Pokémon · XY
Barbaracle
Fates Collide · #23 · Rare · 2016
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Market reference
$0.40
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 129
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Binacle
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 689
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Barbaracle plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water 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 Binacle; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Barbaracle
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 1% of decks
- 2.13 copies on average · 439 decks
- Match win rate
- 48.2%
- +1.0 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Barbaracle?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Barbaracle's legs and hands have minds of their own, and they will move independently. But they usually follow the head's orders."
Ability: Hand Block
If you have a Stadium card in play, your opponent can't attach any Special Energy cards from his or her hand to his or her Pokémon.
WWCClaw Slash — 70
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Barbaracle or Fates Collide.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Barbaracle was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Barbaracle has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Barbaracle — Perfect Order
Played in 161 recent decks
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 | $0.10 | $0.40 | $2.99 | $0.40 | $0.20 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.19 | $0.66 | $18.84 | $0.66 | $0.50 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.48 |
| 7-day average | €0.33 |
| 30-day average | €0.43 |
| Low | €0.03 |
| Trend price | €0.49 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.30 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.01 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.92 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.48 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.77 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.90 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Barbaracle is real?
Barbaracle 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 Barbaracle worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Barbaracle is $0.40; 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 Barbaracle from?
Barbaracle is from the Pokémon set "Fates Collide" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Barbaracle?
Barbaracle is a Rare card in the Fates Collide set.
Other Barbaracle printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
