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Piplup 27/108
Dark Explorers · Common · illustrated by Kouki Saitou
What Piplup 27 is worth
Piplup 27/108 sells for about $19.79 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 36th most valuable card in Dark Explorers, and a small part of the set's total value. The typical (median) Common in this set goes for $3.05, so this card sells at 6.5 times that. Among all 20 Piplup cards, it ranks 11th by price. On Cardmarket its price has fallen 29% against its 30-day average.
Piplup price by printing
| Printing | Price |
|---|---|
| Normal | $2.06 |
| Reverse Holo | $19.79 |
| Any printing (Europe) | $0.27 €0.24 |
| Cheapest listing (Europe) | $0.02 €0.02 |
Recent Piplup sales
| Average sale price (Cardmarket) | USD |
|---|---|
| Last 30 days | $0.38 |
| Last 7 days | $0.29 |
| Last day | $0.11 |
Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).
Piplup card details
| Set | Dark Explorers (Black & White, DEX) |
| Number | 27/108 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Card type | Basic Water |
| HP | 60 |
| Attacks | Fury Attack Water · 10 damage |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat cost | 1 |
| Illustrator | Kouki Saitou |
| Released | May 9, 2012 |
| Printings | Normal |
How to tell you have this card
Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 27/108 next to the set code DEX, and the rarity is Common. The illustrator credit reads Kouki Saitou. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.
Other Piplup cards
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More valuable Dark Explorers cards
- Gardevoir 109: $946
- Darkrai-EX 107: $822
- Groudon-EX 106: $427
- Raikou-EX 105: $320
- Kyogre-EX 104: $319
- Entei-EX 103: $256
- Archeops 110: $186
- Umbreon 61: $117
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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.