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Tepig

Pokémon · Black & White

Tepig

Black & White

BW Black Star Promos · #BW07 · Promo · 2011

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Market reference

$1.77

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
BW07 / 101
Release year
2011
Rarity
Promo
HP
60
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Pignite
Retreat cost
1 energy
Illustrator
Shin Nagasawa
Pokédex #
498
Series
Black & White

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Status Conditions
Damage efficiency
10 damage
5 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Tepig 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.
  • Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
  • Its main attack (Firebreathing) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
  • Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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.

How to beat Tepig

  • Exploit its Water weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
  • On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
2.69 copies on average · 55 decks
Match win rate
32.5%
-14.7 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 60Type:RFireSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Pignite

"It can deftly dodge its foe's attacks while shooting fireballs from its nose. It roasts berries before it eats them."

CSinge

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.

RCFirebreathing — 10+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.

Weakness:W×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

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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 2026/07/01
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$0.96$2.00$19.98$1.77$2.97

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01
VariantPrice
1-day average€2.95
7-day average€4.62
30-day average€3.32
Low€1.50
Trend price€4.03
Low (excellent+)€3.44
reverseHoloAvg1€1.00
Reverse holo 7-day€2.15
averageSellPrice€4.97
Reverse holo 30-day€1.87
Reverse holo trend€1.85

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Tepig is real?

Tepig 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 Tepig worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tepig is $1.77; 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 Tepig from?

Tepig is from the Pokémon set "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.

What rarity is Tepig?

Tepig is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.