Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Cynthia's Garchomp ex
Destined Rivals · #232 · Special Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$275.12
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 232 / 244
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 330
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · ex
- Evolves from
- Cynthia's Gabite
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- HICO KIM
- Pokédex #
- 445
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 260 damage
- 130 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 Cynthia's Garchomp ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting 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.
- 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 Cynthia's Gabite first).
- Seen in 2% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Cynthia's Garchomp ex
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥165 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
- 2% of decks
- 2.99 copies on average · 836 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.9%
- +3.7 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.
Cynthia's Spiritomb
in 92% of decks · 801 seen
Cynthia's Gible
in 100% of decks · 863 seen
Cynthia's Gabite
in 100% of decks · 863 seen
Cynthia's Power Weight
in 100% of decks · 866 seen
Cynthia's Roselia
in 98% of decks · 850 seen
Cynthia's Roserade
in 98% of decks · 850 seen
Rocky Fighting Energy
in 98% of decks · 850 seen
Larry's Skill
in 28% of decks · 246 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Illustrated by HICO KIM
Building around Cynthia's Garchomp ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
FCorkscrew Dive — 100
You may draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand.
FFDraconic Buster — 260
Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:G×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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Tournament play
This printing of Cynthia's Garchomp ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Cynthia's Garchomp ex — Destined Rivals
Played in 266 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 | $253.27 | $300.00 | $1,375.60 | $275.12 | $294.97 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €442.48 |
| 7-day average | €256.24 |
| 30-day average | €248.62 |
| Low | €110.00 |
| Trend price | €253.68 |
| Low (excellent+) | €158.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €244.26 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Cynthia's Garchomp ex is real?
Cynthia's Garchomp 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 Cynthia's Garchomp ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Cynthia's Garchomp ex is $275.12; 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 Cynthia's Garchomp ex from?
Cynthia's Garchomp ex is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Cynthia's Garchomp ex?
Cynthia's Garchomp ex is a Special Illustration Rare card in the Destined Rivals set.
Other Cynthia's Garchomp ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
