MEP Black Star Promos

Binacle

MEP87· Promo
Binacle MEP 87

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
80
Type
Fighting
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
2
Weakness
×2
Regulation mark
J
Number
87
Set
MEP Black Star PromosMEPSet guide
Illustrated by
Shimaris Yukichi

Its attacks

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Scratch

30

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Okidogi / Barbaracle runs it in 37 of the 37 lists we have read, seen across 36 different tournaments.

  2. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  3. A strength

    Mark J. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Grass ×2. Against a Grass Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 2,350 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 22, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Okidogi / Barbaracle37 of 3736POR 42
Mega Zygarde ex / Barbaracle21 of 2121POR 42
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone6 of 336POR 42

When it came out

MEP Black Star Promos landed here on 26 September 2025.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 8 Binacle cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Binacle card and its price