# Trapinch #79/97 — Dragon

## Summary

Trapinch is a bulk common from the Hoenn-era Dragon set, the sort of pull that fills out a binder page rather than headlining a pack. Its real draw is Ken Sugimori, the original Pokémon artist, plus the Flygon line's steady following among Gen III fans. At a $0.64 modelled guide, down 2% over 30 days on 20 copies traded, with the tape reading as a floor forming near the lows, 89% of this printing’s price is collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.07 out of Phantasmal Flames; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dragon |
| Number | 79/97 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2003-11-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Attack: Bind | cost Colorless — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Attack: Rock Smash | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 10+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage. |
| Weakness | Grass x2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Trapinch #328](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/trapinch) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.64** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- 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: 0.00% — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.89 — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Quant score: 42/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-11-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T20:25:49.267Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T20:25:47.720Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-11T23:43:15.103Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T20:25:47.720Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dragon/trapinch-79)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex3-79%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)