# Piplup #27/108 — Dark Explorers

## Summary

Piplup is a Sinnoh starter with a devoted following, and its penguin charm keeps even modest printings moving among fans. As a Dark Explorers common this was a filler pull that played no real tournament role, so demand comes from Piplup collectors and Kouki Saitou's pleasant, approachable illustration work. The modelled guide sits at $2.12, up 4% over 30 days on 11 copies traded, with 788 days of inventory sitting on the board; a PSA 10 guides at $50, 24 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dark Explorers |
| Number | 27/108 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Kouki Saitou |
| Release date | 2012-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Fury Attack | cost Water — damage 10 — Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Piplup #393](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/piplup) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$2.12** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-11
- 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 2026-11-11
- Floor delivered ask: $2.03 — as of 2026-11-11T22:49:42.230Z
- Quant score: 53/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-11T22:49:42.230Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 49% weight · -26% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-05-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-07T23:19:01.387Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-07T23:18:59.070Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-24T06:39:00.650Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-07T23:18:59.070Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T20:38:23.847Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dark-explorers/piplup-27)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw5-27%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)