Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Hydreigon ex
White Flare · #169 · Special Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$90.72
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 169 / 173
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 330
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · ex
- Evolves from
- Zweilous
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Takumi Wada
- Pokédex #
- 635
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Prize Manipulation
- Damage efficiency
- 200 damage
- 40 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 Hydreigon ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its attack takes an extra Prize on KO — a tempo and comeback swing. Opponents will play around giving it a target.
- Its main attack (Dark Bite) needs 5 Energy — a turn-5 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 Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass 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.
How to beat Hydreigon ex
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥165 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 0% of decks
- 2.68 copies on average · 207 decks
- Match win rate
- 34.8%
- -12.4 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.
More by Takumi Wada
This card was illustrated by Takumi Wada.
Building around Hydreigon ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Ability: Greedy Eater
If your opponent's Basic Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack used by this Pokémon, take 1 more Prize card.
DDDCCDark Bite — 200
During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Hydreigon ex or White Flare.
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Aug 8, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hydreigon ex was legal.
Torneo Online PTCGL AC Gratuito #8
today
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today
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today
Tournament play
This printing of Hydreigon ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Hydreigon ex — Surging Sparks
Played in 46 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 | $85.00 | $101.63 | $724.80 | $90.72 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €74.95 |
| 7-day average | €62.02 |
| 30-day average | €60.44 |
| Low | €25.00 |
| Trend price | €61.63 |
| Low (excellent+) | €45.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €60.62 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hydreigon ex is real?
Hydreigon 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 Hydreigon ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hydreigon ex is $90.72; 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 Hydreigon ex from?
Hydreigon ex is from the Pokémon set "White Flare" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Hydreigon ex?
Hydreigon ex is a Special Illustration Rare card in the White Flare set.
Other Hydreigon ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
