Piplup is card #27 of 108 in Dark Explorers (2012), a Common illustrated by Kouki Saitou. At about $19.79 it is the #34 most valuable card in the set. In a Dark Explorers booster it turns up about once every 6 packs. It is one of 21 Piplup cards printed so far.
2007Diamond & Pearl
2008Majestic Dawn
2012Dark Explorers
2013Legendary Treasures
2018Ultra Prism
2019Cosmic Eclipse
2022Brilliant Stars
2025Phantasmal Flames

















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An ungraded Piplup from Dark Explorers sells for about $19.79. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $158 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $55.41.
It is a Common, and it shows up about once every 6 Dark Explorers packs.
Kouki Saitou drew the art for this card.
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