Pincurchin · Vivid Voltage, what to know.
About the Pincurchin card
Numbered 62 of 203 in Vivid Voltage, released in November 2020, Pincurchin is an Uncommon, a Basic Lightning-type carrying 80 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Pincurchin needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Pincurchin carries this Pokédex flavor text: "It feeds on seaweed, using its teeth to scrape it off rocks. Electric current flows from the tips of its spines."
What is Pincurchin worth?
Pincurchin is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Pincurchin before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Pincurchin grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Pincurchin
Raw copies of Pincurchin are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Pincurchin is the practical move.
