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Alolan Raichu - SM72 (Prerelease) [Staff]
Promo · #SM72
Alolan Raichu - SM72 (Prerelease) [Staff] #SM72 (SM Promos) is worth about $145 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-10-03.
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Alolan Raichu - SM72 (Prerelease) [Staff] #SM72 is $144.99 today, 28% below its all-time high of $200 (2026-06-20). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
illustrated by Akira Komayama
appears in: Pikachu
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Holofoil · eBay scanned 14d agoBuy-side estimate
$145
THINa patient buyer pays about $145 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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TCGplayer only, no usable eBay asks in the latest scan
| TCGplayer market | $144.99 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $1911.14 |
Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
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- CARD TYPE
- Lightning
- STAGE
- Stage 1
- HP
- 110
- ATTACK 1
- [3] Psychic (70+) This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
- WEAKNESS
- Fx2
- RESISTANCE
- M-20
- RETREAT COST
- 2
- CARD TEXT
- Ability — Surge Surfer If there is any Stadium card in play, this Pokémon has no Retreat Cost.
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PRICE FAQ
What would a card shop pay for Alolan Raichu - SM72 (Prerelease) [Staff]?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $144.99 market price that is roughly $101 cash or $116 trade for a near-mint copy, and less when the market rests on a single listing, as it does today. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.
What is Alolan Raichu - SM72 (Prerelease) [Staff] (SM Promos) worth today?
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Alolan Raichu - SM72 (Prerelease) [Staff] [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $144.99 as of 2026-10-02.
Is Alolan Raichu - SM72 (Prerelease) [Staff] going up or down in price?
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Alolan Raichu - SM72 (Prerelease) [Staff] #SM72 is $144.99 today, 28% below its all-time high of $200 (2026-06-20). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08.
What is the all-time high price for Alolan Raichu - SM72 (Prerelease) [Staff]?
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The Near Mint price, the one quoted at the top of this page, peaked at $199.99 (2026-06-20). In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Alolan Raichu - SM72 (Prerelease) [Staff] [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $199.99 (2026-06-12) and bottomed at $25.69 (2024-09-13).
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