We begin a new batch for the Geopik collection with a Pokémon that is literally a living gem: Carbink. This beautiful holographic card is a 1st Edition print from the XY-era set Wild Blaze. Its lore and design are a perfect fusion of mineralogy and fantasy, making it a prized specimen for our archive.
Card Details
- Pokémon Name: Carbink (メレシー)
- Set: Wild Blaze (XY2)
- Year: 2014
- Card Number: 054-080
- Rarity/Edition: Holo Rare (1st Edition)
- Artist: 5ban Graphics
- National Pokédex No.: 703
Card Text & Attacks
- Type: Fairy
- HP: 70
Attack 1:
- Japanese: クリスタルバリア
- Romaji: Kurisutaru Baria
- English: Crystal Barrier
- Cost: [Fairy]
- Effect: Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent’s next turn, this Pokémon takes no damage or effects from attacks.
Attack 2:
- Japanese: ワンダーブラスト
- Romaji: Wandā Burasuto
- English: Wonder Blast
- Cost: [Colourless][Colourless][Colourless]
- Damage: 40+
- Effect: This attack does 20 more damage for each Fairy Energy attached to this Pokémon.
- Weakness: Metal x2
- Resistance: Dark -20
- Retreat Cost: [Colourless][Colourless]
Pokédex Entry:
- Japanese: 地下深くの 高温 高圧な 環境で 生まれた。頭の 石から エネルギーを 放つ。
- Romaji: Chika fukaku no kōon kōatsu na kankyō de umareta. Atama no ishi kara enerugī o hanatsu.
- English: Born in a high-temperature, high-pressure environment deep underground. It releases energy from the stone on its head.
Collector’s Notes
This Carbink is a 1st Edition Holo Rare from Wild Blaze (XY2), the second main expansion of the XY TCG era released in 2014. The 1st Edition stamp marks it as an artefact from the set’s initial print run. The card features the classic “cosmos” holographic pattern, which creates a shimmering, otherworldly effect in the background, beautifully complementing Carbink’s subterranean and mystical nature.
The artwork is by 5ban Graphics, a group of artists known for their clean, dynamic 3D-style illustrations. Their work on this card is superb, depicting Carbink floating in a dark cave with beams of crystalline energy radiating around it. The art perfectly captures the essence of the “Jewel Pokémon,” making it appear both sturdy and ethereal.
Carbink’s connection to the Geopik collection theme is profound. Its Pokédex entry is a textbook description of metamorphic petrology—the formation of minerals under extreme heat and pressure deep within the Earth’s crust, the very process that creates real-world diamonds and other gems. Carbink is also famously linked to the Mythical Pokémon Diancie, which is said to be a rare, mutated Carbink. This card is a flawless representation of geology and crystallography in the Pokémon world.
