Carbink · Lost Origin, what to know.
About the Carbink card
Numbered 108 of 217 in Lost Origin, released in September 2022, Carbink is an Uncommon, a Basic Fighting-type carrying 90 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Carbink needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by Tika Matsuno.
Carbink carries this Pokédex flavor text: "When beset by attackers, Carbink wipes them all out by firing high-energy beams from the gems embedded in its body."
What is Carbink worth?
Carbink is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Carbink before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Carbink grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Carbink
Raw copies of Carbink are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Carbink is the practical move.
