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Binacle
◇ Missing
EN Fates Collide · 2 May 2016 · 22/129

Binacle

カメテテ Two-Handed Pokémon
Water Common Basic
60HP
≈S$0est. to buy
1 / 8 Binacle cards owned 0 / 3 in XY

Binacle collection

1 / 8 collected

12% complete
Owned1 Missing7 TrackedS$0.26 Missing est.≈S$1

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal Expanded: Legal
Attack

Swing Around

10+
Water • Colorless

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads.

Evolution line

Versions & finishes

Binacle — Normal missing
Normal not owned ≈ S$0.27
Binacle — Reverse Holo missing
Reverse Holo not owned ≈ S$0.58

Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.

Story & meaning

Binacle is a Rock/Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI (Kalos region), based on the gooseneck barnacle, with two beings dwelling on one rock that resemble hands. As the 'Two-Handed Pokémon,' its survival depends on cooperation…

“They stretch and then contract, yanking their rocks along with them in bold hops. They eat seaweed that washes up on the shoreline.”

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History

Binacle is a Rock/Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI (Kalos region), based on the gooseneck barnacle, with two beings dwelling on one rock that resemble hands. As the 'Two-Handed Pokémon,' its survival depends on cooperation between the two: they extend their hand-like bodies in unison to catch food and wash it down with seawater, and both offense and defense crumble when their teamwork fails. It evolves into Barbaracle, a Pokémon formed when several Binacle gather, creating a body resembling multiple limbs and heads.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name カメテテ (Kametete) appears to combine カメ (kame, 'turtle' or shellfish-like creature) with テテ, which evokes 手 (te, 'hand')—doubled to suggest its pair of hand-like appendages. The English name 'Binacle' derives from 'barnacle' (the marine crustacean it resembles) combined with 'bi-' (meaning 'two'), referencing the two creatures that share a single rock.

Your Binacle cards

1 owned

The Binacle cards already in your collection.

All Binacle cards across sets

8 shown

Every Binacle print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.