Pokémon · XY
Carbink
Flashfire · #68 · Rare Holo · 2014
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.66
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 68 / 110
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 703
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Carbink plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Wonder Blast) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fairy Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fairy type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Carbink
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Carbink?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Born from temperatures and pressures deep underground, it fires beams from the stone in its head."
YCrystal Barrier
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn.
CCCWonder Blast — 40+
This attack does 20 more damage for each Fairy Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:M×2
Resistance:D-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Carbink was legal.
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.32 | $0.67 | $39.99 | $0.66 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.37 | $1.00 | $19.98 | $1.31 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.75 |
| 7-day average | €0.76 |
| 30-day average | €0.69 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €0.88 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.12 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.35 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.98 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.13 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.68 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.03 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Carbink is real?
Carbink 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 Carbink worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Carbink is $0.66; 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 Carbink from?
Carbink is from the Pokémon set "Flashfire" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Carbink?
Carbink is a Rare Holo card in the Flashfire set.
Other Carbink printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
