Pokémon · XY
Octillery
BREAKthrough · #33 · Rare Holo · 2015
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$5.32
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 33 / 165
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Remoraid
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex #
- 224
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Octillery plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Remoraid; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Octillery
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.33 copies on average · 6 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Octillery?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It traps foes with the suction cups on its tentacles, then smashes them with its rock-hard head."
Ability: Abyssal Hand
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may draw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand.
WWCHug — 40
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Octillery was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
9
ran Octillery
Tournaments scanned
302
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Octillery
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.49 | $4.79 | $49.49 | $5.32 | $7.57 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.00 | $6.24 | $66.00 | $5.89 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.47 |
| 7-day average | €3.10 |
| 30-day average | €3.16 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €3.45 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.80 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.98 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.17 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.75 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.94 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Octillery is real?
Octillery is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Octillery worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Octillery is $5.32; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Octillery from?
Octillery is from the Pokémon set "BREAKthrough" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Octillery?
Octillery is a Rare Holo card in the BREAKthrough set.
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