Pokémon · EX
Kingdra
Team Rocket Returns · #12 · Rare Holo · 2004
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From
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Market reference
$44.66
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 12 / 111
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Seadra
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 230
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Kingdra plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Aqua Sonic) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- 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).
How to beat Kingdra
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Kingdra?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Dragon Veil
As long as Kingdra is in play, each of your Active Pokémon has no Weakness.
CCHyper Whirlpool — 20
Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.
WCCAqua Sonic — 50
This attack's damage is not affected by Resistance.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Kingdra
Tournaments scanned
301
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 8th
Top decks running Kingdra
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $14.00 | $14.00 | $14.00 | — | — |
| Holofoil | $75.00 | $88.62 | $400.00 | $44.66 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $30.90 | $74.95 | $749.90 | $67.82 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.99 |
| 7-day average | €12.43 |
| 30-day average | €14.03 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €15.20 |
| Low (excellent+) | €12.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €8.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €23.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €17.91 |
| reverseHoloSell | €24.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €15.75 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €21.44 |
| Reverse holo trend | €30.16 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Kingdra is real?
Kingdra 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 worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kingdra is $44.66; 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 from?
Kingdra is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket Returns" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Kingdra?
Kingdra is a Rare Holo card in the Team Rocket Returns set.
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