Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Latias ex
Surging Sparks · #239 · Special Illustration Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$196.42
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 239 / 252
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 210
- Subtype
- Basic · ex
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Pokédex #
- 380
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Heavy Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 200 damage
- 66.67 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 Latias 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 (Eon Blade) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 200 — one-shots most single-prize attackers and many ex, but not 300+ HP walls.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥105 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 Latias ex
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥105 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
- 19% of decks
- 1.6 copies on average · 14827 decks
- Match win rate
- 47.5%
- +0.3 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Latias ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Ability: Skyliner
Your Basic Pokémon in play have no Retreat Cost.
PPCEon Blade — 200
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:D×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
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Tournament play
This printing of Latias ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Latias ex — Surging Sparks
Played in 4,544 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 | $171.41 | $210.18 | $1,754.88 | $196.42 | $190.83 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €133.92 |
| 7-day average | €140.02 |
| 30-day average | €143.54 |
| Low | €111.99 |
| Trend price | €135.63 |
| Low (excellent+) | €111.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €139.20 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Latias ex is real?
Latias 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 Latias ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Latias ex is $196.42; 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 Latias ex from?
Latias ex is from the Pokémon set "Surging Sparks" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Latias ex?
Latias ex is a Special Illustration Rare card in the Surging Sparks set.
Other Latias ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
