Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Pincurchin
Paldea Evolved · #72 · Common · 2023
Listings
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Market reference
$0.19
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 72 / 279
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 871
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Pincurchin 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 (Needle Crush) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Pincurchin
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
More by Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
Building around Pincurchin?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon generates electricity when it digests food. It uses its five hard teeth to scrape seaweed off surfaces and eat it."
LLLNeedle Crush — 70
Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Pincurchin or Paldea Evolved.
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Aug 26, 2026
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Aug 27, 2026
8° Torneo del circuito CarroTCG/Prof. Fili
Aug 27, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Pincurchin was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #71 PTCG Live
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World Practice Tourney - Last Prize Series #14
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⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
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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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $20.00 | $0.19 | $0.03 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.02 | $0.28 | $19.98 | $0.33 | $0.14 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/12| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.08 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.11 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.08 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Pincurchin is real?
Pincurchin 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 Pincurchin worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pincurchin is $0.19; 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 Pincurchin from?
Pincurchin is from the Pokémon set "Paldea Evolved" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Pincurchin?
Pincurchin is a Common card in the Paldea Evolved set.
Other Pincurchin printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
