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Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.
Piplup 85/127
Platinum · Common · illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
What Piplup 85 is worth
Piplup 85/127 sells for about $38.49 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 17th most valuable card in Platinum, and alone makes up 1% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Common in this set goes for $5.33, so this card sells at 7.2 times that. Among all 20 Piplup cards, it ranks 6th by price. On Cardmarket its price has risen 39% against its 30-day average.
Piplup price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Normal | $4.46 |
| Reverse Holo | $38.49 |
| Any printing (Europe) | $0.88 €0.79 |
| Cheapest listing (Europe) | $0.02 €0.02 |
Recent Piplup sales
| Average sale price (Cardmarket) | USD |
|---|---|
| Last 30 days | $0.64 |
| Last 7 days | $0.80 |
| Last day | $3.23 |
Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).
Piplup card details
| Set | Platinum (Platinum, PL) |
| Number | 85/127 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Card type | Basic Water |
| HP | 60 |
| Attacks | Muddy Water Water · 10 damage Pound Water, Colorless · 20 damage |
| Weakness | Lightning +10 |
| Retreat cost | 1 |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Released | February 11, 2009 |
| Printings | Normal, Reverse Holo |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 85/127 next to the set code PL, and the rarity is Common. The illustrator credit reads Mitsuhiro Arita. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
Other Piplup cards
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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.