Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Hydrapple
Destined Rivals · #188 · Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$4.80
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 188 / 244
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 170
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Dipplin
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Jerky
- Pokédex #
- 1019
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 140 damage
- 46.67 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
Strategy & play
How Hydrapple plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Whip Smash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 140 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥85 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Hydrapple
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥85 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.17 copies on average · 6 decks
More by Jerky
This card was illustrated by Jerky.
Building around Hydrapple?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Seven syrpents live inside an apple made of syrup. The syrpent in the center is the commander."
GHydra Breath
Discard 6 Basic Grass Energy cards from your hand, and Knock Out your opponent's Active Pokémon. If you can't discard 6 cards in this way, this attack does nothing.
GCCWhip Smash — 140
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Hydrapple or Destined Rivals.
SEASAC League Challenge #22 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 24, 2026
PRE Worlds Pumpkaweekly!
Aug 24, 2026
Sunny's Weekly #270 Trolley Ride to Worlds!
Aug 24, 2026
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #25 25 Codes
Aug 24, 2026
🇧🇷 Hit Cup #15 | TCG Live
Aug 25, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
Aug 25, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hydrapple was legal.
Rare Candy Club Showdown #39 (50 CODES)
today
Deep Sea Draw - Sei's Community Tourney (8/2026)
today
Kearney Free Entry Standard Tournament #2
today
ITA Weekly #3
today
Tournoi amical LEAGUE canto N62° SPECIAL
today
SEASAC League Challenge #21 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
Tournament play
This printing of Hydrapple has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Hydrapple ex — Stellar Crown
Played in 329 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 | $3.00 | $5.00 | $43.16 | $4.80 | $5.19 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.47 |
| 7-day average | €3.56 |
| 30-day average | €3.54 |
| Low | €1.20 |
| Trend price | €3.63 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.60 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hydrapple is real?
Hydrapple 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 Hydrapple worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hydrapple is $4.80; 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 Hydrapple from?
Hydrapple is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Hydrapple?
Hydrapple is a Illustration Rare card in the Destined Rivals set.
Other Hydrapple printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
