AttackInk Spit
If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
Inkay 45/98 · Ancient Origins
Ancient Origins is a set in the XY series. It was released on August 12, 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. Inkay is 45/98, in position 45 of 101 on this checklist. Before it is 44 Sableye, and after it is 46 Malamar. The listed rarity is Common.
Inkay is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Inkay (#686), generation 6 (Kalos). The card lists Malamar, Malamar (#687) under evolves to.
Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this card. The same name is on 248 other cards in the catalog.
Inkay (#686) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Inkay 18/39 in Kalos Starter Set (2013). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Inkay list a different HP.
The attack Ink Spit lists 10 damage. The cost is Darkness. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It flashes the light-emitting spots on its body, which drains its opponent's will to fight. It takes the opportunity to scuttle away and hide."
I keep a set binder for Ancient Origins, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Ancient Origins set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Inkay can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 45/98
- Series
- XY
- Released
- August 12, 2015
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 50
- Type
- Darkness
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex
- Inkay (#686)
- Evolves to
- Malamar
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Resistance
- Psychic -20
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
It flashes the light-emitting spots on its body, which drains its opponent's will to fight. It takes the opportunity to scuttle away and hide.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Inkay from?
Ancient Origins, in the XY series. It was released on August 12, 2015. The printed size is 98.
What is the collector number?
45/98. It is entry 45 of 101 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Tomokazu Komiya. The catalog lists 248 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Inkay #686, generation 6 (Kalos).
Which attacks are printed?
Ink Spit (10).