Prinplup #28 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Prinplup & chase cards
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Prinplup is that steady, reliable middle stage in the Piplup line, the kind of card that quietly holds a set together while everyone chases the flashier evolutions. This particular Prinplup comes from the Japanese Inferno X set as card #28, and if you are searching for a Prinplup value right now, the short answer is that it currently sits at $1 raw. It is not a card that turns heads on price alone, but the story behind its population numbers makes it more interesting than the sticker price suggests.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.36, down 9% over the past year, with an all-time high of $1.75 in March 2026.
Recent pulls of Prinplup
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$0.12UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 41m ago$0.12UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 1h ago$0.12UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 1h ago
$13CGC 10Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 1h ago$0.12UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 1h ago$0.12UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 2h ago
$13CGC 10Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 2h ago$0.12UncommonPokemon Dime PackTilt Rips · 3h ago
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Prinplup price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 2 graded, only 2 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $36 | 2 | - / 2 |
| PSA 9 | $12 | - | - / - |
| PSA 8 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 7 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $1.36 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
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The collector's take on Prinplup
Is Prinplup worth grading?
So is Prinplup worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy sits at $1, while a PSA 10 sells for $36, which works out to 26.2x the raw price. That sounds like a tempting jump, and it can be, but gem mint is never a guarantee. Grading costs money and takes time, and there is always a chance a card comes back a Grade 9 instead of a 10, which here brings in $12 rather than $36. If you already own a raw copy and it looks sharp with clean edges and solid centering, sending it in could make sense. Just go in with your eyes open: grading is a bet on condition, not a sure thing.
How rare is Prinplup?
Right now there are only 2 graded copies of this Prinplup in existence, and both of them graded PSA 10. That is a tiny population by any measure, and it tells you two things at once. First, almost nobody has bothered to grade this card, which keeps the raw price low since most collectors are holding ungraded copies. Second, the copies that have gone in have come back perfect, which suggests this Prinplup can hit gem mint when the print quality cooperates. With a population this small, every future submission has the potential to shift the picture, for better or worse.
Where can you pull Prinplup?
PackSpy has tracked 42 pulls of this Prinplup, all of them coming through tilt-rips, and it has shown up in the Pokemon Dime Pack specifically. The biggest recorded pull value on record is $0, which is a good reminder that most pack openings do not pay off, even when the card itself carries some collector appeal. If you are hoping to pull this one yourself, tilt-rips and dime-style packs are where our data shows it actually turning up, but treat that as a fun long shot rather than an investment plan. For most people, buying a raw copy on the secondary market is the more reliable way to add it to a collection.
Questions people ask
How much is Prinplup worth?+
A raw or ungraded Prinplup is currently valued at $1. Graded copies are worth more, with a Grade 9 sitting at $12 and a PSA 10 reaching $36, so the value climbs quite a bit once a card is professionally graded.
Is Prinplup worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 26.2x the raw price. But with only 2 graded copies total in existence, hitting that gem mint grade is far from guaranteed, so weigh the grading cost against the condition of your specific card before sending it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Prinplup worth?+
A PSA 10 Prinplup is currently worth $36. That is the top end of the market for this card, and with only 2 PSA 10 copies recorded in the population, it represents a genuinely scarce grade.
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