# Piplup #16/30 — XY trainer Kit (Suicune)

## Summary

Piplup is among the most beloved Sinnoh starters, and its stubborn little penguin charm keeps even modest printings of it moving with fans of the Diamond and Pearl games. As a common in a trainer kit rather than a booster chase, it's a deck-builder's filler card, wanted mostly by Piplup completionists. At a $2.36 modelled guide, with 7 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.17 out of Phantasmal Flames; no PSA population is on file.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | XY trainer Kit (Suicune) |
| Number | 16/30 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2016-04-27 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Water |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Piplup #393](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/piplup) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$2.36** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- 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 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.87 — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Quant score: unavailable (insufficient data).

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2016-04-27T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-17T09:16:11.229Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-12T04:37:12.809Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-04T23:46:38.030Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-12T04:37:12.808Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/xy-trainer-kit-suicune/piplup-16)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Atk-xy-su-16%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)