Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Hop's Sandaconda
Journey Together · #87 · Uncommon · 2025
Listings
No active listings
From
—
Market reference
$0.04
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 87 / 190
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Hop's Silicobra
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Sanosuke Sakuma
- Pokédex #
- 844
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 140 damage
- 46.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Hop's Sandaconda plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Break Ground) 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 Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting 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.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Hop's Sandaconda
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Sanosuke Sakuma
This card was illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma.
Building around Hop's Sandaconda?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It will expand its body as much as it can and then contract itself, blasting out sand with enough force to wash away a dump truck."
FCRumble — 30
During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat.
FCCBreak Ground — 140
This attack also does 20 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Hop's Sandaconda or Journey Together.
The Stache Series
Aug 1, 2026
Redacted Chaos #9 (100 Codes)
Aug 1, 2026
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 18/20
Aug 2, 2026
Tournoi amical LEAGUE canto N61°
Aug 2, 2026
Turn Zero Rising! #6 (100 Codes)
Aug 2, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
Aug 3, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hop's Sandaconda was legal.
4to Torneo Tropical Beach
today
SEASAC League Cup #1 (SEASON 4) [150 CODES]
today
TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! DRAGAPULT IS....
today
Amyverse Webcam Wonders #21 💙 $5 Cash Prize!
today
ASRcristiano # 178 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All TCG Live #17
today
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.04 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.20 | $0.40 | $19.98 | $0.39 | $0.44 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.26 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.29 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.28 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.24 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hop's Sandaconda is real?
Hop's Sandaconda 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 Hop's Sandaconda worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hop's Sandaconda is $0.04; 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 Hop's Sandaconda from?
Hop's Sandaconda is from the Pokémon set "Journey Together" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Hop's Sandaconda?
Hop's Sandaconda is a Uncommon card in the Journey Together set.
