Pokémon · XY
Octillery
BREAKthrough · #33 · Rare Holo · 2015
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$5.32
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 33 / 165
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Remoraid
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex #
- 224
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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 Octillery plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥45 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 Remoraid; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Octillery
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.25 copies on average · 12 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.
Building around Octillery?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It traps foes with the suction cups on its tentacles, then smashes them with its rock-hard head."
Ability: Abyssal Hand
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may draw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand.
WWCHug — 40
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Weakness:G×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
4
ran Octillery
Tournaments scanned
308
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 2nd
Top decks running Octillery
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.49 | $4.79 | $49.49 | $5.32 | $7.57 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.00 | $6.24 | $66.00 | $5.89 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.47 |
| 7-day average | €3.10 |
| 30-day average | €3.16 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €3.45 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.80 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.98 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.17 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.75 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.94 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Octillery is real?
Octillery 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 Octillery worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Octillery is $5.32; 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 Octillery from?
Octillery is from the Pokémon set "BREAKthrough" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Octillery?
Octillery is a Rare Holo card in the BREAKthrough set.
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