How much is Raichu 40/99 worth?

About $10.80 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Raichu 40/99 from?

Next Destinies (Black & White), released February 8, 2012.

Is Raichu the most valuable card in Next Destinies?

No, it is the 25th most valuable of the 103 cards; the top card is Reshiram-EX 95 at $445.

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Illus. Naoki Saito · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Raichu 40/99

Next Destinies · Uncommon · illustrated by Naoki Saito

$10.80TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15

+96%last 30 days (Cardmarket trend vs 30-day average)

#25 of 103most valuable in Next Destinies

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What Raichu 40 is worth

Raichu 40/99 sells for about $10.80 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 25th most valuable card in Next Destinies, and a small part of the set's total value. The typical (median) Uncommon in this set goes for $0.65, so this card sells at 17 times that. Among all 64 Raichu cards, it ranks 41st by price. On Cardmarket its price has risen 96% against its 30-day average.

Raichu price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Normal	$3.51	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Reverse Holo	$10.80	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Any printing (Europe)	$3.35 €3	Cardmarket trend
Cheapest listing (Europe)	$0.02 €0.02	Cardmarket low

Recent Raichu sales

Average sale price (Cardmarket)	USD	EUR
Last 30 days	$1.71	€1.53
Last 7 days	$2.20	€1.97
Last day	$1.47	€1.32

Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).

Raichu card details

Set	Next Destinies (Black & White, NXD)
Number	40/99
Rarity	Uncommon
Card type	Stage 1 Lightning
HP	90
Evolves from	Pikachu
Attacks	Thundershock Lightning · 20 damage Slam Lightning, Colorless, Colorless · 80 damage
Weakness	Fighting ×2
Retreat cost	1
Illustrator	Naoki Saito
Released	February 8, 2012
Printings	Normal

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 40/99 next to the set code NXD, and the rarity is Uncommon. The illustrator credit reads Naoki Saito. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.