Carbink Pokémon Card Guide for Collectors, Traders, and Binder Builders
Discover the best Carbink Pokémon cards to collect. Cute picks, rare finds, set history, and binder layout tips in one guide.
2025-02-12
Popularity Rank: #489
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #397
2019 survey: #566
#489 / 1025
Pokédex details
Height
0.3 m
Weight
5.7 kg
Base EXP
0
Capture rate
60 / 255
Generation
Gen VI
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Slow
Color
Gray
Shape
Ball
Egg groups
Fairy, Mineral
Why collectors adore Carbink
Quick read on why Carbink clicks with collectors before you dive into cards and spreads.
- Standing under half a meter tall, Carbink is tiny in the best possible way.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Carbink feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
- Fairy typing plus cute design — Carbink is comfort-collecting in one slot.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Carbink from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Ascended Heroes
Illustration rare
Ascended Heroes
Uncommon
Destined Rivals
Common
Mega Rising
One Diamond
Eevee Grove
One Diamond
Lost Origin
Uncommon
Lost Thunder
Uncommon
Lost Thunder
Common
Fates Collide
Ultra Rare
Fates Collide
Common
Fates Collide
Rare
Roaring Skies
Rare
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How I'd build a Carbink spread
Binder geometry for Carbink: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Carbink #49 (Fates Collide) by Yuka Morii is essential — her signature clay-art style gives Carbink an irresistibly handcrafted charm.
Carbink #117 (Lost Thunder) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Carbink binder page.
Carbink #117 (Ascended Heroes) is a reliable choice for any Carbink binder — good value and classic artwork.
Steven's Carbink #86 (Destined Rivals) is a staple for Carbink fans — simple, affordable, and always binder-ready.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Carbink mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Carbink chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Fates Collide
Rare
Lost Thunder
Common
Ascended Heroes
Uncommon
Destined Rivals
Common
Ascended Heroes
Illustration rare
Mega Rising
One Diamond
Eevee Grove
One Diamond
Right page
Lost Origin
Uncommon
Lost Thunder
Uncommon
Fates Collide
Ultra Rare
Fates Collide
Common
Roaring Skies
Rare
Flashfire
Rare
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Start with a background that echoes Carbink's rock and fairy, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Wide illustrated scenes and promotional art you can print across multiple binder pockets — not cropped card frames.
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Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Scene references via artofpkm.com. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Label one pocket "海外" / overseas and one domestic — pairing Carbink (メレシー) with English prints reads like a travel diary spread.
- If you're building for Dreamy & Ethereal, repeat one motif (floral border, café table, neon sign) across three cards so the theme feels authored.
- Carbink's cheerful base temperament invites playful sticker sleeves or washi — don't force a grimdark layout unless the art demands it.
- Marketplaces still surface "carbink cards" — tag your inventory with species keywords collectors actually type, not just set codes.
Carbink on the tabletop
Optional competitive context for Carbink. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Carbink — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
50
Attack
50
Defense
150
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
150
Speed
50
Total: 500
Players file Carbink around tier "ZU" while Ability Clear Body (Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Hidden Ability Sturdy is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
- Power Gem — No additional effect. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Carbink — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Carbink, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
Born from the temperatures and pressures deep underground, it fires beams from the stone in its head.
It has slept underground for hundreds of millions of years since its birth. It’s occasionally found during the excavation of caves.
Carbink shows up in Y lore as one that has slept underground for hundreds of millions of years since its birth.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Canon tags Carbink as the Jewel Pokémon and known for gray colouration — backgrounds that echo those cues (studio, habitat, or abstract) usually photograph better than random neon gradients.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Rocara
Spanish
Carbink
French
Strassie
Italian
Carbink
Japanese
メレシー
Japanese (Romaji)
Melecie
Korean
멜리시
Chinese (Simplified)
小碎钻
Chinese (Traditional)
小碎鑽
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