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Binacle

Pokémon · Sword & Shield

Binacle

Sword & Shield

Lost Origin · #106 · Common · 2022

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Market reference

$0.07

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Card facts

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Set position
106 / 217
Release year
2022
Rarity
Common
HP
70
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Barbaracle
Retreat cost
2 energy
Regulation mark
F
Illustrator
Scav
Pokédex #
688
Series
Sword & Shield

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Attacker
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

Strategy & play

How Binacle 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.
  • Its main attack (Slash) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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

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About this card

HP: 70Type:FFightingSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Barbaracle

"After two Binacle find a suitably sized rock, they adhere themselves to it and live together. They cooperate to gather food during high tide."

FMud-Slap — 10

CCSlash — 20

Weakness:G×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Binacle has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

BinaclePerfect 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 2026/07/13
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.15$20.00$0.07
Reverse Holofoil$0.08$0.25$19.98$0.22

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/12/07
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.05
7-day average€0.03
30-day average€0.03
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.02
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.04
Reverse holo 7-day€0.15
reverseHoloSell€0.22
averageSellPrice€0.03
Reverse holo 30-day€0.21
Reverse holo trend€0.18

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 $0.07; 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 "Lost Origin" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.

What rarity is Binacle?

Binacle is a Common card in the Lost Origin set.