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Primeape

Jungle 43/64 • uncommon

Set: Jungle
Number: 43/64
Rarity: Uncommon
Released: 1999
Energy type: fighting energy
Market price: $6.20
Artist: Kagemaru Himeno

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Market

What it's worth

$6.20market price via TCGplayer · Sep 21, 2026$6.20 – $8.15 over the tracked period

Estimate for a typical copy of Primeape; condition, printing, and grading move the real number.

Lore

Why it matters

Part of the 1999 Jungle expansion, this Primeape card represents the first time the Pokémon appeared in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Its presence in the set helped flesh out the Fighting-type roster during the TCG's formative early years, making it a nostalgic staple for many collectors of the Wizards of the Coast era.

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Card face

What it does

70 HPStage 1

Cost: fighting energy fighting energyFury Swipes20×

Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.

Cost: fighting energy fighting energy colorless energyTantrum50

Flip a coin. If tails, Primeape is now Confused (after doing damage).

Weaknesspsychic energy×2Retreatcolorless energy

Always furious and tenacious to boot. It will not abandon chasing its quarry until its quarry is caught.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal
UnlimitedLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Primeape debuted in the Jungle expansion, released by Wizards of the Coast in 1999 as the second major set in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Following the immense success of the Base Set, Jungle was designed to expand the Pokedex available to players, focusing on grass-type creatures and those found in forest environments. The card features artwork by Ken Sugimori, the lead character designer for the franchise, whose clean, minimalist aesthetic helped define the visual identity of the early game cards.

The design of the Jungle set was intended to offer new strategic options for players through evolved Pokémon and updated abilities. Primeape, as an uncommon fighter-type card, served as a functional middle-ground addition to the game's mechanics, balancing the meta against the popular electric and normal-type cards of the era. Upon its release, the card was well-received by collectors and players alike, cementing its place as a staple of the foundational era of the trading card game.

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About

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