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Hydreigon

Sword & Shield

Darkness Ablaze · #110 · Rare · 2020

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Card facts

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Set position: 110 / 201
Release year: 2020
Rarity: Rare
HP: 160
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Zweilous
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Regulation mark: D
Illustrator: kawayoo
Pokédex #: 635
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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Primary role: Ability Engine
Damage efficiency: 130 damage; 43.33 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 2; Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up

Also does

AttackerEnergy Acceleration

Strategy & play

How Hydreigon 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 Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥80 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Zweilous first).

How to beat Hydreigon

Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

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About this card

HP: 160Type:DDarknessSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Zweilous

"There are a slew of stories about villages that were destroyed by Hydreigon. It bites anything that moves."

Ability: Dark Squall

As often as you like during your turn, you may attach a Darkness Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon.

DDCPitch-Black Fangs — 130

Weakness:G×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hydreigon was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

6 days ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

2 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

Tournament play

This printing of Hydreigon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Hydreigon ex — Surging Sparks

Played in 48 recent decks

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
Normal	$0.06	$0.25	$30.00	$0.17	$0.13
Reverse Holofoil	$0.25	$0.46	$9.99	$0.44	$0.44

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/12/07

Variant	Price
Low	€3.85
Low (excellent+)	€4.48
Reverse holo low	€3.85
reverseHoloAvg1	€4.99
Reverse holo 7-day	€4.22
reverseHoloSell	€3.57
Reverse holo 30-day	€4.16
Reverse holo trend	€4.25

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Hydreigon is real?

Hydreigon 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 Hydreigon worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hydreigon is $0.17; 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 Hydreigon from?

Hydreigon is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.

What rarity is Hydreigon?

Hydreigon is a Rare card in the Darkness Ablaze set.