Pokémon · XY
Gulpin
Generations · #RC12 · Common · 2016
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Market reference
$9.70
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- RC12 / 117
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Swalot
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex #
- 316
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Gulpin 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.
- Its main attack (Starvin') needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic 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 Gulpin
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Tomokazu Komiya
This card was illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Building around Gulpin?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When Mom gets in the kitchen, the happiest things happen. I can feel my mouth watering!"
CCStarvin' — 30
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Gulpin was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $7.69 | $9.63 | $60.82 | $9.70 | $8.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.25 |
| 7-day average | €3.95 |
| 30-day average | €4.15 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €4.78 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.32 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.89 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.26 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.55 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Gulpin is real?
Gulpin 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 Gulpin worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Gulpin is $9.70; 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 Gulpin from?
Gulpin is from the Pokémon set "Generations" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Gulpin?
Gulpin is a Common card in the Generations set.
Other Gulpin printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
