# Inkay #45/98 — Ancient Origins

## Summary

Inkay is a bulk common, one of those pulls that fills a binder page in a set whose real excitement lived in the Mega and ancient-themed cards. Its pull is the Kalos fan following and Tomokazu Komiya's name on the illustration credit, enough for completionists but little else. The modelled guide sits at $0.15, up 67% over 30 days on 117 copies traded, with 200 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 guides at $34, 229 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Ancient Origins |
| Number | 45/98 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Tomokazu Komiya |
| Release date | 2015-08-12 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Darkness |
| Attack: Ink Spit | cost Darkness — damage 10 — 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 | Fighting ×2 |
| Resistance | Psychic -20 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Inkay #686](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/inkay) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.15** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: -6.20% — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Floor delivered ask: $0.99 — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Quant score: 91/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 55% weight · -22% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T01:37:14.071Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T01:37:07.956Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-20T19:12:06.740Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T01:37:07.955Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T18:08:39.171Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/ancient-origins/inkay-45)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy7-45%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)