Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Spinarak
Celestial Storm · #5 · Common · 2018
Listings
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Market reference
$0.32
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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 / 187
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Ariados
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Sachiko Adachi
- Pokédex #
- 167
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- 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
Also does
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 Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- 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.
- Its main attack (Pierce) 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.
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 69% of decks · 11 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 Sachiko Adachi
This card was illustrated by Sachiko Adachi.
Building around Spinarak?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Some fishermen weave its sturdy thread into nets to catch fish Pokémon."
GStun Poison
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned.
CCPierce — 20
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 Celestial Storm.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.05 | $0.30 | $19.98 | $0.32 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.62 | $19.98 | $0.62 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.15 |
| 30-day average | €0.12 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.31 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.21 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.39 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.47 |
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 $0.32; 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 "Celestial Storm" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Spinarak?
Spinarak is a Common card in the Celestial Storm set.
Other Spinarak printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
