Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Iron Crown ex
Temporal Forces · #81 · Double Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$0.64
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 81 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Double Rare
- HP
- 220
- Subtype
- Basic · ex · Future
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- 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 Iron Crown 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.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥110 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.
- Seen in 1% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Iron Crown ex
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥110 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
- 1% of decks
- 1.05 copies on average · 814 decks
- Match win rate
- 51.8%
- +4.6 pts vs the 47.1% 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.
Iron Boulder ex
in 7% of decks · 54 seen
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in 3% of decks · 24 seen
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in 82% of decks · 652 seen
Glass Trumpet
in 83% of decks · 662 seen
Iron Leaves ex
in 63% of decks · 497 seen
Paldean Tauros
in 13% of decks · 101 seen
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex
in 94% of decks · 746 seen
Chien-Pao
in 93% of decks · 740 seen
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
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About this card
Ability: Cobalt Command
Attacks used by your Future Pokémon, except any Iron Crown ex, do 20 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
PCCTwin Shotels
This attack does 50 damage to 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance, or by any effects on those Pokémon.
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
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Iron Crown ex or Temporal Forces.
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 10
Sep 4, 2026
SEASAC World Championships Qualifiers | $15 PRIZE
Sep 4, 2026
Friendly Online Tournament #2
Sep 4, 2026
Nightshades Friday Funday
Sep 4, 2026
Nightshades Expanded Fun
Sep 4, 2026
Full Bench Fridays PTCGL Cash Event $10 #12
Sep 4, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Iron Crown ex was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #74 PTCG Live (25 CODES)
today
🟢Jolly Good Weekly #5 | Top Cut! (50 Codes!)
today
🇧🇷 Hit Cup #16 | TCG Live
today
Heart of the Games Online Series - S101
today
9° Torneo del circuito CarroTCG/Prof. Fili
today
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
615
ran Iron Crown ex
Tournaments scanned
280
past 30 days
Competitive note
Currently a meta staple.
52 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Iron Crown 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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.99 | $30.00 | $0.64 | $0.73 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.77 |
| 7-day average | €0.50 |
| 30-day average | €0.63 |
| Low | €0.19 |
| Trend price | €0.56 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.65 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Iron Crown ex is real?
Iron Crown 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 Iron Crown ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Iron Crown ex is $0.64; 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 Iron Crown ex from?
Iron Crown ex is from the Pokémon set "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Iron Crown ex?
Iron Crown ex is a Double Rare card in the Temporal Forces set.
Other Iron Crown ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
