Pokémon · XY
Barbaracle
Flashfire · #49 · Rare · 2014
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Market reference
$0.52
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 49 / 110
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Binacle
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 689
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 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 Barbaracle plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Boulder Crush) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 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 ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Binacle; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Barbaracle
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 2.13 copies on average · 408 decks
- Match win rate
- 47.4%
- +0.2 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 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Barbaracle?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When they evolve, two Binacle multiply into seven. They fight with the power of seven Binacle."
FFRock Rush — 30×
Discard as many Fighting Energy cards as you like from your hand. This attack does 30 damage times the number of Energy cards you discarded.
FFFBoulder Crush — 80
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Barbaracle or Flashfire.
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 163 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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.34 | $0.52 | $19.99 | $0.52 | $0.50 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.83 | $39.99 | $0.75 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.65 |
| 30-day average | €0.57 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.73 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.29 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.15 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.72 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.05 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.29 |
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 $0.52; 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 "Flashfire" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Barbaracle?
Barbaracle is a Rare card in the Flashfire set.
Other Barbaracle printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
