Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Hypno
HeartGold & SoulSilver · #23 · Rare · 2010
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.26
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 124
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Drowzee
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 97
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 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 Hypno plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (Psychic Shot) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic 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 Drowzee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Hypno
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- 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.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Hypno?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Always holding a pendulum that it swings at a steady rhythm, it causes drowsiness in anyone nearby."
Poké-Power: Sleep Pendulum
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. This power can't be used if Hypno is affected by a Special Condition.
PCCPsychic Shot — 30
Does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:P×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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.75 | $1.30 | $25.00 | $1.26 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.99 | $8.73 | $114.90 | $9.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.70 |
| 7-day average | €0.87 |
| 30-day average | €0.81 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €0.91 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.35 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.48 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.48 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.67 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.77 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.99 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hypno is real?
Hypno 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 Hypno worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hypno is $1.26; 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 Hypno from?
Hypno is from the Pokémon set "HeartGold & SoulSilver" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Hypno?
Hypno is a Rare card in the HeartGold & SoulSilver set.
Other Hypno printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
