Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Inkay
Forbidden Light · #50 · Common · 2018
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.29
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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
- 50 / 150
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Malamar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- sowsow
- Pokédex #
- 686
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Inkay 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.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Inkay
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.5 copies on average · 4 decks
More by sowsow
This card was illustrated by sowsow.
Building around Inkay?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It flashes the light-emitting spots on its body, which drains its opponent's will to fight. It takes the opportunity to scuttle away and hide."
PHypnosis
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Inkay or Forbidden Light.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Inkay was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
4
ran Inkay
Tournaments scanned
288
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
3 top-cut decks · best finish 2nd
Top decks running Inkay
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.31 | $2.23 | $0.29 | $0.19 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.58 | $19.82 | $0.58 | $0.75 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.19 |
| 30-day average | €0.11 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.38 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.41 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.41 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.39 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.47 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Inkay is real?
Inkay 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 Inkay worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Inkay is $0.29; 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 Inkay from?
Inkay is from the Pokémon set "Forbidden Light" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Inkay?
Inkay is a Common card in the Forbidden Light set.
Other Inkay printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
