Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Carkol
Battle Styles · #79 · Uncommon · 2021
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Market reference
$0.10
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 79 / 183
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Rolycoly
- Evolves to
- Coalossal
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Uta
- Pokédex #
- 838
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 25 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 (Wild Tackle) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 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 Uta
This card was illustrated by Uta.
Building around Carkol?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"By rapidly rolling its legs, it can travel at over 18 mph. The temperature of the flames it breathes exceeds 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit."
CCCTackle — 50
FCCCWild Tackle — 100
This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $30.00 | $0.10 | $0.06 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.20 | $0.19 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.08 |
| 30-day average | €0.06 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.07 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.22 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.23 |
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 $0.10; 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 "Battle Styles" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Carkol?
Carkol is a Uncommon card in the Battle Styles set.
Other Carkol printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
