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Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret)
Rainbow Rare · #253/236
Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret) #253/236 (SM - Cosmic Eclipse) is worth about $159 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-10-03.
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Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret) #253/236 is trending up: $159.32 today, up 10% in 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-10-03). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
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appears in: Water Types
Price data for your app or store: API and daily history since 2024 ·
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Holofoil · no eBay scan yetBuy-side estimate
$159
THINa patient buyer pays about $159 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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| TCGplayer market | $159.27 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $159.27 |
Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).
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Cards at their high after a month up 5-25% were higher 90 days later 75% of the time in our archive since 2024 (22,898 cases).
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- CARD TYPE
- Water
- STAGE
- Basic
- HP
- 270
- ATTACK 1
- [1WW] Splash Maker (150) You may attach up to 3 Water Energy from your hand to your Pokemon in any way you like. If you do, heal 50 damage from those Pokemon for each card you attached to them in this way.
- ATTACK 2
- [1WW+] Bubble Launcher GX (100+) Your opponent's Active Pokemon is now Paralyzed. If this Pokemon has at least 3 extra Water Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack's cost), this attack does 150 more damage.. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
- WEAKNESS
- Gx2
- RESISTANCE
- None
- RETREAT COST
- 3
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PRICE FAQ
What would a card shop pay for Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret)?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $159.27 market price that is roughly $111 cash or $127 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.
What is Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret) (SM - Cosmic Eclipse) worth today?
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Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret) [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $159.27 as of 2026-10-02.
Is Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret) going up or down in price?
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Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret) #253/236 is trending up: $159.32 today, up 10% in 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-10-03). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08.
What is the all-time high price for Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret)?
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The Near Mint price, the one quoted at the top of this page, peaked at $159.32 (2026-10-03). In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret) [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $159.27 (2026-09-23) and bottomed at $47.72 (2024-06-15).
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