Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Prinplup
Diamond & Pearl · #58 · Uncommon · 2007
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$0.77
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 58 / 130
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Piplup
- Evolves to
- Empoleon
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 394
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- 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 ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- 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.
How to beat Prinplup
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥40 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
- 1.47 copies on average · 72 decks
- Match win rate
- 35.2%
- -12.1 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 · 69 seen
Piplup
in 100% of decks · 69 seen
Full Metal Lab
in 57% of decks · 39 seen
Steven's Metang
in 32% of decks · 22 seen
Steven's Beldum
in 32% of decks · 22 seen
Steven's Metagross ex
in 32% of decks · 22 seen
Philippe
in 46% of decks · 32 seen
Magnetic Metal Energy
in 30% of decks · 21 seen
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
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 alone, away from others. Apparently, every one of them believes it is the most important."
WAqua Shower
Does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
WWBrine
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:L+20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 35 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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.15 | $0.65 | $19.98 | $0.77 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.45 | $4.52 | $33.00 | $22.67 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.75 |
| 7-day average | €0.34 |
| 30-day average | €0.20 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.40 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.08 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.54 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.33 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.78 |
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 $0.77; 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 Prinplup from?
Prinplup is from the Pokémon set "Diamond & Pearl" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Prinplup?
Prinplup is a Uncommon card in the Diamond & Pearl set.
Other Prinplup printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
