# Pinsir #29/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Pinsir is a Gen I Bug favorite with a loyal following, and Kagemaru Himeno is one of the original Wizards-era illustrators, so nostalgia carries real weight here. A mid-tier Rare in a reprint set meant solid pulls but never a chase slot, which keeps demand steady rather than frantic. At a $4.47 modelled guide, down 4% over 30 days on 46 copies traded, with 1,152 days of inventory sitting on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.14 out of Twilight Masquerade; a PSA 10 brings $66, 15 times raw, but a 27% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 29/130 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Kagemaru Himeno |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Irongrip | cost Grass/Grass — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Attack: Guillotine | cost Grass/Grass/Colorless/Colorless — damage 50 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Pinsir #127](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/pinsir) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$4.47** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-14T21:57:39.888Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-14T21:57:39.888Z
- Floor delivered ask: $5.24 — as of 2026-10-14T21:57:39.888Z
- Quant score: 27/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-10-14T21:57:39.888Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 44% weight · -28% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-08T08:06:59.906Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T00:21:42.485Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-27T08:40:32.473Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T00:21:42.484Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T09:52:20.969Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/pinsir-29)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-29%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)