Dark Raichu Team Rocket #83

Dark Raichu from Team Rocket (Base) is indexed with pokemontcg.io embedded tcgplayer/cardmarket pricing and a current primary market value of $251.68.

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$ card.value base5-83
name: Dark Raichu
set: Team Rocket
year: 2000
type: Lightning
rarity: Rare Secret
market_usd: $252
median_index: +26117% vs median
source: pokemontcg.io embedded tcgplayer/cardmarket

market$252median$0.96statuspriced30d trend+57.6%year2000typeLightningbandgrailscore100rarityRare Secretset no.#83

TCGplayer market object2026/06/27 Cardmarket trend object2026/02/19

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Card research dossier

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Identity

Card: Dark Raichu
Set: Team Rocket
Series: Base
Card number: #83
Release year: 2000
Release date: 2000/04/24
Artist: Mitsuhiro Arita

Pokemon details

Type: Lightning
HP: 70
Subtypes: Stage 1
Evolves from: Pikachu
Evolves to: none listed
Pokedex no.: 26
Legalities: unlimited: Legal

Battle notes

Weakness: Fighting ×2
Resistance: none listed
Retreat cost: Colorless
Converted retreat: 1
Flavor text: Stores up electricity in its body, then suddenly releases it to surprise and shock everyone.

$ cat attacks.json

Attacks

Lightning / Lightning / Lightning · energy 3

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.)

$ get-trend --card base5-83

Market price trends

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Variant prices

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1stEditionHolofoil$195$401$252$1,513

unlimitedHolofoil$82.99$170$100$9,999