Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Trapinch
Brilliant Stars · #74 · Common · 2022
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Market reference
$0.13
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 74 / 186
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Vibrava
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- zig
- Pokédex #
- 328
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 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 Trapinch 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.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Trapinch
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.32 copies on average · 31 decks
- Match win rate
- 35.1%
- -12.0 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 zig
This card was illustrated by zig.
Building around Trapinch?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit in the desert. Once something has fallen in, there is no escape."
FRising Lunge — 10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Trapinch or Brilliant Stars.
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Jul 31, 2026
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Jul 31, 2026
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Jul 31, 2026
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Jul 31, 2026
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Aug 1, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Trapinch was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #64 PTCG Live
today
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today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
today
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
today
SEASAC League Challenge #5 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
REFINE Summer Series Session 5: Pika Cinco
yesterday
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 | $30.00 | $0.13 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.03 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.24 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.02 |
| 30-day average | €0.02 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.02 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.12 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.15 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.15 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Trapinch is real?
Trapinch 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 Trapinch worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Trapinch is $0.13; 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 Trapinch from?
Trapinch is from the Pokémon set "Brilliant Stars" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Trapinch?
Trapinch is a Common card in the Brilliant Stars set.
Other Trapinch printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
