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Spinarak

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Spinarak

Sword & Shield

Lost Origin · #112 · Common · 2022

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Market reference

$0.11

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
112 / 217
Release year
2022
Rarity
Common
HP
50
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Ariados
Retreat cost
1 energy
Regulation mark
F
Illustrator
Atsuko Nishida
Pokédex #
167
Series
Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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

Primary role
Status Conditions
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

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Spinarak 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 Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
  • Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Spinarak

  • Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥25 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
2.29 copies on average · 17 decks

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About this card

HP: 50Type:DDarknessSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Ariados

"Although the poison from its fangs isn't that strong, it's potent enough to weaken prey that gets caught in its web."

DPoison Sting — 10

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

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$0.11
Reverse Holofoil$0.04$0.20$40.00$0.17

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/12/07
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.02
7-day average€0.03
30-day average€0.03
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.04
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.21
Reverse holo 7-day€0.08
reverseHoloSell€0.13
averageSellPrice€0.03
Reverse holo 30-day€0.13
Reverse holo trend€0.13

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Spinarak is real?

Spinarak 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 Spinarak worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Spinarak is $0.11; 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 Spinarak from?

Spinarak is from the Pokémon set "Lost Origin" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.

What rarity is Spinarak?

Spinarak is a Common card in the Lost Origin set.