Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Primeape
HS—Unleashed · #22 · Rare · 2010
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From
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Market reference
$1.69
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 22 / 96
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Mankey
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Sachiko Adachi
- Pokédex #
- 57
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
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
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Primeape plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Low Kick) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Mankey; 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 Primeape
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥45 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
- 1.08 copies on average · 25 decks
- Match win rate
- 25.3%
- -22.0 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
More by Sachiko Adachi
This card was illustrated by Sachiko Adachi.
Building around Primeape?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"If approached while asleep, it may awaken and angrily give chase in a groggy state of semi-sleep."
CCLow Kick — 30
FFBebop Punch
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:P×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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.18 | $3.49 | $26.30 | $1.69 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $11.37 | $212.90 | $249.99 | $24.50 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/25| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.70 |
| 30-day average | €0.74 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.41 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.07 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.98 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.14 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.60 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.19 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.69 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Primeape is real?
Primeape 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 Primeape worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Primeape is $1.69; 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 Primeape from?
Primeape is from the Pokémon set "HS—Unleashed" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Primeape?
Primeape is a Rare card in the HS—Unleashed set.
Other Primeape printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
