Prinplup Brilliant Stars #36

Card #36 · Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno

90 HPWaterPokémonStage 1

Market value · ungraded

$0.29

▲ 11.5% · 30d

Blended across TCGplayer + Cardmarket
Sold prices, not asking · Updated 5 July 2026
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Estimated value · Near Mint

$0.29

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9 different Prinplup printings exist — is this your card? Brilliant Stars #36

Prinplup is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Brilliant Stars (#36), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. It's a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon with 90 HP, evolving from Piplup, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $0.29 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 5 July 2026.

#8 most valuable Prinplup of 10 #96 most valuable in Brilliant Stars of 186

Competitive play · Limitless

0.3%

Played in 0.3% of competitive decks — 8 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$0.28

LPLightly Played$0.15

DMGDamaged$0.04

7-day▼ 6.7%

30-day▲ 7.7%

90-day▲ 7.7%

All-time high$0

All-time low$0

Other printingsNormal · $0.13

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$0

Normal$0

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

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$0.29

BGS graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
BGS 9.5		$14$14–$14

“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

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Latest

$0.40

Period high

$1.28

Period low

$0.12

Change

▼ 59.6%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

Only 0% of 1 PSA-graded Prinplup copies are a gem-mint 10 (0 of 1) — the rest grade lower.

PSA1 gradedPSA 10 · 0 · 0% gem rate

Full grade breakdown (1 grades)

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

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Cross-market prices

110% spread

TCGplayer · cheapest$0

PriceCharting · dearest$1

Currently 110% 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 +12%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 110% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

79% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$0

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Card text

Evolves from Piplup.

Peck30

Water

Weakness Lightning ×2Retreat 1

“It lives a solitary life. Its wings deliver wicked blows that can snap even the thickest of trees.”

About the Pokémon

Penguin PokémonGEN IVPiplup → Prinplup → Empoleon

It lives alone, away from others. Apparently, every one of them believes it is the most important.

Card details

SetBrilliant Stars →

Number#36

RarityUncommon

PokémonAll Prinplup cards →

GenerationGen IV · Sinnoh →

ArtistKagemaru Himeno →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeWater

HP90

Evolves fromPiplup

WeaknessLightning ×2

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#394

Card IDswsh9-36

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Prinplup cards

There are 9 different Prinplup printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Brilliant Stars #36 (Uncommon).