Piplup · Phantasmal Flames, what to know.
About the Piplup card
Piplup is card 27 of 130 in Phantasmal Flames, released in January 2026, a Common. It is a Basic Water-type with 70 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Piplup needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa.
The card's flavor text gives Piplup a line of lore: "A poor walker, it often falls down. However, its strong pride makes it puff up its chest without a care."
What is Piplup worth?
Piplup is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Piplup before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Piplup is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Piplup
Raw copies of Piplup are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Piplup is the practical move.
