Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Hydrapple ex
Stellar Crown · #14 · Double Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$2.95
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 14 / 175
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Double Rare
- HP
- 330
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · ex
- Evolves from
- Dipplin
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Hydrapple ex 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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥165 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.
- 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 Dipplin first).
How to beat Hydrapple ex
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥165 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.
- 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
- 3% of decks
- 2.02 copies on average · 1529 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.5%
- +3.3 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Building around Hydrapple ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Ability: Ripening Charge
Once during your turn, you may attach a Basic Grass Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon. If you attached Energy to a Pokémon in this way, heal 30 damage from that Pokémon.
CCSyrup Storm — 30+
This attack does 30 more damage for each Grass Energy attached to all of your Pokémon.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Hydrapple ex or Stellar Crown.
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Aug 9, 2026
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Aug 10, 2026
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Aug 11, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hydrapple ex was legal.
KSM's Great Ball Event #3 - National Day Special
today
SEASAC League Challenge #11 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 19/20
today
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Redacted Chaos 2nd Chance #8 (50 Codes)
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Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
346
ran Hydrapple ex
Tournaments scanned
306
past 30 days
Competitive note
Currently a meta staple.
36 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Hydrapple ex
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.60 | $1.70 | $4,321.00 | $2.95 | $3.49 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.89 |
| 7-day average | €1.05 |
| 30-day average | €1.06 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €0.92 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.07 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hydrapple ex is real?
Hydrapple 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 Hydrapple ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hydrapple ex is $2.95; 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 Hydrapple ex from?
Hydrapple ex is from the Pokémon set "Stellar Crown" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Hydrapple ex?
Hydrapple ex is a Double Rare card in the Stellar Crown set.
Other Hydrapple ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
