Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Prinplup
Brilliant Stars · #36 · Uncommon · 2022
Listings
No active listings
From
—
Market reference
$0.12
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
- 36 / 186
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Piplup
- Evolves to
- Empoleon
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 394
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 30 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 Prinplup plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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 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 — ≥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
- 1.48 copies on average · 77 decks
- Match win rate
- 34.7%
- -12.6 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 · 85 seen
Piplup
in 100% of decks · 85 seen
Full Metal Lab
in 60% of decks · 51 seen
Sacred Charm
in 13% of decks · 11 seen
Iron Defender
in 13% of decks · 11 seen
Steven's Metang
in 31% of decks · 26 seen
Steven's Beldum
in 31% of decks · 26 seen
Steven's Metagross ex
in 31% of decks · 26 seen
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
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."
WPeck — 30
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Prinplup or Brilliant Stars.
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #26 25 Codes
Aug 28, 2026
ASRcristiano # 185 - 60 codes prize pool!
Aug 28, 2026
Full Bench Fridays PTCGL Cash Event $10 #11
Aug 28, 2026
Torneo Online PTCGL AC Gratuito #9
Aug 29, 2026
Perth Pokemon Week 2
Aug 29, 2026
Redacted Chaos #12 (100 Codes)
Aug 29, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Prinplup was legal.
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 9
today
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #72 PTCG Live
today
🟢Jolly Good Weekly #4 | Top Cut! (50 Codes!)
today
8° Torneo del circuito CarroTCG/Prof. Fili
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 100 Codes
today
ASRcristiano # 184 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
Tournament play
This printing of Prinplup has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Prinplup — Phantasmal Flames
Played in 30 recent decks
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $1,000.00 | $0.12 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.02 | $0.28 | $19.98 | $0.28 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.06 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.21 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.13 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.17 |
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 $0.12; 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 "Brilliant Stars" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Prinplup?
Prinplup is a Uncommon card in the Brilliant Stars set.
Other Prinplup printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
