Pokémon · EX
Pinsir
Hidden Legends · #13 · Rare Holo · 2004
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$18.42
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 13 / 102
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 127
- Series
- EX
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
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 (Sonicboom) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 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 — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.38 copies on average · 13 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Pinsir?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Crust
Any damage done to Pinsir by attacks from your opponent's Basic Pokémon is reduced by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
GCSonicboom — 30
This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $17.80 | $19.37 | $198.94 | $18.42 | $119.82 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $16.49 | $23.31 | $499.90 | $23.62 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.80 |
| 7-day average | €5.91 |
| 30-day average | €4.63 |
| Low | €0.90 |
| Trend price | €5.81 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.64 |
| reverseHoloSell | €13.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.59 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.72 |
| Reverse holo trend | €8.50 |
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 $18.42; 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 "Hidden Legends" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Pinsir?
Pinsir is a Rare Holo card in the Hidden Legends set.
Other Pinsir printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
