Pokémon · XY
Pinsir
Generations · #9 · Rare · 2016
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.34
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 117
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Satoshi Shirai
- Pokédex #
- 127
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Pinsir 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 (Heavy Suplex) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥50 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 Pinsir
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.7 copies on average · 10 decks
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 Satoshi Shirai
This card was illustrated by Satoshi Shirai.
Building around Pinsir?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It swings its long antlers wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests."
GOverhead Throw — 30
This attack does 20 damage to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
GCCHeavy Suplex — 40+
This attack does 20 more damage for each Colorless in your opponent's Active Pokémon's Retreat Cost.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Pinsir or Generations.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Pinsir 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 | $0.09 | $0.35 | $19.99 | $0.34 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.70 | $1.95 | $34.99 | $2.49 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.49 |
| 7-day average | €0.41 |
| 30-day average | €0.31 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.36 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.20 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.27 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.38 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.07 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.09 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Pinsir is real?
Pinsir 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 Pinsir worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pinsir is $0.34; 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 Pinsir from?
Pinsir is from the Pokémon set "Generations" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Pinsir?
Pinsir is a Rare card in the Generations set.
Other Pinsir printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
