Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Hop's Zacian ex
Journey Together · #186 · Special Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$40.72
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 186 / 190
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 230
- Subtype
- Basic · ex
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- DOM
- 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
- 1% of decks
- 1.86 copies on average · 258 decks
- Match win rate
- 44.5%
- -2.7 pts vs the 47.3% 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 99% of decks · 250 seen
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in 98% of decks · 248 seen
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in 99% of decks · 249 seen
Hop's Snorlax
in 98% of decks · 248 seen
Hop's Cramorant
in 81% of decks · 205 seen
Hop's Trevenant
in 72% of decks · 181 seen
Hop's Phantump
in 72% of decks · 181 seen
Hop's Dubwool
in 22% of decks · 56 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by DOM
This card was illustrated by DOM.
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.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hop's Zacian ex was legal.
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Tournament play
This printing of Hop's Zacian ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Hop's Zacian ex — Journey Together
Played in 57 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 | $32.50 | $40.68 | $9,999.00 | $40.72 | $48.76 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €42.66 |
| 7-day average | €35.84 |
| 30-day average | €40.64 |
| Low | €30.00 |
| Trend price | €36.00 |
| Low (excellent+) | €30.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €44.86 |
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 $40.72; 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 Special Illustration Rare card in the Journey Together set.
Other Hop's Zacian ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
