In 2018, Ultra Prism introduced this print of Piplup. Card flavor text reads: "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 70. Energy typing is Water.
This gives collectors a clear identity footprint for the print. Card subtype classification is Basic.
For Piplup in Ultra Prism, the current reference price is $0.40. Price action is stable over 7 days, moving only 0.0%.
Against its 30-day baseline of $0.38, this card is pricing 6.3% higher. The 90-day window shows a floor near $0.28 and a peak around $0.41 (32% total spread), which maps to moderate-volatility movement.
This version is categorized as Common.
Pricing context for collectors: The latest week is near flat (0.0%), suggesting consolidation rather than breakout behavior. The 90-day range spans $0.28 to $0.41 (32% spread), which indicates moderate-volatility behavior.
Current value is 6.3% above its 30-day reference ($0.38). The clearest graded reference is PSA 9 at $83.92, or +20880% relative to raw.
Release year for Ultra Prism is 2018. Series classification for this set is Sun & Moon.
With 178 listed cards, this is a large set by modern TCG standards. As of 2026, the set is 8 years old and now falls into an established back-catalog period.
Piplup (#32) is one of the Common prints in this expansion.
Other Piplup printings create a useful comparison set for Piplup. The current sample spans 6 comparable cards from 5 sets.
In this sample, pricing ranges between $0.11 and $55.17 (50055% total span). Relative to the alternative average ($11.30), this card is -96%.
Notable alternatives include Piplup #27 (Phantasmal Flames) at $0.11, Piplup #98 (Phantasmal Flames) at $11.54, Piplup #36 (BREAKthrough) at $0.41, and Piplup #35 (Brilliant Stars) at $0.19.
