Power Keepers

Carvanha

PKFR47· Common
Carvanha PK 47

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

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

HP
40
Type
Darkness
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Resistance
-30
Number
47/108
Set
Power KeepersPK
Illustrated by
Ken Sugimori

Its Ability

Rough SkinPeau dure

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.Si Carvanha est votre Pokémon Actif et qu'une attaque de votre adversaire lui inflige des dégâts (même si Carvanha est mis K.O), placez 1 marqueur de dégât sur le Pokémon Attaquant.

Its attacks

GnawRogne

20

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

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    It has an Ability, Rough Skin. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  3. A strength

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

  4. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Grass ×2. Against a Grass Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read, 2,360 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Power Keepers landed here on 17 February 2007.

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 23 Carvanha cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Carvanha card and its price