Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Carkol
Shining Fates Shiny Vault · #SV068 · Rare Shiny · 2021
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Market reference
$1.80
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SV068 / 122
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare Shiny
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Rolycoly
- Evolves to
- Coalossal
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- tetsuya koizumi
- Pokédex #
- 838
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 Carkol plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Heat Crash) 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 ≥50 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 Rolycoly; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Carkol
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 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
- 2 copies on average · 2 decks
More by tetsuya koizumi
This card was illustrated by tetsuya koizumi.
Building around Carkol?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It forms coal inside its body. Coal dropped by this Pokémon once helped fuel the lives of people in the Galar region."
CCRam — 30
FCCHeat Crash — 60
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Carkol 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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.25 | $1.84 | $24.96 | $1.80 | $1.98 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.50 |
| 7-day average | €2.08 |
| 30-day average | €2.01 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €1.82 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.14 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.33 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.98 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.42 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.32 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Carkol is real?
Carkol 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 Carkol worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Carkol is $1.80; 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 Carkol from?
Carkol is from the Pokémon set "Shining Fates Shiny Vault" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Carkol?
Carkol is a Rare Shiny card in the Shining Fates Shiny Vault set.
Other Carkol printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
