Pokémon · Black & White
Hydreigon
Plasma Freeze · #78 · Rare Holo · 2013
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Market reference
$7.31
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 78 / 122
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · Team Plasma
- Evolves from
- Zweilous
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 635
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 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 Hydreigon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Obsidian Fang) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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 Fighting 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Hydreigon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It responds to movement by attacking. This scary, three-headed Pokémon devours everything in its path!"
DCCTractorbeam
Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with the Defending Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to the new Defending Pokémon.
DCCCObsidian Fang — 80
Before doing damage, discard all Pokémon Tool cards attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hydreigon was legal.
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 60 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 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $6.90 | $10.75 | $64.90 | $7.31 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $10.00 | $22.00 | $124.50 | $14.30 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.99 |
| 7-day average | €3.46 |
| 30-day average | €2.89 |
| Low | €0.45 |
| Trend price | €3.40 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.89 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.45 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.82 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.65 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.61 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.27 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.02 |
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 $7.31; 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 "Plasma Freeze" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Hydreigon?
Hydreigon is a Rare Holo card in the Plasma Freeze set.
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