Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Primarina-GX
Sun & Moon · #42 · Rare Holo GX · 2017
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Market reference
$4.45
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 42 / 173
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Rare Holo GX
- HP
- 250
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · GX
- Evolves from
- Brionne
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 730
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Primarina-GX plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Roaring Seas) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥125 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Brionne first).
How to beat Primarina-GX
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥125 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
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About this card
CCBubble Beat — 10+
This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Water Energy attached to your Pokémon.
WWWCRoaring Seas — 120
Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.
CCGrand Echo-GX
Heal all damage from all of your Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.19 | $4.71 | $32.51 | $4.45 | $4.43 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.99 |
| 7-day average | €2.47 |
| 30-day average | €2.52 |
| Low | €0.70 |
| Trend price | €2.47 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.79 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.52 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.52 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.62 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Primarina-GX is real?
Primarina-GX 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 Primarina-GX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Primarina-GX is $4.45; 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 Primarina-GX from?
Primarina-GX is from the Pokémon set "Sun & Moon" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Primarina-GX?
Primarina-GX is a Rare Holo GX card in the Sun & Moon set.
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