Pokémon · XY
Primeape
Steam Siege · #53 · Rare · 2016
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Market reference
$0.31
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 53 / 116
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Mankey
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 57
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 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
Strategy & play
How Primeape plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Spirited Throw) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
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
- 1.07 copies on average · 27 decks
- Match win rate
- 27.8%
- -19.4 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Primeape?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is always outrageously furious. If it gives chase, it will tenaciously track the target no matter how far."
CSwagger — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
FFSpirited Throw — 30+
If, before doing damage, your opponent's Active Pokémon has more remaining HP than this Pokémon, this attack does 60 more damage.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Primeape was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.15 | $0.31 | $19.98 | $0.31 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.19 | $0.65 | $55.00 | $0.62 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.29 |
| 30-day average | €0.28 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.34 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.72 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.80 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.77 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.80 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.69 |
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 $0.31; 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 "Steam Siege" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Primeape?
Primeape is a Rare card in the Steam Siege set.
Other Primeape printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
