Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Hop's Zacian ex
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #193 · Promo · 2023
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 193 / 196
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 230
- Subtype
- Basic · ex
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- PLANETA Mochizuki
- Pokédex #
- 888
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 240 damage
- 60 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Hop's Zacian ex 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.
- Its main attack (Brave Slash) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 240 — one-shots most single-prize attackers and many ex, but not 300+ HP walls.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥115 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Hop's Zacian ex
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥115 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.09 copies on average · 356 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.9%
- -3.1 pts vs the 47.0% field average
Plays well with
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More by PLANETA Mochizuki
This card was illustrated by PLANETA Mochizuki.
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About this card
CInsta-Strike — 30
This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
MMMCBrave Slash — 240
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Brave Slash.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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Recent tournament results
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Tournament play
This printing of Hop's Zacian ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Hop's Zacian ex — Journey Together
Played in 79 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.
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.99 |
| 7-day average | €0.87 |
| 30-day average | €0.60 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.65 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.77 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hop's Zacian ex is real?
Hop's Zacian ex 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 Hop's Zacian ex worth?
As of the latest data, 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 Hop's Zacian ex from?
Hop's Zacian ex is from the Pokémon set "Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Hop's Zacian ex?
Hop's Zacian ex is a Promo card in the Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos set.
Other Hop's Zacian ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
