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Tinkatink

Scarlet & Violet

Paldea Evolved · #216 · Illustration Rare · 2023

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Market reference

$34.02

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Card facts

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Set position: 216 / 279
Release year: 2023
Rarity: Illustration Rare
HP: 60
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Regulation mark: G
Illustrator: Tika Matsuno
Pokédex #: 957
Series: Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

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

Primary role: Recovery
Damage efficiency: 30 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 Tinkatink 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 (Fairy Wind) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Psychic type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥30 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 Tinkatink

Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Duskull

$0.19 · in 11% of decks

Slowpoke

$4.29 · in 4% of decks

Dedenne

$0.16 · in 2% of decks

Alomomola

$0.09 · in 0% of decks

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About this card

HP: 60Type:PPsychicSubtype: Basic

"It swings its handmade hammer around to protect itself, but the hammer is often stolen by Pokémon that eat metal."

CScrap Pickup

Put an Item card from your discard pile into your hand.

PCCFairy Wind — 30

Weakness:M×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Tinkatink or Paldea Evolved.

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⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes

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Jul 31, 2026

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Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #18 25 Codes

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Jul 31, 2026

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⚡Surge's TCG Vault WEBCAM Cash Prize Event⚡

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Jul 31, 2026

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⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All TCG Live #17

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Jul 31, 2026

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TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! DRAGAPULT IS....

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Aug 1, 2026

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4to Torneo Tropical Beach

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Aug 1, 2026

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tinkatink was legal.

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Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 5

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today

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Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #64 PTCG Live

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today

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💥Plantel Battle #29 PITCH 💥100 CODES ✔️ TOP 8

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today

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⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes

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🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)

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SEASAC League Challenge #5 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]

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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 2026/07/12

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$26.99	$34.12	$69.00	$34.02	$27.38

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€3.49
7-day average	€6.55
30-day average	€6.55
Low	€3.00
Trend price	€6.61
Low (excellent+)	€3.45
averageSellPrice	€6.45

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Tinkatink is real?

Tinkatink 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 Tinkatink worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tinkatink is $34.02; 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 Tinkatink from?

Tinkatink is from the Pokémon set "Paldea Evolved" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.

What rarity is Tinkatink?

Tinkatink is a Illustration Rare card in the Paldea Evolved set.