Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Pinsir
Team Up · #9 · Rare · 2019
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Market reference
$0.40
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 198
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Eri Yamaki
- Pokédex #
- 127
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Pinsir 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 (Grip and Squeeze) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Pinsir
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.38 copies on average · 13 decks
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 Eri Yamaki
This card was illustrated by Eri Yamaki.
Building around Pinsir?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It gets into territorial disputes with Vikavolt. For some reason, it apparently gets along well with Heracross in Alola."
CCGrip and Squeeze — 30
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
GCCGuillotine Hug
Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is Knocked Out.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Pinsir 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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.14 | $0.40 | $19.98 | $0.40 | $0.37 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.20 | $0.63 | $371.79 | $0.63 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.35 |
| 7-day average | €0.56 |
| 30-day average | €0.38 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €0.46 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.65 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.79 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.65 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.45 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.12 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.95 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Pinsir is real?
Pinsir 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 Pinsir worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pinsir is $0.40; 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 Pinsir from?
Pinsir is from the Pokémon set "Team Up" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Pinsir?
Pinsir is a Rare card in the Team Up set.
Other Pinsir printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
