Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Carracosta
Black Bolt · #23 · Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$0.22
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 180
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Tirtouga
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Gemi
- Pokédex #
- 565
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Damage efficiency
- 150 damage
- 50 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Carracosta plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Big Bite) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 150 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥90 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Carracosta
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥90 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 6 decks
More by Gemi
This card was illustrated by Gemi.
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Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They can live both in the ocean and on land. A slap from one of them is enough to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker."
Ability: Mighty Shell
Prevent all damage from and effects of attacks done to this Pokémon by your opponent's Pokémon that have any Special Energy attached.
WCCBig Bite — 150
During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Carracosta or Black Bolt.
SEASAC League Challenge #29 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Sep 2, 2026
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Sep 3, 2026
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Sep 3, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Carracosta was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #73 PTCG Live (25 CODES)
today
Pudding Weekly #11 | ram for game lol
today
Last Chance - Last Prize Season 3
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SEASAC League Challenge #28 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
8
ran Carracosta
Tournaments scanned
289
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
4 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Carracosta
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.22 | $0.06 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.26 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/04/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.06 |
| 7-day average | €0.07 |
| 30-day average | €0.06 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.19 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.21 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.17 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Carracosta is real?
Carracosta is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Carracosta worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Carracosta is $0.22; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Carracosta from?
Carracosta is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Carracosta?
Carracosta is a Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Carracosta printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
