Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Gulpin
Legends Awakened · #98 · Common · 2008
Listings
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Market reference
$0.40
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 98 / 146
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Swalot
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 316
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Gulpin
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Gulpin?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Almost all its body is its stomach. Its harsh digestive juices quickly dissolve anything it swallows."
CAmnesia
Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon's attacks. That Pokémon can't use that attack during your opponent's next turn.
PGastro Acid
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:P+10
Retreat cost:CC
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.13 | $0.39 | $2.34 | $0.40 | $0.38 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.00 | $4.45 | $45.60 | $3.25 | $4.16 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.50 |
| 7-day average | €0.33 |
| 30-day average | €0.22 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.31 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.39 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.59 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.06 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.72 |
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 $0.40; 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 "Legends Awakened" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Gulpin?
Gulpin is a Common card in the Legends Awakened set.
Other Gulpin printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
