roughly 8.4x 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 $19.99, CGC 10 $53.51, CGC 9.5 $8.50 — 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 | DAMAGED | $3.93 | $3.93 | $3.93 | 4 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $5.99 | $5.99 | $5.99 | 145 |
| ebay | ACE 9 | $27.39 | $27.39 | $27.39 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 10 | $56.00 | $56.00 | $56.00 | 16 |
| ebay | BGS 8 5 | $10.30 | $10.30 | $10.30 | 2 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 11 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $53.51 | $53.51 | $53.51 | 31 |
| ebay | CGC 6 5 | $5.13 | $5.13 | $5.13 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 7 5 | $4.76 | $4.76 | $4.76 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $21.76 | $21.76 | $21.76 | 5 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 25 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 60 |
| ebay | PSA 4 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 5 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $24.53 | $24.53 | $24.53 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $15.50 | $15.50 | $15.50 | 21 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | 46 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 2 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $8.05 | $8.05 | $8.05 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $1.32 | $1.95 | $1.95 | 14 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $2.94 | $2.94 | $2.94 | 7 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $3.93 | $4.00 | $4.29 | 404 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $3.52 | $3.70 | $5.76 | 46 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $4.76 | $2.25 | $6.35 | 3,848 |
Collector Outlook for Raikou
As an Ultra Rare, Raikou carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Raikou on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
