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Piplup
Common · #27/108
Piplup #27/108 (Dark Explorers) is worth about $17.48 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-10-03.
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Piplup #27/108 is trending up: $17.48 today, up 10% in 30 days and under 1% below its all-time high of $17.63 (2026-09-24). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
illustrated by Kouki Saitou
appears in: Water Types
Price data for your app or store: API and daily history since 2024 ·
PRINTINGS · WHICH ONE IS YOURS?
Piplup #27/108 comes in 2 printings: the Reverse Holofoil is $17.49 and the Normal is $2.03 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-02).
- Reverse Holofoil · this page$17.49
- Normal · this page$2.03
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Reverse Holofoil · eBay scanned Sep 25Buy-side estimate
$17.49
THINa patient buyer pays about $17.49 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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TCGplayer $17.49 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $52.00 — the market hasn't settled on a price yet · 1 outlier ask excluded
| TCGplayer market | $17.49 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $9.90 | |
| eBay delivered floor (scanned 7d ago) | $52.00 | the listing ↗ |
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($9.90) and the eBay floor ($52.00). 3 live ask(s) used, 1 outlier(s) excluded.
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
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
- 60
- ATTACK 1
- [W] Fury Attack (10x) Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
- WEAKNESS
- Lx2
- RETREAT COST
- 1
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PRICE FAQ
Why does Piplup #27/108 have two prices?
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Piplup #27/108 was printed 2 ways and each one sells separately: Reverse Holofoil $17.49; Normal $2.03 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-02). Check the set, the rarity mark and any parallel foil, manga art or edition stamp on your copy to know which price is yours; TickerMint prices every printing on its own page.
What would a card shop pay for Piplup?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $17.49 market price that is roughly $12.24 cash or $13.99 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 Piplup (Dark Explorers) worth today?
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Piplup [Reverse Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $17.49 as of 2026-10-02. Across 2 tracked variants, latest prices range from $2.03 to $17.49.
Is Piplup going up or down in price?
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Piplup #27/108 is trending up: $17.48 today, up 10% in 30 days and under 1% below its all-time high of $17.63 (2026-09-24). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08.
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