Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Kingdra ex
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #131 · Promo · 2023
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Market reference
$92.32
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 131 / 196
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 310
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · ex
- Evolves from
- Seadra
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- akagi
- Pokédex #
- 230
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Recovery
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Kingdra ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Hydro Pump) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥155 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.
- 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 Seadra first).
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Kingdra ex
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥155 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- 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
- 3 copies on average · 2 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by akagi
This card was illustrated by akagi.
Building around Kingdra ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
WKing's Order
Put up to 3 Water Pokémon from your discard pile onto your Bench.
CCHydro Pump — 50+
This attack does 50 more damage for each Water Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
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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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $85.68 | $102.90 | $769.80 | $92.32 | $103.62 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €36.43 |
| 7-day average | €45.45 |
| 30-day average | €39.24 |
| Low | €18.00 |
| Trend price | €41.16 |
| Low (excellent+) | €19.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €39.08 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Kingdra ex is real?
Kingdra 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 Kingdra ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kingdra ex is $92.32; 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 Kingdra ex from?
Kingdra ex is from the Pokémon set "Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Kingdra ex?
Kingdra ex is a Promo card in the Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos set.
Other Kingdra ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
