Pokémon · Mega Evolution
Prinplup
Phantasmal Flames · #28 · Common · 2025
Listings
No active listings
From
—
Market reference
$0.10
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 28 / 130
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Piplup
- Evolves to
- Empoleon
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Atsuya Uki
- Pokédex #
- 394
- Series
- Mega Evolution
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Prinplup plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥50 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.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Prinplup
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥50 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
- 1.43 copies on average · 51 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 · 51 seen
Piplup
in 100% of decks · 51 seen
Full Metal Lab
in 69% of decks · 35 seen
Steven's Metang
in 45% of decks · 23 seen
Steven's Beldum
in 45% of decks · 23 seen
Steven's Metagross ex
in 45% of decks · 23 seen
Magnetic Metal Energy
in 39% of decks · 20 seen
Philippe
in 47% of decks · 24 seen
More by Atsuya Uki
This card was illustrated by Atsuya Uki.
Building around Prinplup?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It lives a solitary life. Its wings deliver wicked blows that can snap even the thickest of trees in half with a single hit."
CPeck — 20
CCCTargeted Dive
This attack does 70 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Prinplup or Phantasmal Flames.
Redacted Chaos 2nd Chance #7 (50 Codes)
Aug 1, 2026
Vault Of Games #3 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY
Aug 2, 2026
Cusca 3v3 Pro Series #17 ⚡
Aug 2, 2026
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 18/20
Aug 2, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #6 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 2, 2026
Tournoi amical LEAGUE canto N61°
Aug 2, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Prinplup was legal.
Redacted Chaos #9 (100 Codes)
today
The Stache Series 0: Trial Run
today
4to Torneo Tropical Beach
today
SEASAC League Cup #1 (SEASON 4) [150 CODES]
today
TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! DRAGAPULT IS....
today
Top Deck Trainer Trials #6
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
25
ran Prinplup
Tournaments scanned
296
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 5th
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 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.10 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.22 | $19.98 | $0.22 | $0.01 |
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 $0.10; 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 "Phantasmal Flames" in the Mega Evolution series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Prinplup?
Prinplup is a Common card in the Phantasmal Flames set.
Other Prinplup printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
