Pokémon · Black & White
Prinplup
Legendary Treasures · #34 · Uncommon · 2013
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From
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Market reference
$0.51
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 34 / 140
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Piplup
- Evolves to
- Empoleon
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex #
- 394
- Series
- Black & White
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
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Prinplup plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Water Splash) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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 Piplup; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Prinplup
- Exploit its Lightning 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
- 1.42 copies on average · 50 decks
- Match win rate
- 27.9%
- -19.4 pts vs the 47.3% field average
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.
Empoleon ex
in 100% of decks · 50 seen
Piplup
in 100% of decks · 50 seen
Full Metal Lab
in 70% of decks · 35 seen
Steven's Metang
in 46% of decks · 23 seen
Steven's Beldum
in 46% of decks · 23 seen
Steven's Metagross ex
in 46% of decks · 23 seen
Magnetic Metal Energy
in 38% of decks · 19 seen
Philippe
in 46% of decks · 23 seen
More by Miki Tanaka
This card was illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
Building around Prinplup?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Because every Prinplup considers itself to be the most important, they can never form a group."
WCWater Splash — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Prinplup was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Prinplup
Tournaments scanned
286
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 6th
Top decks running Prinplup
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.15 | $0.53 | $1.88 | $0.51 | $0.50 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.00 | $42.20 | $386.88 | $4.86 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.75 |
| 7-day average | €0.48 |
| 30-day average | €0.68 |
| Low | €0.08 |
| Trend price | €0.53 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €3.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €8.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.35 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.46 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.45 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.55 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Prinplup is real?
Prinplup 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 Prinplup worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Prinplup is $0.51; 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 Prinplup from?
Prinplup is from the Pokémon set "Legendary Treasures" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Prinplup?
Prinplup is a Uncommon card in the Legendary Treasures set.
Other Prinplup printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
