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Piplup 042

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Set: Mega Evolution Black Star Promos Released: Sep 26, 2025
Pokémon: Piplup Water Type Promo Illustrator: Saboteri

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11.15 $0.98 (8.08%)
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Piplup #042 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Piplup #042 from Mega Evolution Black Star Promos — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Piplup has moved down 8.1% to $11.15. PSA 10 copies are down 16.1% over the same period.

Piplup #042 is a Promo, one of the higher rarity tiers in Mega Evolution Black Star Promos.

At $11.15 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $46.65, giving a net return of +$1.44 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns −$23.06 and PSA 8 returns −$29.15, so anything below a 10 loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 14,442 copies of Piplup #042, of which 11,838 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 82%, or roughly 1 in 1.2 graded copies.

No. At a 82% gem rate, Piplup grades better than the Mega Evolution Black Star Promos average by 33.7 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Piplup #042 was illustrated by Saboteri, who has illustrated 126 Pokémon cards in total.

Piplup #042 carries regulation mark J and is currently legal in Standard, legal in Expanded and legal in Unlimited.

Piplup #042 was released on 26 September 2025 as part of Mega Evolution Black Star Promos.