Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Primeape
Great Encounters · #27 · Rare · 2008
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From
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Market reference
$1.06
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 27 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Mankey
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 57
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Primeape plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Whump) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Mankey; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Primeape
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.16 copies on average · 19 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 Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Primeape?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It grows angry if you see its eyes and gets angrier if you run. If you beat it, it gets even madder."
Poké-Body: Anger Point
If Primeape has any damage counters on it, Primeape's attacks do 40 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
FCCWhump — 50
Primeape is now Confused. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can't attack during your opponent's next turn.
Weakness:P+20
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.50 | $0.74 | $19.98 | $1.06 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.59 | $3.11 | $33.00 | $3.02 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €0.41 |
| 30-day average | €0.48 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.36 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.75 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.53 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.08 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Primeape is real?
Primeape 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 Primeape worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Primeape is $1.06; 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 Primeape from?
Primeape is from the Pokémon set "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Primeape?
Primeape is a Rare card in the Great Encounters set.
Other Primeape printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
