Carbink 68/106 · Flashfire

Flashfire is a set in the XY series. It was released on May 7, 2014. The printed size is 106. This checklist is longer, at 110 cards. Carbink is 68/106, in position 68 of 110 on this checklist. Before it is 67 Spritzee, and after it is 69 M Charizard-EX. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Carbink is a Basic Fairy Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Carbink (#703), generation 6 (Kalos).

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

Carbink (#703) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2015 to 2026. The earliest other card is Carbink 47/108 in Roaring Skies (2015). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Holo. Akira Komayama illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Carbink list a different HP.

The attack Crystal Barrier lists no damage number. The cost is Fairy. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. Wonder Blast is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 20 more damage for each Fairy Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Metal ×2. Resistance is Darkness -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Born from temperatures and pressures deep underground, it fires beams from the stone in its head."

I keep a set binder for Flashfire, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Flashfire set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Carbink can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.