Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Pinsir
Evolving Skies · #1 · Rare · 2021
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.18
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 1 / 237
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic · Single Strike
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 127
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 110 damage
- 36.67 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 Pinsir 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 (Seismic Toss) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥60 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 Pinsir
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.47 copies on average · 15 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Pinsir?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Although it's tough, it can't handle cold well. When night falls, it buries itself in leafage and sleeps."
Ability: Vise Coach
Damage from your Single Strike Pokémon's attacks isn't affected by your opponent's Active Pokémon's Resistance.
GGCSeismic Toss — 110
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Pinsir was legal.
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $30.00 | $0.18 | $0.09 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.07 | $0.30 | $19.98 | $0.32 | $0.19 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.06 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.31 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.27 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.35 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Pinsir is real?
Pinsir 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 Pinsir worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pinsir is $0.18; 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 Pinsir from?
Pinsir is from the Pokémon set "Evolving Skies" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Pinsir?
Pinsir is a Rare card in the Evolving Skies set.
Other Pinsir printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
