Pokémon · XY
Piplup
BREAKthrough · #36 · Common · 2015
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$0.49
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 36 / 165
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Prinplup
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kanako Eo
- Pokédex #
- 393
- Series
- XY
About this card
"Because it is very proud, it hates accepting food from people. Its thick down guards it from cold."
[Water · Colorless]Wave Splash — 30
Weakness: Grass ×2
Retreat cost: Colorless
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Piplup or BREAKthrough.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Piplup was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Piplup has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Piplup — Phantasmal Flames
Played in 141 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/06/08| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.22 | $0.49 | $19.98 | $0.49 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.29 | $1.77 | $96.77 | $1.77 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.23 |
| 30-day average | €0.20 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.86 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.94 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.45 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.10 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Piplup is real?
Piplup is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Piplup worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Piplup is $0.49; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Piplup from?
Piplup is from the Pokémon set "BREAKthrough" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Piplup?
Piplup is a Common card in the BREAKthrough set.
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Other Piplup printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
