# Carbink #47/108 — Roaring Skies

## Summary

Carbink's Jewel Armor made it a small, clever bench-sitter that no attack could touch, a cheap trick that suited decks built around protecting an investment. As a plain Rare in Roaring Skies it was a mid-tier pull, so demand rests on Akira Komayama's name and Kalos nostalgia. A $0.42 modelled guide with 2 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $34, 81 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.16 out of Ascended Heroes.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Roaring Skies |
| Number | 47/108 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Akira Komayama |
| Release date | 2015-05-06 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Fairy |
| Ability: Jewel Armor | As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's). |
| Attack: Spin Tackle | cost Fairy/Colorless/Colorless — damage 60 — Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon does 20 damage to itself. |
| Weakness | Metal ×2 |
| Resistance | Darkness -20 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Carbink #703](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/carbink) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.42** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z
- 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: n/a — as of 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.49 — as of 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z
- Quant score: 42/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 16% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2015-05-06T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-17T10:57:38.302Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-10T15:16:40.396Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-04T00:57:42.680Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-10T15:16:40.395Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/roaring-skies/carbink-47)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy6-47%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)