Pelipper Great Encounters #48

Card #48 · Illustrated by Ken Sugimori

80 HPWaterPokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$1.07

▲ 8.1% · 30d

Range $1 → $1
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Raw$1.07

PSA 910.3× raw$11

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Pelipper is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Great Encounters (#48), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Wingull, weak to Lightning +20. Its current blended market value is $1.07 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#10 most valuable Pelipper of 16 #104 most valuable in Great Encounters of 106

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$1.07

LPLightly Played$0.67

MPModerately Played$0.65

HPHeavily Played$0.37

DMGDamaged$0.32

7-day▲ 0.9%

30-day▲ 8.1%

90-day▲ 20.2%

All-time high$1

All-time low$1

Other printingsNormal · $0.53

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$1

Normal$1

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$1.07

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 9		$11$11–$11

“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$0.64

Period high

$2.09

Period low

$0.40

Change

▼ 43.9%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

CGC150 gradedCGC 10 · 82 · 55% gem rate

1082

9.514

924

8.58

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Pelipper 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

−$60

Raw $1.07 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $11.00
after ~$70.1 grading fee → 10.3× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 9	$11.00	$70.1	−$60	10.3×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Cross-market prices

39% spread

TCGplayer · cheapest$1

PriceCharting · dearest$1

Currently 39% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +8%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 39% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

78% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$0

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🔥 Trending in the community

#66 on the radar

Mentions this week1

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Card text

Evolves from Wingull.

Guzzle

Choose up to 2 basic Water Energy cards from your hand and attach them to Pelipper. Remove 2 damage counters for each Energy card attached in this way.

Jet Return30×

Water · Colorless · Colorless

Does 30 times the number of Energy cards attached to Pelipper. Then, put all Energy cards attached to Pelipper on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Weakness Lightning +20Resistance Fighting -20Retreat 1

“It dips its large bill in the sea, then scoops up numerous prey along with water.”

About the Pokémon

Water Bird PokémonGEN IIIWingull → Pelipper

PELIPPER is a flying transporter that carries small POKéMON and eggs inside its massive bill. This POKéMON builds its nest on steep cliffs facing the sea.

Card details

SetGreat Encounters →

Number#48

RarityUncommon

PokémonAll Pelipper cards →

GenerationGen III · Hoenn →

ArtistKen Sugimori →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeWater

HP80

Evolves fromWingull

WeaknessLightning +20

ResistanceFighting -20

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#279

Card IDdp4-48

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Pelipper cards

There are 9 different Pelipper printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Great Encounters #48 (Uncommon).