Pokémon · EX
Pineco
Dragon · #71 · Common · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.81
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 71 / 100
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Forretress
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 204
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Pineco plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Tackle) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Pineco
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Pineco?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Exoskeleton
Any damage done to Pineco by attacks is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
GCTackle — 20
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.20 | $0.75 | $19.98 | $0.81 | $0.89 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.12 | $5.09 | $129.99 | $4.68 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €0.29 |
| 30-day average | €0.29 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.87 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.03 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.65 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Pineco is real?
Pineco 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 Pineco worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pineco is $0.81; 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 Pineco from?
Pineco is from the Pokémon set "Dragon" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Pineco?
Pineco is a Common card in the Dragon set.
Other Pineco printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
