PiplupPR-DPP DP03 · DP Black Star Promos Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$747 sold · 90d · pop 78
- PSA 9$3088 sold · 90d · pop 83
Why prices differ
TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for DP Black Star Promos #PR-DPP DP03, 2007. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Piplup is a Promo Pokémon card from DP Black Star Promos (#DP03, released 2007), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. It's a Basic Water-type Pokémon with 60 HP, weak to Lightning +10. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 7 September 2026.
Piplup price history & recent sales
Graded a PSA 9? See its cert-verified sales and price history → — individual sales PSA tied to a specific slab, each with a cert number you can check.
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence65 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Very liquid — Sells often
7 of 10 verified sales were competitive auctions — this price reflects real bidding, not asking prices. A graded copy trades roughly every 4 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$18.7684 sales · 65 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 9$30510 sales · 8 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$79.009 sales · 7 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 5$16.502 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 6$49.991 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 8.5$1501 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 5.5$13.501 sale
Is Piplup worth grading?
Raw $25.26 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $308.01, after ~$73.07 grading fee → 12.2× the raw value.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Piplup is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 9 | $308.01 | $73 | +$210 | 12.2× |
| PSA 8 | $74.00 | $71 | −$22 | 2.9× |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
8 of the 241 PSA-graded Piplup copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 3.3%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 241.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 11.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Piplup 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokemon Cards Piplup DP Promo 029/DP-PRaw · eBay$12.30
PIPLUP DP03 COSMOS HOLO POKEMON DIAMOND AND PEARL BLACK STAR PROMO HP/DMG B12-14Raw · eBay$14.99
Mcdonalds Promo - MP - Piplup 029/DP-P US SellerRaw · eBay$14.99
The Pokémon Company Piplup Diamond and Pearl DP03 Promo Holo 60 HP ENGRaw · eBay$16.00
Pokemon TCG Piplup DP03 Promo Holo (Pokemon Promos) English 2007 (MP-LP 🔥✨💎)Raw · eBay$18.00
(256521) DP03 PIPLUP Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Black Star Holofoil Promo CardRaw · eBay$19.63Cheapest raw copy $12.30 — 51% below our near-mint estimate of $25
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 9pop 83 | $308$262–$354 | |
| PSA 8pop 78 | ✓ 34 cert-verified$74$71–$96 | |
| PSA 7pop 25 | ✓ 5 cert-verified$60 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 5 slab of this card sells for about $19 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
79% spreadCurrently 79% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
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Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
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There are 22 different Piplup printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is DP Black Star Promos #DP03 (Promo). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Piplup (DP Black Star Promos #DP03) worth?
As of 7 September 2026, Piplup from DP Black Star Promos is worth approximately $25.26 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
Is Piplup rare?
Piplup is a Promo card from DP Black Star Promos (card #DP03).
How do I know if my Piplup is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
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