Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Pinsir
Twilight Masquerade · #168 · Illustration Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$16.92
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 168 / 226
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Yukihiro Tada
- Pokédex #
- 127
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 33.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
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 (Superpowered Horns) 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 ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Pinsir
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.25 copies on average · 20 decks
- Match win rate
- 34.1%
- -13.0 pts vs the 47.1% 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.
Chikorita
in 45% of decks · 10 seen
Meganium
in 50% of decks · 11 seen
Forest of Vitality
in 86% of decks · 19 seen
Bug Catching Set
in 59% of decks · 13 seen
Dawn
in 59% of decks · 13 seen
Air Balloon
in 45% of decks · 10 seen
Fezandipiti ex
in 77% of decks · 17 seen
Lillie's Determination
in 100% of decks · 22 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Yukihiro Tada
This card was illustrated by Yukihiro Tada.
Building around Pinsir?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"These Pokémon judge one another based on pincers. Thicker, more impressive pincers make for more popularity with the opposite gender."
GCSlow Crunch
Discard all Energy from this Pokémon. At the end of your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon will be Knocked Out.
GCCSuperpowered Horns — 100
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 Twilight Masquerade.
Sisterhood Showdown #2 💗 Girls & Enbies!
Sep 27, 2026
Rare Candy Club Showdown #46 (30TH LEGAL)
Sep 28, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #18 (SEASON 5) [50 CODES]
Sep 28, 2026
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Sep 28, 2026
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Sep 28, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Pinsir was legal.
SEASAC League Cup #3 (SEASON 5) [150 CODES]
today
Московская лига Pokémon TCG | X сезон #4
today
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #84 PTCG Live BO3 (25 CODES)
today
Vault Of Games #4🏆|SEASON 1|WEEKLY
today
The Hideout:Cash Is King PTCG Webcam Event $10 #10
yesterday
PokeMagee Weekly
yesterday
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $11.13 | $17.98 | $135.93 | $16.92 | $20.49 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €8.47 |
| 7-day average | €7.54 |
| 30-day average | €8.51 |
| Low | €4.99 |
| Trend price | €8.56 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €8.76 |
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 $16.92; 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 "Twilight Masquerade" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Pinsir?
Pinsir is a Illustration Rare card in the Twilight Masquerade set.
Other Pinsir printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
