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About the artwork
Piplup, a blue and white penguin-like Pokémon, is depicted mid-air with wings outstretched, seemingly flying or falling. It has a surprised expression. The background features a vibrant, stylized cityscape with tall buildings, some appearing to be made of glass or metal, under a bright sky. A brown, owl-like Pokémon is also visible in the upper left.
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Piplup
Mega Evolution Black Star Promos · #042
$10.92latest TCGplayer median
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Price history (TCGplayer median, ~180 days)
About Piplup #042's market value
Piplup #042 (Holofoil, Promo) from Mega Evolution Black Star Promos (2025) has a market price of $10.92 raw as of September 20, 2026, the TCGplayer market price for this exact printing. For context, the median Mega Evolution Black Star Promos card is $9.58; this one ranks #52 of 113 priced printings. Over the last 30 days the price has eased (−7.1%), −5.5% in the last week, −26.5% over 90 days. Its 180-day range is $10.92 to $15.37 — it is trading near the bottom of that range.
Graded copies of Piplup sell for more than raw. A PSA 10 has a recent sale median of $65.00, about 5.7× the raw price (836 recent sales). PSA 9 copies go for around $21.00, about 1.9× the raw price (196 recent sales). Other grades we track: BGS 10 at $138.50, ACE 10 at $62.01, CGC 10 at $59.99. Graded medians come from recent eBay sold listings and refresh daily.
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