Pokémon · XY
Spinarak
Ancient Origins · #5 · Common · 2015
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.09
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 100
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Ariados
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex #
- 167
- Series
- XY
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 Spinarak 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 Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Spinarak
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 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
- 2.29 copies on average · 17 decks
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.
Ariados
in 63% of decks · 10 seen
Gravity Gemstone
in 63% of decks · 10 seen
Xerosic's Machinations
in 69% of decks · 11 seen
Battle Cage
in 63% of decks · 10 seen
Air Balloon
in 63% of decks · 10 seen
Buddy-Buddy Poffin
in 94% of decks · 15 seen
Boss's Orders
in 100% of decks · 16 seen
Poké Pad
in 88% of decks · 14 seen
More by Naoyo Kimura
This card was illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.
Building around Spinarak?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It lies still in the same pose for days in its web, waiting for its unsuspecting prey to wander close."
CString Shot
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Spinarak or Ancient Origins.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Spinarak 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.02 | $0.20 | $1,000.00 | $0.09 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.15 | $0.40 | $19.98 | $0.39 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.11 |
| 30-day average | €0.11 |
| Trend price | €0.02 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Spinarak is real?
Spinarak 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 Spinarak worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Spinarak is $0.09; 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 Spinarak from?
Spinarak is from the Pokémon set "Ancient Origins" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Spinarak?
Spinarak is a Common card in the Ancient Origins set.
Other Spinarak printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
