Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Serperior ex
Black Bolt · #164 · Special Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$57.43
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 164 / 172
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 320
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · ex
- Evolves from
- Servine
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Ryota Murayama
- Pokédex #
- 497
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 150 damage
- 37.5 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 Serperior ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥160 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.
- 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 Servine first).
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Serperior ex
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥160 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- 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
- 1.61 copies on average · 18 decks
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 Ryota Murayama
This card was illustrated by Ryota Murayama.
Building around Serperior ex?
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About this card
Ability: Regal Cheer
Attacks used by your Pokémon do 20 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
GCCCCommand the Grass — 150
You may search your deck for up to 3 cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/07/09| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $52.24 | $65.52 | $428.50 | $57.43 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €29.50 |
| 7-day average | €33.27 |
| 30-day average | €35.12 |
| Low | €27.99 |
| Trend price | €32.99 |
| Low (excellent+) | €27.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €35.11 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Serperior ex is real?
Serperior 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 Serperior ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Serperior ex is $57.43; 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 Serperior ex from?
Serperior ex is from the Pokémon set "Black Bolt" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Serperior ex?
Serperior ex is a Special Illustration Rare card in the Black Bolt set.
Other Serperior ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
