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Kingdra

Sun & Moon

Burning Shadows · #31 · Rare Holo · 2017

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Market reference

$0.60

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Card facts

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Set position: 31 / 177
Release year: 2017
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 140
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Seadra
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex #: 230
Series: Sun & Moon

Card analysis

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Primary role: Bench Damage
Damage efficiency: 90 damage; 90 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 2; Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Kingdra plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
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 Seadra first).

How to beat Kingdra

Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

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About this card

HP: 140Type:WWaterSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Seadra

"It is said that it usually hides in underwater caves. It can create whirlpools by yawning."

WBrine

This attack does 90 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

WTornado Shot — 90

Discard a Water Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Weakness:G×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Kingdra or Burning Shadows.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

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Aug 1, 2026

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Kingdra was legal.

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

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last week

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The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

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2 weeks ago

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The Wild Area Expanded #5 - 18 Codes

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3 weeks ago

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 2026/07/18

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$0.25	$0.60	$19.98	$0.60	$0.97
Reverse Holofoil	$0.30	$0.64	$19.98	$0.70	$0.75

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/05/14

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.25
7-day average	€0.44
30-day average	€0.50
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.63
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
Reverse holo low	€0.15
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.35
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.56
reverseHoloSell	€0.77
averageSellPrice	€0.64
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.62
Reverse holo trend	€0.65

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Kingdra is real?

Kingdra 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 Kingdra worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kingdra is $0.60; 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 Kingdra from?

Kingdra is from the Pokémon set "Burning Shadows" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.

What rarity is Kingdra?

Kingdra is a Rare Holo card in the Burning Shadows set.