Spinarak Card Guide: Iconic Prints, Chase Cards, and Display Picks
Personalized Spinarak card scouting: stats, lore, and layout notes for binders that feel curated, not copied.
2024-06-14
Popularity Rank: #729
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: #728
2019 survey: #557
#729 / 1025
Pokédex details
Height
0.5 m
Weight
8.5 kg
Base EXP
0
Capture rate
255 / 255
Generation
Gen II
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Fast
Color
Green
Habitat
Forest
Shape
Armor
Egg groups
Bug
Spinarak — the quick "why it's beloved" list
The elevator pitch for Spinarak: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Spinarak feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
- A staple in our 🐛 Bugs & Insects crowd — Spinarak is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
- Spinarak has that "favourite since childhood" energy — you don't need lore to explain the appeal.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Spinarak from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Perfect Order
Common
Crimson Blaze
One Diamond
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Star
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Diamond
Twilight Masquerade
Common
Silver Tempest
Common
Lost Origin
Common
Shining Fates
Common
Darkness Ablaze
Common
Lost Thunder
Common
Celestial Storm
Common
Ancient Origins
Common
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Binder plan: Spinarak edition
A workable spread formula for Spinarak — scene print, anchor card, supporting cast — without overthinking supplies.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Spinarak #78 (Team Rocket Returns) by Yuka Morii is essential — her signature clay-art style gives Spinarak an irresistibly handcrafted charm.
Spinarak #5 (Celestial Storm) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Spinarak binder page.
Spinarak #103 (Mysterious Treasures) is a solid binder pick — easy to find and always looks great in a spread.
Spinarak #111 (Aquapolis) is a staple for Spinarak 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).
Spinarak mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Spinarak chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Team Rocket Returns
Common
Celestial Storm
Common
Mysterious Treasures
Common
Aquapolis
Common
Perfect Order
Common
Crimson Blaze
One Diamond
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Star
Right page
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Diamond
Twilight Masquerade
Common
Silver Tempest
Common
Lost Origin
Common
Shining Fates
Common
Darkness Ablaze
Common
Lost Thunder
Common
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Spinarak cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Spinarak
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Spinarak
Scene wallpaper — Spinarak
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Spinarak
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Keep a "swap tray" of mid-value Spinarak duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Lead with your strongest Spinarak single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Ariados, Accelgor, and Anorith so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Try a spring green, leaf lime, and orchid purple sleeve story around Spinarak's bug-type and poison-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Catch rate 255 means Spinarak is everywhere in-game — lean on affordable reverse holos and common full arts to fill a page before you splurge on chase pieces.
Spinarak on the tabletop
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Spinarak — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
40
Attack
60
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
40
Speed
30
Total: 250
Players file Spinarak around tier "LC" while Ability Swarm (Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Hidden Ability Sniper is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
- Cross Poison — High critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Spinarak — 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 Spinarak, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
It lies still in the same pose for days in its web, waiting for its unsuspecting prey to wander close.
It spins a web using fine--but durable--thread. It then waits pa tiently for prey to be trapped.
If prey becomes ensnared in its nest of spun string, it waits motionlessly until it becomes dark.
Collectors still read Spinarak and Ariados fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
A second dex beat (Emerald) frames Spinarak as the web it spins can be considered its second nervous system.. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Webarak
Spanish
Spinarak
French
Mimigal
Italian
Spinarak
Japanese
イトマル
Japanese (Romaji)
Itomaru
Korean
페이검
Chinese (Simplified)
圆丝蛛
Chinese (Traditional)
圓絲蛛
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