Karrablast — the Clamping Pokémon, a Bug-type beetle warrior with shell-armor and a Pokédex-flavor obsession with attacking Shelmet (the snail Pokémon). Famously evolves into Escavalier ONLY when traded for a Shelmet — and during that trade, both Pokémon evolve simultaneously: Karrablast steals Shelmet's shell to become Escavalier, while Shelmet (now exposed) evolves into Accelgor. One of the franchise's most uniquely-flavored evolution mechanics.
Karrablast is a single-chase list — the 2025 Black Bolt Illustration Rare leads by an enormous 78× margin at $21, with everything behind it firmly in the sub-$0.30 bulk floor. A reprint history across BW, XY, SM, SWSH, and SV-era sets, none of which broke bulk outside the modern throwback chase.
The chase. 2025 Black Bolt's Illustration Rare gives the shell-armored beetle warrior a painterly modern showcase — by a 78× margin the priciest Karrablast in the catalog. Where basically all modern interest in the line lives.
View full card data →Dark Explorers was the May-2012 BW-era set built around Hydreigon and the Team Plasma villains. Karrablast's Common reprint here is the strongest of the bulk-tier classics — clean BW-era Bug artwork.
View full card data →Noble Victories was the November-2011 third Black & White-era expansion. Karrablast's reprint here is launch-era pack filler with clean BW-era illustration.
View full card data →Plasma Blast was the August-2013 BW-era set that closed the Team Plasma storyline. Karrablast's reprint here is launch-era pack filler — clean Bug artwork.
View full card data →Crimson Invasion was the November-2017 SM-era set built around Type:Null and the Ultra Beasts. Karrablast is set-roster filler — pure pack bulk.
View full card data →Phantom Forces was the November-2014 XY-era set built around Mega Gengar. Karrablast rode along as a Common reprint — bulk filler.
View full card data →Journey Together was the March-2025 SV-era set built around Pokémon-companion cards. Karrablast is set-roster filler — pure pack bulk.
View full card data →Unified Minds was the August-2019 SM-era set best known for the Reshiram & Charizard-GX Tag Team. Karrablast is set-roster filler — pure pack bulk.
View full card data →Brilliant Stars was the February-2022 SWSH-era set that introduced the VSTAR mechanic. Karrablast is bulk filler — pure binder-completion cardboard.
View full card data →Darkness Ablaze was the August-2020 SWSH-era set best remembered for the Charizard V-MAX season. Karrablast is set-roster filler — the cheapest verified Karrablast in the catalog at five cents.
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