Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Hoopa
Darkness Ablaze · #111 · Rare Holo · 2020
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.33
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 111 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- so-taro
- Pokédex #
- 720
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Gust
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 90 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Hoopa plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Hoopa
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by so-taro
This card was illustrated by so-taro.
Building around Hoopa?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It gathers things it likes and passes them through its loop to teleport them to a secret place."
DAssault Gate — 90
If this Pokémon didn't move from the Bench to the Active Spot this turn, this attack does nothing. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness.
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 Hoopa was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Hoopa
Tournaments scanned
295
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Hoopa
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.36 | $19.98 | $0.33 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.13 | $0.45 | $19.98 | $0.46 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.50 |
| 7-day average | €0.68 |
| 30-day average | €0.50 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.65 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.72 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.65 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.67 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.58 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hoopa is real?
Hoopa 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 Hoopa worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hoopa is $0.33; 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 Hoopa from?
Hoopa is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Hoopa?
Hoopa is a Rare Holo card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
Other Hoopa printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
