How rare is Pineco (Japanese)?

Pineco (Japanese) is a Common — the most plentiful rarity, so it is easy to find but essential for completing the Crossing the Ruins... set.

Is Pineco (Japanese) a chase card?

Not really — Pineco (Japanese) is a Common that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the Crossing the Ruins... set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What makes Pineco (Japanese) collectible?

Pineco (Japanese) combines its Common rarity from Crossing the Ruins..., the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and steady demand from set-builders. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Pineco (Japanese)

Name: Pineco (Japanese) - Crossing the Ruins... ()
Brand: Pokemon

Crossing the Ruins... · · Common

Current Prices

Market Price $0.85

Low $0.92

High $0.92

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 N/A

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

Crossing the Ruins...

Number

Rarity

Common

Variant

Normal

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jun 9, 2026

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Pineco (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility

Pineco (Japanese) sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common # of the Crossing the Ruins... set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.

How Rare & Valuable Is Pineco (Japanese)?

In 2026, a Near Mint Pineco (Japanese) (Common, Crossing the Ruins... #) changes hands at roughly $0.85, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $0.85, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.40. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $0.85, Lightly Played $0.74, Moderately Played $0.73, Heavily Played $0.75, Damaged $0.40 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$0.40	$0.40	$0.40	2
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$0.75	$0.75	$0.75	2
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$0.74	$0.75	$0.75	50
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$0.73	$0.35	$0.35	15
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$0.85	$0.92	$0.92	41

Collector Outlook for Pineco (Japanese)

As a Common, Pineco (Japanese) earns its place through set completion rather than chase appeal — but a binder is never finished without it. Collect it for completeness and the joy of the hunt; its appeal is the set, not the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Pineco (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.