Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
Team Rocket · Base series
Dark Raichu
Dark Raichu is a Rare from the Pokémon TCG set Team Rocket (Base series), card #83 of 83. It's one of 35 Rare cards in the set.
It's a Stage1 Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP, weak to Fighting ×2, and retreats for 1 energy. Its attack is Surprise Thunder (30). It evolves from Pikachu. The art is by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Market value
Updated todayRecent range $87.15 – $9,999.00
- 1st Edition Holofoil
- $360.16
- Unlimited Holofoil
- $128.63
PSA 9 & PSA 10 comps
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How much is Dark Raichu worth?
Dark Raichu (Team Rocket #83) is worth about $128.63 raw and ungraded. Recent marketplace activity spans $87.15 to $9,999.00 depending on condition and finish. That makes it the 4th most valuable card in Team Rocket. Price data last refreshed today.
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Attacks
Surprise Thunder
Flip a coin. If heads, flip another coin. If the second coin is heads, this attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If the second coin is tails, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Card details
“Stores up electricity in its body, then suddenly releases it to surprise and shock everyone.”
In this set
- Set
- Team Rocket
- Series
- Base series
- Card number
- #83 / 83
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- April 24, 2000
Common questions
What rarity is Dark Raichu #83?
Dark Raichu is a Rare. Team Rocket contains 35 cards at that rarity out of 83 total.
Does condition change what Dark Raichu is worth?
The prices on this page are for raw, ungraded copies. Condition swings what a card fetches — a Near Mint copy can be worth several times a played one, and a PSA 9 or PSA 10 slab is a different market again. Scryda scans the card, reads the exact print and finish, and shows raw alongside graded comps.