Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Spinarak
Silver Tempest · #3 · Common · 2022
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Market reference
$0.06
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 215
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Ariados
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- Pani Kobayashi
- Pokédex #
- 167
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 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.
- Its main attack (Bug Bite) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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 Spinarak
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.25 copies on average · 16 decks
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 Pani Kobayashi
This card was illustrated by Pani Kobayashi.
Building around Spinarak?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Although the poison from its fangs isn't that strong, it's potent enough to weaken prey that gets caught in its web."
GCBug Bite — 30
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Spinarak or Silver Tempest.
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Jul 29, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Spinarak was legal.
SEASAC League Challenge #4 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.06 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.23 | $19.98 | $0.19 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.12 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.18 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.14 |
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 $0.06; 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 "Silver Tempest" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Spinarak?
Spinarak is a Common card in the Silver Tempest set.
Other Spinarak printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
