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Raichu 61/165

Set: Expedition Base Set Released: Sep 15, 2002
Pokémon: Raichu Lightning Type Rare Illustrator: Atsuko Nishida Pull Rate:1 in 40 packs (2.5%) Evolves From: Pikachu

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Raichu #61/165 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Raichu #61/165 from Expedition Base Set — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Raichu has moved up 6.5% to $21.17. PSA 10 copies are up 6.6% over the same period.

Raichu #61/165 appears roughly 1 in 40 packs, which works out at 2.5% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Expedition Base Set.

Raichu #61/165 is a Rare, one of the higher rarity tiers in Expedition Base Set.

At $21.17 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $840.05, giving a net return of +$681.67 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns +$27.19 and PSA 8 returns +$14.36, so PSA 8, 9 and 10 can all return a profit on this card.

PSA have graded 521 copies of Raichu #61/165, of which 115 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 22.1%, or roughly 1 in 4.5 graded copies.

No. At a 22.1% gem rate, Raichu grades better than the Expedition Base Set average by 4.3 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Raichu #61/165 was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida, who has illustrated 802 Pokémon cards in total.

Raichu #61/165 was released on 15 September 2002 as part of Expedition Base Set. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 1 Pokémon from the Kanto region.