Pokémon · E-Card
Pineco
Skyridge · #85 · Common · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$9.79
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 85 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Forretress
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 204
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 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 Pineco 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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 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 Pineco
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Pineco?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CSurprise Attack — 20
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:R×2
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $14.99 | $89.90 | $140.00 | $9.79 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $38.67 | $39.99 | $380.64 | $40.94 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/12| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €3.41 |
| 30-day average | €3.20 |
| Low | €0.49 |
| Trend price | €4.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.37 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.38 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.19 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €8.78 |
| Reverse holo trend | €8.00 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Pineco is real?
Pineco 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 Pineco worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pineco is $9.79; 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 Pineco from?
Pineco is from the Pokémon set "Skyridge" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Pineco?
Pineco is a Common card in the Skyridge set.
Other Pineco printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
