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Pinsir

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Pinsir

Scarlet & Violet

Twilight Masquerade · #3 · Common · 2024

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Market reference

$0.15

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
3 / 226
Release year
2024
Rarity
Common
HP
110
Subtype
Basic
Retreat cost
2 energy
Regulation mark
H
Illustrator
HYOGONOSUKE
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.
  • Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

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
1.44 copies on average · 16 decks

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About this card

HP: 110Type:GGrassSubtype: Basic

"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.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

2

ran Pinsir

Tournaments scanned

287

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

1 top-cut deck · best finish 7th

Top decks running Pinsir

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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 2026/07/10
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.16$10.02$0.15$0.07
Reverse Holofoil$0.02$0.21$19.98$0.20$0.10

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/30
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.02
7-day average€0.02
30-day average€0.05
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.03
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.09
Reverse holo 7-day€0.10
reverseHoloSell€0.11
averageSellPrice€0.05
Reverse holo 30-day€0.11
Reverse holo trend€0.14

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 $0.15; 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 Common card in the Twilight Masquerade set.