Piplup appears in BREAKthrough, released in 2015. The printed flavor text states: "Because it is very proud, it hates accepting food from people.
Its thick down guards it from cold." Its card type is Pokémon. The rarity label is Common.
Printed HP is 60. Energy typing is Water.
It carries a Basic subtype designation. Notable move text references "Wave Splash".
For Piplup in BREAKthrough, the current reference price is $0.38. Compared with last week, pricing is 2.7% higher.
Current value is elevated versus the 30-day mean ($0.37), by 2.5%. The 90-day window shows a floor near $0.28 and a peak around $0.43 (39% total spread), which maps to moderate-volatility movement.
This version is categorized as Common.
Pricing context for collectors: Recent direction is upward at 2.7%; current pricing is 36% above the 90-day floor. The 90-day range spans $0.28 to $0.43 (39% spread), which indicates moderate-volatility behavior.
Relative to the 30-day baseline ($0.37), pricing is near equilibrium. This sample does not include a stable graded benchmark, which means active listings remain the best condition-adjusted reference.
BREAKthrough entered circulation in 2015. Series classification for this set is XY.
With 165 listed cards, this is a mid-size set by modern TCG standards. As of 2026, the set is 11 years old and now falls into an established back-catalog period.
Piplup (#36) is one of the Common prints in this expansion.
Other Piplup printings create a useful comparison set for Piplup. Comparable entries in this snapshot: 6 cards, 4 distinct sets.
In this sample, pricing ranges between $0.14 and $55.02 (39200% total span). Relative to the alternative average ($11.40), this card is -97%.
Notable alternatives include Piplup #98 (Phantasmal Flames) at $12.21, Piplup #27 (Phantasmal Flames) at $0.14, Piplup #35 (Brilliant Stars) at $0.18, and Piplup #31 (Ultra Prism) at $0.42.
