Question 1

Is Piplup worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is it worth sending Piplup off to get graded? Here's the honest math: a raw copy sits at $15, a Grade 9 comes in at $26, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $134, which works out to about 9.0 times the raw price. That's a real jump, no question. But gem mint tens are not easy to land, and grading fees plus shipping plus the waiting eat into any profit fast, especially if your copy comes back a 9 instead of a 10. If you've got a copy that looks sharp under a loupe, corners clean, centering solid, it's worth the shot. If it's got soft corners or edge wear, you're probably better off enjoying it raw or selling as is rather than gambling on the grade.

Question 2

How rare is Piplup?

Accepted Answer

Piplup isn't a rare pull in the sense of being hard to find at all, with 11,784 total graded copies on record, but the split between grades tells the real story. Of those, 5,934 have come back as PSA 10, which is just under half. That's a fairly generous gem rate for an illustration rare, meaning a perfect 10 isn't some unicorn chase, but it also means the PSA 10 price reflects genuine scarcity relative to the raw supply rather than pure hype. It's the kind of population spread that keeps the PSA 10 premium meaningful without pricing collectors out entirely.

Question 3

Where can you pull Piplup?

Accepted Answer

This is where PackSpy's own tracking earns its keep, because we don't just guess at pull rates, we record them. Piplup has shown up 200 or more times across collector-crypt and courtyard, so it's not some phantom card people claim to have pulled, it's genuinely landing in real packs. We've seen it turn up in the Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, the Pokemon Starter Pack, the Wildcard Starter Pack, the Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, and the Anime Pop Culture Gacha, with the biggest recorded pull on this card hitting $160. Worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't beat what you paid in. But if you're chasing Piplup specifically, those are the pack lines where our data shows it's actually been coming out.

Question 4

How much is Piplup worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw, ungraded Piplup #98 from Phantasmal Flames is worth $15. Get it graded and a Grade 9 brings $26, while a PSA 10 gem mint copy sells for $134. So the real answer depends entirely on the condition and whether it's been graded.

Question 5

Is Piplup worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, since a PSA 10 sits at roughly 9.0 times the raw price of $15, landing at $134. Just know that grading costs money and time, and not every copy comes back a 10, so it's worth it mainly if your card already looks clean and sharp.

Question 6

What set is Piplup from?

Accepted Answer

Piplup #98 comes from the Phantasmal Flames set, released in 2025. It's an illustration rare featuring artwork by Jiro Sasumo, which is a big part of why collectors are drawn to it beyond just the numbers.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$111	6,250	5,080 / 1,170
PSA 9	$25	4,698	4,279 / 419
PSA 8	$20	1,052	924 / 128
PSA 7	$14	179	158 / 21
PSA 6	$11	50	49 / 1
PSA 5	$9.00	17	15 / 2
PSA 4	$8.00	7	7 / -
PSA 3	$7.00	2	1 / 1
PSA 2	$6.00	-	- / -
PSA 1	-	-	- / -
Raw / Ungraded	$13	-	-

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