Raichu in the Chinese-only set codes is 3 products, with Collect 151 alone printing 4 of the 9 cards. Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX #168 leads at $199.13 as a PSA 10, and that one card holds 52 percent of everything the character is worth.
What makes the shape worth reading is where the cards sit. 4 of the 9 Raichu cards come out of Collect 151 as a run from #26 to #155, and that one line supplies 2 of the 5 ranked cards. The top of the list is not from that line at all: Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX from CSM2aC takes first place at $199.13.
How this list was built
Three rules, applied in this order.
- The card has to sit in a Chinese-only set. Every card below carries a set code ending in C — 151C, CSM2aC and CS5aC. That trailing letter marks a Simplified Chinese print run, and it is the dependable way to tell a Chinese-only card from a card that merely happens to be printed in Chinese. Reading a Chinese set code from end to end covers the whole system.
- The card has to have a tracked PSA 10 value. 9 Raichu cards exist across these sets and 5 have a PSA 10 price on record. The 4 that do not are Raichu [Reverse] #26, Raichu [Master Ball] #26 and 2 more — none of them has a graded sold record yet, and a card with no price cannot be ranked.
- The card has to be a Pokémon card. Sealed product, trainer cards and energy are out of scope.
One exclusion applies here as it does to every character ranking we publish. Promo printings of Raichu exist in Chinese and they are not on this list. Promo numbering is shared across the Chinese branches — the same promo number appears in Traditional Chinese product as well — so a promo number on its own cannot establish which branch a card came from. Everything below sits inside a numbered set whose code ends in C, which is unambiguous.
The five, ranked
1. Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX #168 — CSM2aC — $199.13
Raw $97.50 · grade 9 $89.77
The highest-priced Raichu card in these sets and the one entry from outside the Collect 151 line. It stands $135 clear of the next card down, the widest step on the list. Its multiple of 2.0 is the narrowest kind in this catalogue: the raw price of $97.50 already holds most of the graded value.
2. Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX #55 — CSM2aC — $64.22
Raw $13.49 · grade 9 $18
Sitting at 2 of 5 and a CSM2aC print outside the main line. The raw-to-graded multiple is a modest 4.8.
3. Raichu #155 — Collect 151 (151C) — $50.83
Raw $5.47 · grade 9 $18.70
Ranked 3 of 5 and a Collect 151 card inside the #26 to #155 run. Its raw price of $5.47 multiplies 9.3 times into the graded value. Number 155 in Collect 151 is Raichu’s entry in the set of the original 151 Pokémon, the only product where every one of them has a card.
4. Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX #167 — CSM2aC — $43
Raw $18.70 · grade 9 $12.51
Number 4 of 5 and a CSM2aC print outside the main line. At 2.3 times the graded premium is small next to the $18.70 a raw copy costs.
5. Raichu #26 — Collect 151 (151C) — $23.50
Raw $3.50 · grade 9 $0.99
The last card on the list and part of the Collect 151 Raichu group, which runs from #26 to #155. The graded copy is worth 6.7 times the raw one.
What the ranking shows
Raichu splits into 2 bands across 5 priced cards, and the top band is where the ranking is decided.
| Band | Cards | Combined PSA 10 value | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $64 – $199 — ranked 1 to 2 | 2 | $263 | 69.2% |
| $24 – $51 — ranked 3 to 5 | 3 | $117 | 30.8% |
| Every priced Raichu card | 5 | $381 | 100% |
Two further patterns run across the whole group.
One card holds most of the value. At $199.13 it is 52 percent of everything the character is worth in these sets, and the combined total of the other 4 ranked cards does not reach it.
A Kanto entry breaks the run. Raichu is one of the original 151 Pokémon, so Collect 151 prints it, and that print lands at number 3. Characters from later generations have no entry in that set and therefore no card that can break a Gem Pack run.
Where Raichu is printed
| Product | Set code | Raichu cards | With a PSA 10 value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collect 151 | 151C | 4 | 2 |
| CSM2aC | CSM2aC | 4 | 3 |
| CS5aC | CS5aC | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 5 |
Collect 151 supplies 4 of the 9 Raichu cards and 20 percent of the $381 total, because the expensive cards are inside that line. Collect 151 prints Raichu as one of the original 151, and those prints are priced generously relative to the Gem Pack foils. 4 of the 9 cards carry no price at all, so the checklist in the table above is longer than the ranking it supports. If the goal is the group rather than the single card, completing a Simplified Chinese set sets out what a full run involves.
If you want one card
- One card, no budget limit: Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX #168 from CSM2aC at $199.13. It is the only Raichu card in the language above $64.
- The second line: Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX #55 from CSM2aC at $64.22, the second-highest Raichu card in these sets and the next step down from the top.
- The Kanto print: Raichu #155 from Collect 151 at $50.83 — the character’s entry in the set of the original 151, and the only Raichu card that exists in that product.
- If you want the whole run: the 5 ranked cards come to $381 together, which is less than double the cost of the top card alone.
Frequently asked questions
How many Raichu cards are there in Simplified Chinese?
9, across 3 products. 5 of the 9 carry a tracked PSA 10 value.
What is the most valuable Raichu card in Simplified Chinese?
Raichu & Alolan Raichu GX #168 from CSM2aC, tracked at $199.13 as a PSA 10 and $97.50 raw. It is the only Raichu card in these sets above $64, and it holds 52 percent of the character’s combined value.
Why is there a Collect 151 Raichu card on the list?
Because Raichu is one of the original 151 Pokémon and Collect 151 prints every one of them. It lands at number 3 at $50.83. Characters from later generations are not in that set, so they have no Kanto print to break a Gem Pack run.
Is a PSA 10 worth the premium over a raw card?
Raw-to-graded multiples across the list run from 2.0 to 9.3, so on most cards the graded premium is real. Where the multiple is lowest, the raw price already carries most of the value. Grading outcomes are never certain, and nothing here is a prediction about what any individual card will grade at.
Do the Collect 151 prints come in more than one treatment?
Yes. A number in Collect 151 exists as a plain card, a reverse holo and a Master Ball reverse holo. Only the plain print usually trades enough to have a price attached. The series guide explains the two reverse holo patterns.
Other character rankings
Each character with a full five or ten-card ranking has its own page: Ceruledge, Charizard, Eevee, Espeon, Flareon, Floragato, Gengar, Glaceon, Jolteon, Leafeon, Mew, Pikachu, Sylveon, Umbreon, Vaporeon, and among the shorter runs Alakazam, Applin, Articuno, Blastoise, Captain Pikachu, Chandelure, Chansey, Charmander, Clefable, Crocalor, Cubone, Fuecoco.
Beyond the single character, the ten most popular Chinese-exclusive cards ranks across Pokémon, the price ladder sorts the same catalogue into bands, and the collector’s index lists every Pokémon that appears in the Chinese-only sets with its card count, priced count and top value.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- PriceCharting — Pokémon Chinese console listings, including Collect 151 (151C), CSM2aC, CS5aC. PSA 10 values retrieved 25 September 2026.
- PriceCharting — individual card pages for the Raichu prints listed above, across 9 numbered cards.
- CardSpicy — How to read a Simplified Chinese Pokémon set code, on the trailing C and the secret-rare numbering convention.
Prices quoted are secondary-market observations at the dates cited and move quickly; nothing here is a valuation or an investment recommendation. Our own asking prices for the cards we hold are on each product page.