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Minccino

Pokémon · Black & White

Minccino

Black & White

Emerging Powers · #84 · Common · 2011

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Market reference

$1.25

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Card facts

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Set position
84 / 98
Release year
2011
Rarity
Common
HP
60
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Cinccino
Retreat cost
1 energy
Illustrator
Atsuko Nishida
Pokédex #
572
Series
Black & White

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
30 damage
30 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 Minccino 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.
  • Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
  • Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.

How to beat Minccino

  • Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
1% of decks
2.7 copies on average · 372 decks
Match win rate
45.1%
-2.1 pts vs the 47.2% field average

More by Atsuko Nishida

This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.

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About this card

HP: 60Type:CColorlessSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Cinccino

"These Pokémon prefer a tidy habitat. They are always sweeping and dusting, using their tails as brooms."

CLast Resort — 30

Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Minccino or Emerging Powers.

Tournament play

This printing of Minccino has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

MinccinoChaos Rising

Played in 157 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 2026/08/20
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.18$0.42$19.98$1.25
Reverse Holofoil$8.00$10.00$28.60$3.68

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/16
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.20
7-day average€0.16
30-day average€0.14
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.17
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.10
reverseHoloAvg1€1.00
Reverse holo 7-day€0.66
reverseHoloSell€0.15
averageSellPrice€0.14
Reverse holo 30-day€0.76
Reverse holo trend€0.62

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Minccino is real?

Minccino 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 Minccino worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Minccino is $1.25; 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 Minccino from?

Minccino is from the Pokémon set "Emerging Powers" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.

What rarity is Minccino?

Minccino is a Common card in the Emerging Powers set.