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Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret)

Rainbow Rare · #253/236

Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret) #253/236 (SM - Cosmic Eclipse) is worth about $176.86 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-27, up 11% over 30 days.

price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓

Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret) #253/236 is trending up: $176.86 today, up 11% in 30 days and 7% below its high of $189 (2026-10-16), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 3.7x its low of $47.72 (2024-06-15). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, 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 · CSV download

$177
▲ 11.0% · 30d
TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-27
condition prices as of 2026-10-27; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$176
lowest listing · market $177
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
no listings
no scan yet
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$177
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $177 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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TCGplayer only, no eBay scan yet
TCGplayer market$176.86verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$175.99
Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).
sell to a card shop: $124 cash · $141 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market
The verdict · premium
Cards 3-15% off their high after a month up 5-25% were higher 90 days later 86% of the time in our archive since 2024 (22,265 cases). That rate is mostly the 202448 to 5877 to 86marketplace fees of about 13% most short holds lose money. Use it to time a sale, not to flip.
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GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW
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 $176.86 market price that is roughly $124 cash or $141 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 $176.86 as of 2026-10-27.

Is Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret) going up or down in price?

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Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret) #253/236 is trending up: $176.86 today, up 11% in 30 days and 7% below its high of $189 (2026-10-16), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 3.7x its low of $47.72 (2024-06-15). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: down 0.7% over 7 days, up 47.9% over 90 days, up 106.3% over a year. A 30-day rise this size usually follows a supply squeeze or a new format result; check the eBay book depth before buying in.

What is the all-time high price for Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret)?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret) came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2024-02-08), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Blastoise & Piplup GX (Secret) [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $189.47 (2026-10-16) and bottomed at $47.72 (2024-06-15).

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