Pokémon · XY
Prinplup
BREAKthrough · #37 · Uncommon · 2015
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.24
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 37 / 165
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Piplup
- Evolves to
- Empoleon
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- kirisAki
- Pokédex #
- 394
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Ice Beam) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Piplup; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Prinplup
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by kirisAki
This card was illustrated by kirisAki.
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."
WCIce Beam — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
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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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.06 | $0.24 | $19.98 | $0.24 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.30 | $0.60 | $19.98 | $0.60 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.21 |
| 30-day average | €0.18 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.22 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.14 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.88 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.60 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.59 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.71 |
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 $0.24; 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 "BREAKthrough" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Prinplup?
Prinplup is a Uncommon card in the BREAKthrough set.
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