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Pinsir

Next Destinies 1/99 • rare

Set: Next Destinies
Number: 1/99
Rarity: Rare
Released: 2012
Energy type: grass energy
Market price: $0.72
Artist: Masakazu Fukuda

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Market

What it's worth

$0.72market price via TCGplayer · Sep 20, 2026$0.62 – $0.73 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare grass-type card, this Pinsir serves as a foundational piece for any collection focusing on the aesthetic of its specific set. Its status as the premier card in its series highlights its importance to completists who prize identifying the opening entry of a collection.

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Card face

What it does

80 HPBasic

Cost: colorless energy colorless energyPower Pinch

Flip 2 coins. For each heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.

Cost: grass energy grass energy colorless energyGrip and Squeeze70

The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.

Weaknessfire energy×2Retreatcolorless energy colorless energy

It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.

Formats

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StandardNot legal
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Provenance

Where it came from

The Pinsir card from the Next Destinies expansion was released by The Pokémon Company International in February 2012. As part of the Black & White series, this set was notable for reintroducing Pokémon-EX cards to the trading card game, which featured powerful versions of legendary and popular Pokémon with unique, full-art aesthetics. The expansion focused on bringing high-tier competitive cards to the meta-game while updating the card frame design to match the evolving look of the digital video games.

This specific Pinsir card was illustrated by Noriko Hotta, who has been a consistent contributor to the Pokémon TCG art team for many years. Her design for this card emphasizes the creature's aggressive nature, capturing the stag beetle-inspired Pokémon in a dynamic, ready-to-strike posture. Like many rare cards from this era, it served as a standard foil-treated card within the set, appreciated by players for its type-specific utility in Grass-based decks of the time.

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About

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