Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Binacle
Forbidden Light · #66 · Common · 2018
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Market reference
$0.38
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 66 / 150
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Barbaracle
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Pokédex #
- 688
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 10 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 Binacle plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥35 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.
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Binacle
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 2.16 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 Yuka Morii
This card was illustrated by Yuka Morii.
Building around Binacle?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They stretch and then contract, yanking their rocks along with them in bold hops. They eat seaweed that washes up on the shoreline."
FAllotment — 10
Draw a card.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Binacle or Forbidden Light.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Binacle was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Binacle has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Binacle — 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.19 | $0.47 | $19.98 | $0.38 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.45 | $1.00 | $19.98 | $0.85 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.16 |
| 30-day average | €0.12 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.16 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.65 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.36 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.13 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.32 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.32 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Binacle is real?
Binacle 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 Binacle worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Binacle is $0.38; 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 Binacle from?
Binacle is from the Pokémon set "Forbidden Light" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Binacle?
Binacle is a Common card in the Forbidden Light set.
Other Binacle printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
