How rare is Piplup (Japanese)?

Piplup (Japanese) is a Common — the most plentiful rarity, so it is easy to find but essential for completing the Master Deck Build Box EX set.

Is Piplup (Japanese) a chase card?

Not really — Piplup (Japanese) is a Common that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the Master Deck Build Box EX set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What makes Piplup (Japanese) collectible?

Piplup (Japanese) combines its Common rarity from Master Deck Build Box EX, 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.

Piplup (Japanese)

Name: Piplup (Japanese) - Master Deck Build Box EX (006/046)
Brand: Pokemon

Master Deck Build Box EX · 006/046 · None

Current Prices

Market Price $3.66

Low $3.66

High $3.66

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 N/A

30-Day Trend —

Set

Master Deck Build Box EX

Number

006/046

Rarity

None

Variant

Normal

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Aug 1, 2026

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Piplup (Japanese): Rarity & Collectibility

Piplup (Japanese) sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common #006/046 of the Master Deck Build Box EX 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 Piplup (Japanese)?

In 2026, a Near Mint Piplup (Japanese) (Common, Master Deck Build Box EX #006/046) changes hands at roughly $3.66, 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 $3.66, whereas a Heavily Played one slides to around $1.50. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $3.66, Lightly Played $3.09, Heavily Played $1.50 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
ebay	NEAR MINT	$3.66	$3.66	$3.66	1
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$1.50	$1.50	$1.50	2
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$3.09	$3.09	$3.09	1

Collector Outlook for Piplup (Japanese)

As a Common, Piplup (Japanese) earns its place through set completion rather than chase appeal — but a binder is never finished without it. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Piplup (Japanese) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.