Challenge from the Darkness

#26 · 1999 · 98 cards

Lt. Surge's Raichu#26 · Challenge from the Darkness

Rare HoloPokémonStage 1Lightning

Market Price · Near Mint · Scrydex

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Prices by Condition

Condition	Market	vs NM
Near Mint	$15,000.00	base
Lightly Played	~$12,000.00	-20%
Moderately Played	~$8,550.00	-43%
Heavily Played	~$6,000.00	-60%
Damaged	~$3,750.00	-75%

~ estimated from NM using standard condition discounts · updated when marketplace data is available

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Graded Card Prices

SGC 9

$70.00

$70.00 – $70.00

-100% raw

AGS 9

$40.00

$40.00 – $40.00

-100% raw

SGC 4.5

$15.00

$15.00 – $15.00

-100% raw

PSA 10

$816.99

$740.00 – $950.00

-95% raw

PSA 9

$99.26

$67.66 – $129.99

-99% raw

PSA 8

$61.51

$43.00 – $100.00

-100% raw

PSA 7

$34.24

$12.50 – $58.00

-100% raw

PSA 6

$32.28

$24.50 – $39.95

-100% raw

PSA 5

$27.74

$15.00 – $33.00

-100% raw

PSA 4

$30.96

$9.00 – $35.00

-100% raw

PSA 3

$19.93

$10.00 – $20.00

-100% raw

PSA 2

$21.50

$21.50 – $21.50

-100% raw

CGC 10

$171.23

$126.00 – $176.00

-99% raw

CGC 9.5

$72.09

$54.00 – $73.80

-100% raw

CGC 9

$74.61

$43.69 – $90.00

-100% raw

CGC 8.5

$50.93

$23.00 – $59.99

-100% raw

CGC 8

$40.00

$20.00 – $45.00

-100% raw

CGC 7.5

$30.09

$28.00 – $32.00

-100% raw

CGC 7

$17.00

$17.00 – $17.00

-100% raw

CGC 6.5

$15.00

$15.00 – $15.00

-100% raw

CGC 5.5

$12.68

$12.00 – $14.00

-100% raw

CGC 4

$19.00

$19.00 – $19.00

-100% raw

BGS 9.5

$299.00

$299.00 – $299.00

-98% raw

BGS 9

$50.33

$50.33 – $50.33

-100% raw

TAG 8

$65.00

$65.00 – $65.00

-100% raw

Full Price Guide: Lt. Surge's Raichu #26 (Challenge from the Darkness)

Ungraded + PSA / CGC / BGS grades

Condition	Market
Near MintMost common	$15,000.00
Lightly Played	~$12,000.00
Moderately Played	~$8,550.00
Heavily Played	~$6,000.00
Damaged	~$3,750.00

Graded Prices

Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	vs Raw
★ 10	$816.99	$171.23	—	-95%
9	$99.26	$74.61	$50.33	-99%
8	$61.51	$40.00	—	-100%
7	$34.24	$17.00	—	-100%

Market prices from Scrydex · ~ estimated using standard condition discounts

Card Details

Type

Pokémon

Stage

Stage 1

Evolves from

["Lt. Surge's Pikachu"]

Attacks

LightningLightning

Kerzap

20+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 30 more damage to the Defending Pokémon and discard all Lightning Energy cards attached to Lt. Surge's Raichu. If tails, this attack does 20 damage.

LightningLightningColorlessColorless

Thundertackle

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, Lt. Surge's Raichu does 20 damage to itself.

Weakness

Fighting×2

Retreat Cost

Colorless

Illustrated by

Ken Sugimori

Pokédex

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