Pokémon · E-Card
Spinarak
Aquapolis · #62 · Uncommon · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$8.36
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 62 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Ariados
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Masako Yamashita
- Pokédex #
- 167
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 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.
- Its main attack (Gooey Thread) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Spinarak
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.34 copies on average · 29 decks
- Match win rate
- 25.3%
- -22.0 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
Ariados
in 74% of decks · 20 seen
Gravity Gemstone
in 56% of decks · 15 seen
Xerosic's Machinations
in 59% of decks · 16 seen
Battle Cage
in 59% of decks · 16 seen
Telepathic Psychic Energy
in 41% of decks · 11 seen
Air Balloon
in 63% of decks · 17 seen
Hilda
in 48% of decks · 13 seen
Dawn
in 37% of decks · 10 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Masako Yamashita
This card was illustrated by Masako Yamashita.
Building around Spinarak?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CGnaw — 10
GCGooey Thread — 20
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $11.06 | $11.53 | $12.00 | $8.36 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $99.99 | $13,497.65 | $14,172.53 | $50.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.50 |
| 7-day average | €1.97 |
| 30-day average | €2.59 |
| Low | €0.99 |
| Trend price | €1.61 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.35 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.54 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.70 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.31 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.43 |
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 $8.36; 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 "Aquapolis" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Spinarak?
Spinarak is a Uncommon card in the Aquapolis set.
Other Spinarak printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
