Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Hydrapple ex
Stellar Crown · #156 · Ultra Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$4.29
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 156 / 175
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Ultra 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
- 2% of decks
- 2.01 copies on average · 1726 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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Sep 6, 2026
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Sep 6, 2026
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Sep 6, 2026
ITA Weekly #4
Sep 6, 2026
FINISTERRAE SERIES TCG #2
Sep 6, 2026
Monster Collectibles After Hours Season 2 #1
Sep 6, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hydrapple ex was legal.
OTS Pokemon TCG Live Arena #1
today
Liga São Roque 05/09
today
Perth pokemon week 3
today
Dice Tower Master Series #2
today
Rare Candy Club Showdown #42 (50 CODES)
today
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #24 | TCG Live
yesterday
Tournament play
This printing of Hydrapple ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Hydrapple ex — Stellar Crown
Played in 307 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.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.85 | $4.16 | $30.00 | $4.29 | $6.24 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.42 |
| 7-day average | €1.66 |
| 30-day average | €1.63 |
| Low | €0.70 |
| Trend price | €1.61 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.70 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.66 |
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 $4.29; 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 Ultra Rare card in the Stellar Crown set.
Other Hydrapple ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
