# Pelipper #48/106 — Great Encounters

## Summary

Pelipper is a Hoenn Water/Flying staple with a modest but steady following, and Ken Sugimori, the original Pokémon artist, gives any of his cards a small collector premium. As an Uncommon from a mid-era set, it was a plain pull, so demand rests on nostalgia and completionists. A $0.53 modelled guide with 2 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.07 out of Journey Together.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Great Encounters |
| Number | 48/106 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | DP |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2008-02-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Wingull |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Guzzle | Choose up to 2 basic Water Energy cards from your hand and attach them to Pelipper. Remove 2 damage counters for each Energy card attached in this way. |
| Attack: Jet Return | cost Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30x — Does 30 damage times the number of Energy cards attached to Pelipper. Then, put all Energy cards attached to Pelipper on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward. |
| Weakness | Lightning +20 |
| Resistance | Fighting -20 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Pelipper #279](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/pelipper) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.53** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- 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 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.78 — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- Quant score: 17/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-02T08:49:55.543Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-10T09:29:04.756Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-08-26T16:06:49.563Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-10T09:29:04.756Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/great-encounters/pelipper-48)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Adp4-48%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)