Pokémon · EX
Exploud
Emerald · #3 · Rare Holo · 2005
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$20.46
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 3 / 107
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Loudred
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 295
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 16.67 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
Strategy & play
How Exploud plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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.
- 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 Loudred first).
How to beat Exploud
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Exploud?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCollect
Draw 3 cards.
CCBody Slam — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
CCCHyper Voice — 50
CCCCMega Throw — 60+
If the Defending Pokémon is Pokémon-ex, this attack does 60 damage plus 40 more damage.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $20.00 | $22.76 | $263.00 | $17.90 | — |
| Holofoil | $23.88 | $30.00 | $278.50 | $20.46 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $34.99 | $37.49 | $39.99 | $35.64 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.75 |
| 7-day average | €9.97 |
| 30-day average | €14.25 |
| Low | €110.00 |
| Trend price | €12.10 |
| Low (excellent+) | €200.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.38 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Exploud is real?
Exploud 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 Exploud worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Exploud is $20.46; 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 Exploud from?
Exploud is from the Pokémon set "Emerald" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Exploud?
Exploud is a Rare Holo card in the Emerald set.
Other Exploud printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
