Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Barbaracle
Lost Origin · #107 · Rare Holo · 2022
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Market reference
$0.19
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 107 / 217
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Binacle
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- KEIICHIRO ITO
- Pokédex #
- 689
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 33.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Barbaracle plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Dynamic Chop) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥65 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Binacle; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Barbaracle
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥65 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
- 1% of decks
- 2.17 copies on average · 466 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.7%
- -0.6 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by KEIICHIRO ITO
This card was illustrated by KEIICHIRO ITO.
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About this card
"Seven Binacle come together to form one Barbaracle. The Binacle that serves as the head gives orders to those serving as the limbs."
Ability: Lost Block
Your opponent puts any Prize cards they would take in the Lost Zone instead of into their hand.
FCCDynamic Chop — 100
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Barbaracle or Lost Origin.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Barbaracle was legal.
Redacted Chaos #10 (100 Codes)
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Tournament play
This printing of Barbaracle has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Barbaracle — Perfect Order
Played in 171 recent decks
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 2026/07/13| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.07 | $0.25 | $20.00 | $0.19 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.22 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €0.27 |
| 30-day average | €0.21 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.27 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.21 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.26 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.23 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.21 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Barbaracle is real?
Barbaracle 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 Barbaracle worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Barbaracle is $0.19; 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 Barbaracle from?
Barbaracle is from the Pokémon set "Lost Origin" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Barbaracle?
Barbaracle is a Rare Holo card in the Lost Origin set.
Other Barbaracle printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
