Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX STANDARD PSA 10
SM10A · Japanese Print · Card #008
Japanese name: ライチュウ&アローラライチュウGX
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Card Background & Set Context
GG End (強化拡張パック ジージーエンド, set code SM10a) released 5 April 2019 in Japan as an Enhanced Expansion Pack — a 54-card subset positioned as an enhancement to the tenth main SM-era expansion, Double Blaze (SM10). The set's name "GG End" telegraphs its theme: the closing chapter of two flagship Tag Team GX storylines, headlined by Garchomp & Giratina-GX and Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX. According to the Pokemon TCG game director, the Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX Tag Team card was designed to strengthen Lightning-type decks and serve as a thematic counterpart to the earlier Pikachu & Zekrom-GX (Bulbapedia, accessed 2026-05-09). The artwork on the regular RR print pairs the original Kanto Raichu with its Alolan electric/psychic regional variant — Mitsuhiro Arita, the original Pokemon TCG illustrator behind Base Set Charizard, returned to draw the regular print, while ConceptLab (full art / rainbow) and tetsuya koizumi (special art) handled the parallel rarities. The English counterpart is Unified Minds 54/236, released 2 August 2019. GG End is part of the broader Sun & Moon era and predates the 2019-2020 Tag All Stars (SM12a) closing high-class set. Card stats: 260 HP, Lightning-type, weakness Fighting ×2, resistance Metal -20, retreat 2 colorless. Attacks are Tandem Shock (LLC, 80+ damage with conditional paralysis) and Lightning Ride GX (LLC, 150+ with extra-energy bonus, switches with Bench).
Investment Analysis
Price stack: PSA 10 $250.03 confirmed via Poke10 live Japan index, accessed 2026-05-08; raw NM/M and PSA 9 prices not separately verified in this dataset, so grade EV math is not computed here. PSA 10 30-day volume = 0 transactions, meaning the slab is thinly traded — pricing is reference-grade only and individual sales may deviate ±20-40% depending on centering, surface, and dealer channel. As an RR (regular Tag Team Double Rare), this is the lowest-tier print of the Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX card and acts mainly as a (a) playable Lightning deck staple from the SM-format era, (b) entry-point collector's slab for set-completionists building a graded GG End sm10a master set, and (c) hedge against the SR / SA / HR parallels which trade significantly higher. English counterpart is Unified Minds 54/236 (August 2019) — RR equivalent in EN trades materially lower than JP at PSA 10, consistent with smaller JP print runs typical of SM-era Enhanced Expansion Packs. Catalysts are limited: Tag Team GX mechanic is rotated out of Standard, so demand is purely collector-driven. PSA 10 pop not yet published — Poke10 will track once first slabs grade and PSA disclosure refreshes.
Risks to Watch
RR Tag Team GX from a 2019 Enhanced Expansion Pack carries specific risks. First, liquidity: 30-day PSA 10 volume = 0 on Poke10's index — the slab is thinly traded, so the $250 reference price may not hold on a forced sale and bid/ask spreads can be wide. Second, format obsolescence: Tag Team GX is rotated out of Standard play, so playable demand is gone and collector demand is the sole price driver. Third, parallel substitution: collectors who care about this Pokemon pairing will preferentially target the SR / SA / HR parallels in the same set, leaving RR demand structurally lower. Fourth, JPY reversion: USD-denominated price is sensitive to JPY/USD; a 152→130 move trims USD ~15%. Fifth, pop disclosure thinness: PSA pop not yet published — once cumulative grades become visible, an unexpectedly high pop could compress price. Upside scenarios are modest: Pokemon 30th anniversary 2026 nostalgia bid for Sun & Moon era cards, broader Tag Team GX collector-set completion demand, or Mitsuhiro Arita illustrator-collection demand (Arita is a recognized Pokemon TCG illustrator and his cards command a small artist premium).
Global Market Comparison
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Price History (90 days)
Card Background & Set Context
GG End (強化拡張パック ジージーエンド, set code SM10a) released 5 April 2019 in Japan as an Enhanced Expansion Pack — a 54-card subset positioned as an enhancement to the tenth main SM-era expansion, Double Blaze (SM10). The set's name "GG End" telegraphs its theme: the closing chapter of two flagship Tag Team GX storylines, headlined by Garchomp & Giratina-GX and Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX. According to the Pokemon TCG game director, the Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX Tag Team card was designed to strengthen Lightning-type decks and serve as a thematic counterpart to the earlier Pikachu & Zekrom-GX (Bulbapedia, accessed 2026-05-09). The artwork on the regular RR print pairs the original Kanto Raichu with its Alolan electric/psychic regional variant — Mitsuhiro Arita, the original Pokemon TCG illustrator behind Base Set Charizard, returned to draw the regular print, while ConceptLab (full art / rainbow) and tetsuya koizumi (special art) handled the parallel rarities. The English counterpart is Unified Minds 54/236, released 2 August 2019. GG End is part of the broader Sun & Moon era and predates the 2019-2020 Tag All Stars (SM12a) closing high-class set. Card stats: 260 HP, Lightning-type, weakness Fighting ×2, resistance Metal -20, retreat 2 colorless. Attacks are Tandem Shock (LLC, 80+ damage with conditional paralysis) and Lightning Ride GX (LLC, 150+ with extra-energy bonus, switches with Bench).
Investment Analysis
Price stack: PSA 10 $250.03 confirmed via Poke10 live Japan index, accessed 2026-05-08; raw NM/M and PSA 9 prices not separately verified in this dataset, so grade EV math is not computed here. PSA 10 30-day volume = 0 transactions, meaning the slab is thinly traded — pricing is reference-grade only and individual sales may deviate ±20-40% depending on centering, surface, and dealer channel. As an RR (regular Tag Team Double Rare), this is the lowest-tier print of the Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX card and acts mainly as a (a) playable Lightning deck staple from the SM-format era, (b) entry-point collector's slab for set-completionists building a graded GG End sm10a master set, and (c) hedge against the SR / SA / HR parallels which trade significantly higher. English counterpart is Unified Minds 54/236 (August 2019) — RR equivalent in EN trades materially lower than JP at PSA 10, consistent with smaller JP print runs typical of SM-era Enhanced Expansion Packs. Catalysts are limited: Tag Team GX mechanic is rotated out of Standard, so demand is purely collector-driven. PSA 10 pop not yet published — Poke10 will track once first slabs grade and PSA disclosure refreshes.
Japanese vs English & Variants
Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX in Japanese GG End sm10a exists across multiple parallel rarities at different card numbers within the same set — sm10a 008 is specifically the RR (regular Double Rare, non-full-art) print by Mitsuhiro Arita. Higher-tier parallel prints in the same SM10a set include the SR (Super Rare full-art by ConceptLab), SA / Special Art (illustrated by tetsuya koizumi), and HR (Hyper Rare rainbow / secret rare by ConceptLab). Each parallel commands a substantially higher PSA 10 price than the RR; specific PSA 10 figures for those parallels are not in this card's payload and are not fabricated here. English counterpart is Unified Minds SM11 54/236, released 2 August 2019, with its own non-holo / full-art / rainbow rare progression. RR is the most common and most playable version — the SR / SA / HR are the chase collector tiers. Within JP, no Pokemon Center stamped variant or promo printing of this exact RR is documented in Bulbapedia or Serebii sources consulted.
Authentication & Cert Verification
RR (regular Tag Team Double Rare) authentication checklist for sm10a 008: (1) PSA cert lookup online before purchase — non-negotiable. (2) Card stock 0.30-0.32 mm — JP Pokemon TCG paperboard is fractionally thicker and crisper than EN. (3) Tag Team GX silver foil bar across the bottom name plate should show fine vertical etching under 10x loupe — fakes show flat printed silver. (4) GX rule text block bottom of card ("When your Pokemon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards") embossed — verify embossing not just print. (5) Mitsuhiro Arita illustrator credit bottom-left in 4pt — verify spelling. (6) Holo pattern on RR is limited to the Pokemon art window only (not full card) — fakes often over-extend holo into the border. (7) Back-of-card prismatic Pokeball + JP back layout (no English flavor text). (8) Set symbol bottom-right matches GG End — small JP-era circular mark; verify against Bulbapedia reference image. (9) Card number reads "008/054" — anything claiming sm10a 008 with a different denominator is misprinted or fake. Counterfeit incidence on RR Tag Team GX is moderate (lower than chase-tier SAR / HR fakes). Always verify slab cert via PSA online lookup before purchase.
Risks to Watch
RR Tag Team GX from a 2019 Enhanced Expansion Pack carries specific risks. First, liquidity: 30-day PSA 10 volume = 0 on Poke10's index — the slab is thinly traded, so the $250 reference price may not hold on a forced sale and bid/ask spreads can be wide. Second, format obsolescence: Tag Team GX is rotated out of Standard play, so playable demand is gone and collector demand is the sole price driver. Third, parallel substitution: collectors who care about this Pokemon pairing will preferentially target the SR / SA / HR parallels in the same set, leaving RR demand structurally lower. Fourth, JPY reversion: USD-denominated price is sensitive to JPY/USD; a 152→130 move trims USD ~15%. Fifth, pop disclosure thinness: PSA pop not yet published — once cumulative grades become visible, an unexpectedly high pop could compress price. Upside scenarios are modest: Pokemon 30th anniversary 2026 nostalgia bid for Sun & Moon era cards, broader Tag Team GX collector-set completion demand, or Mitsuhiro Arita illustrator-collection demand (Arita is a recognized Pokemon TCG illustrator and his cards command a small artist premium).
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the current PSA 10 price for Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX RR sm10a 008?
Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX RR GG End sm10a 008 PSA 10 trades $250.03 USD on Poke10's Japan live index (accessed 2026-05-08). 30-day PSA 10 transaction volume is 0, so the price is reference-grade and individual sales may deviate ±20-40%.
What does RR mean for sm10a 008?
RR (Double Rare) is the regular Tag Team GX print — non-full-art, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It is the most common and most playable version of Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX in GG End sm10a. Higher-tier parallels (SR full-art, SA special art, HR rainbow) exist at different card numbers in the same set.
What set is sm10a and when did it release?
SM10a is the set code for Enhanced Expansion Pack GG End (強化拡張パック ジージーエンド), a 54-card Japanese subset released 5 April 2019. It was positioned as an enhancement to SM10 Double Blaze (Bulbapedia, accessed 2026-05-09).
Who illustrated Raichu & Alolan Raichu-GX?
The regular RR print sm10a 008 was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita — the veteran Pokemon TCG illustrator behind Base Set Charizard and many SM-era cards. The full-art and rainbow parallels in the same set were illustrated by ConceptLab, and the special art version by tetsuya koizumi (Bulbapedia, accessed 2026-05-09).
Is the Japanese RR worth more than the English equivalent?
JP sm10a 008 PSA 10 trades $250.03 (Poke10 live Japan index, accessed 2026-05-08). The English counterpart is Unified Minds 54/236, released 2 August 2019. JP Enhanced Expansion Packs typically command a premium over the EN counterpart due to smaller print runs, but specific PSA 10 EN comparison figures are not included in this card's payload.
What are the card stats and attacks?
260 HP Lightning-type Tag Team Pokemon-GX. Weakness Fighting ×2, resistance Metal -20, retreat 2 colorless. Attacks: Tandem Shock (Lightning-Lightning-Colorless, 80+ damage with conditional paralysis) and Lightning Ride GX (Lightning-Lightning-Colorless, 150+ damage and switch with Bench, GX attack — one per game) (Serebii, accessed 2026-05-09).
Should I grade a raw RR sm10a 008?
Grade EV is not computed here — raw NM/M and PSA 9 prices for this specific card are not in the payload, so EV math would require fabricated inputs. Generally for RR Tag Team GX cards from 2019 JP Enhanced Expansion Packs, raw-to-PSA-10 multiplier is in the 2-4x range, but submitters should source verified raw and PSA 9 comparables before deciding.
Data Sources & References
- PSA grade & population: psacard.com/pop — authoritative PSA population report
- Japan market reference: snkrdunk.com
- US market reference: pricecharting.com
- Card image & metadata: Pokemon TCG API
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