Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Inkay
Forbidden Light · #50 · Common · 2018
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$0.29
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 50 / 150
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Malamar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- sowsow
- Pokédex #
- 686
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Inkay 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 Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Inkay
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 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 copies on average · 1 decks
More by sowsow
This card was illustrated by sowsow.
Building around Inkay?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It flashes the light-emitting spots on its body, which drains its opponent's will to fight. It takes the opportunity to scuttle away and hide."
PHypnosis
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Inkay was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
11
ran Inkay
Tournaments scanned
294
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
5 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Inkay
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 | $0.31 | $2.23 | $0.29 | $0.19 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.58 | $19.82 | $0.58 | $0.75 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.09 |
| 7-day average | €0.19 |
| 30-day average | €0.11 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.14 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.38 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.41 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.41 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.39 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.47 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Inkay is real?
Inkay 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 Inkay worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Inkay is $0.29; 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 Inkay from?
Inkay is from the Pokémon set "Forbidden Light" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Inkay?
Inkay is a Common card in the Forbidden Light set.
Other Inkay printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
