Pokémon · EX
Seadra
Team Rocket Returns · #48 · Uncommon · 2004
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$2.94
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 48 / 111
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Horsea
- Evolves to
- Kingdra
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 117
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Seadra plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Aqua Trick) 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 ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Horsea; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Seadra
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.25 copies on average · 4 decks
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Seadra?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
WCConfuse Ray — 10
The Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
WCCAqua Trick — 30
Move 1 Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. If your opponent has no Benched Pokémon, this effect does nothing.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 | $1.49 | $3.20 | $40.50 | $2.94 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $27.00 | $50.00 | $349.90 | $55.91 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.49 |
| 7-day average | €2.21 |
| 30-day average | €2.17 |
| Low | €0.99 |
| Trend price | €2.79 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.77 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.95 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €24.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €17.89 |
| reverseHoloSell | €21.67 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.26 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €17.29 |
| Reverse holo trend | €27.46 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Seadra is real?
Seadra 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 Seadra worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Seadra is $2.94; 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 Seadra from?
Seadra is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket Returns" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Seadra?
Seadra is a Uncommon card in the Team Rocket Returns set.
Other Seadra printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
