Pokémon · EX
Exploud ex
Crystal Guardians · #92 · Rare Holo EX · 2006
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Market reference
$60.98
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 92 / 100
- Release year
- 2006
- Rarity
- Rare Holo EX
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · ex
- Evolves from
- Loudred
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 295
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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
Strategy & play
How Exploud ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Hyper Tail) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥75 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.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- 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 Loudred first).
How to beat Exploud ex
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥75 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Exploud ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Extra Noise
As long as Exploud ex is your Active Pokémon, put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Pokémon-ex between turns.
CCDerail — 40
Discard a Special Energy card, if any, attached to the Defending Pokémon.
CCCHyper Tail — 60+
If the Defending Pokémon has any Poké-Powers or Poké-Bodies, this attack does 60 damage plus 20 more damage.
When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $31.99 | $76.49 | $799.90 | $60.98 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.50 |
| 7-day average | €34.44 |
| 30-day average | €45.02 |
| Low | €4.99 |
| Trend price | €86.13 |
| Low (excellent+) | €34.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €13.26 |
| averageSellPrice | €37.83 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €14.03 |
| Reverse holo trend | €10.89 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Exploud ex is real?
Exploud 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 Exploud ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Exploud ex is $60.98; 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 Exploud ex from?
Exploud ex is from the Pokémon set "Crystal Guardians" in the EX series, released in 2006.
What rarity is Exploud ex?
Exploud ex is a Rare Holo EX card in the Crystal Guardians set.
