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Hydreigon

Black & White

Dragons Exalted · #98 · Rare · 2012

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Card facts

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Set position: 98 / 128
Release year: 2012
Rarity: Rare
HP: 150
Subtype: Stage 2
Evolves from: Zweilous
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: Naoki Saito
Pokédex #: 635
Series: Black & White

Card analysis

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Primary role: Healing
Damage efficiency: 90 damage; 22.5 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 Hydreigon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Its main attack (Destructor Beam) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Darkness / Psychic Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
Dragon type, weak to Dragon ×2 — a Dragon attacker doing ≥75 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.
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 Zweilous first).

How to beat Hydreigon

Exploit its Dragon 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.

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About this card

HP: 150Type:NDragonSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Zweilous

"The heads on their arms do not have brains. They use all three heads to consume and destroy everything."

DCCConsume — 40

Heal from this Pokémon the same amount of damage you did to the Defending Pokémon.

PDCCDestructor Beam — 90

Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.

Weakness:N×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hydreigon was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

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last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

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2 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

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3 weeks ago

Tournament play

This printing of Hydreigon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Hydreigon ex — Surging Sparks

Played in 47 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 2026/07/29

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.30	$0.75	$19.98	$0.84	—
Reverse Holofoil	$0.85	$3.59	$96.84	$3.04	$96.84

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/16

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.57
7-day average	€0.94
30-day average	€0.77
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.71
Low (excellent+)	€0.08
Reverse holo low	€0.15
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.25
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.27
averageSellPrice	€0.97
Reverse holo 30-day	€1.30
Reverse holo trend	€1.62

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Hydreigon is real?

Hydreigon 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 Hydreigon worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hydreigon is $0.84; 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 Hydreigon from?

Hydreigon is from the Pokémon set "Dragons Exalted" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.

What rarity is Hydreigon?

Hydreigon is a Rare card in the Dragons Exalted set.