Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Carracosta
Black Bolt · #23 · Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$0.22
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 180
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Tirtouga
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Gemi
- Pokédex #
- 565
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Damage efficiency
- 150 damage
- 50 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Carracosta plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Big Bite) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 150 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥90 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.
How to beat Carracosta
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥90 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
- 1.57 copies on average · 7 decks
More by Gemi
This card was illustrated by Gemi.
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About this card
"They can live both in the ocean and on land. A slap from one of them is enough to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker."
Ability: Mighty Shell
Prevent all damage from and effects of attacks done to this Pokémon by your opponent's Pokémon that have any Special Energy attached.
WCCBig Bite — 150
During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Carracosta or Black Bolt.
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 19/20
Aug 9, 2026
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Aug 9, 2026
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Aug 10, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Carracosta was legal.
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today
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Redacted Chaos 2nd Chance #8 (50 Codes)
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Redacted Chaos #10 (100 Codes)
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LING TV ARENA (Late registration Available)
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ArshSinghTCG x ITA Tournament
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Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Carracosta
Tournaments scanned
307
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Carracosta
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 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.22 | $0.06 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.26 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/04/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.06 |
| 7-day average | €0.07 |
| 30-day average | €0.06 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.19 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.21 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.17 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Carracosta is real?
Carracosta 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 Carracosta worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Carracosta is $0.22; 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 Carracosta from?
Carracosta is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Carracosta?
Carracosta is a Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Carracosta printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
