# Carvanha #51/109 — Ruby & Sapphire

## Summary

Carvanha is a bulk common from the very first Hoenn set, the kind of pull that fills a binder slot without anyone chasing it. Hajime Kusajima is a long-serving Pokémon TCG illustrator, so Gen III completionists have a small, steady reason to hunt a copy down. The modelled guide sits at $1.06, down 2% over 30 days on 22 copies traded, with 194 days of inventory on the board; a CGC 10 brings $95, 90 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 | Ruby & Sapphire |
| Number | 51/109 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Hajime Kusajima |
| Release date | 2003-07-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 40 |
| Types | Water |
| Ability: Rough Skin | If Carvanha is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Carvanha is Knocked Out), put 1 damage counter on the Attacking Pokémon. |
| Attack: Big Bite | cost Colorless — damage 10 — The Defending Pokémon can't retreat until the end of your opponent's next turn. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Carvanha #318](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/carvanha) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.06** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- 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: 0.00% — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.99 — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- Quant score: 36/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-07-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-23T02:33:10.203Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-23T02:33:08.457Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-22T03:38:17.847Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-23T02:33:08.457Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-13T01:09:16.253Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/ruby-sapphire/carvanha-51)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex1-51%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)