Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Hop's Zacian ex
Journey Together · #111 · Double Rare · 2025
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.67
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 111 / 190
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Double Rare
- HP
- 230
- Subtype
- Basic · ex
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- aky CG Works
- Pokédex #
- 888
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 240 damage
- 60 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Hop's Zacian ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Brave Slash) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 240 — one-shots most single-prize attackers and many ex, but not 300+ HP walls.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥115 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.
How to beat Hop's Zacian ex
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥115 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 0% of decks
- 2.03 copies on average · 322 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.7%
- -3.5 pts vs the 47.1% 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.
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in 100% of decks · 338 seen
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in 99% of decks · 335 seen
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in 99% of decks · 336 seen
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in 99% of decks · 336 seen
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in 76% of decks · 257 seen
Hop's Trevenant
in 63% of decks · 214 seen
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in 63% of decks · 214 seen
Hop's Dubwool
in 24% of decks · 83 seen
More by aky CG Works
This card was illustrated by aky CG Works.
Building around Hop's Zacian ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CInsta-Strike — 30
This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
MMMCBrave Slash — 240
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Brave Slash.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Hop's Zacian ex or Journey Together.
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 10
Sep 4, 2026
SEASAC World Championships Qualifiers | $15 PRIZE
Sep 4, 2026
Friendly Online Tournament #2
Sep 4, 2026
Nightshades Friday Funday
Sep 4, 2026
Nightshades Expanded Fun
Sep 4, 2026
Full Bench Fridays PTCGL Cash Event $10 #12
Sep 4, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hop's Zacian ex was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #74 PTCG Live (25 CODES)
today
🟢Jolly Good Weekly #5 | Top Cut! (50 Codes!)
today
🇧🇷 Hit Cup #16 | TCG Live
today
Heart of the Games Online Series - S101
today
9° Torneo del circuito CarroTCG/Prof. Fili
today
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
79
ran Hop's Zacian ex
Tournaments scanned
280
past 30 days
Competitive note
Seeing competitive play.
9 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Hop's Zacian ex
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 | $0.25 | $0.79 | $9,999.00 | $0.67 | $0.85 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.43 |
| 7-day average | €0.54 |
| 30-day average | €0.54 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.51 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.54 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hop's Zacian ex is real?
Hop's Zacian 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 Hop's Zacian ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hop's Zacian ex is $0.67; 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 Zacian ex from?
Hop's Zacian ex is from the Pokémon set "Journey Together" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Hop's Zacian ex?
Hop's Zacian ex is a Double Rare card in the Journey Together set.
Other Hop's Zacian ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
