Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Dragapult ex
Prismatic Evolutions · #165 · Special Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$128.50
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 165 / 180
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 320
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · Tera · ex
- Evolves from
- Drakloak
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Pokédex #
- 887
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Damage Prevention
- Damage efficiency
- 200 damage
- 100 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Dragapult ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Phantom Dive) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Hits for 200 — one-shots most single-prize attackers and many ex, but not 300+ HP walls.
- Needs Fire / Psychic Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- 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.
- 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 Drakloak first).
- Seen in 20% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Dragapult ex
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- 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
- 20% of decks
- 2.55 copies on average · 9974 decks
- Match win rate
- 49.5%
- +2.3 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
Drakloak
in 100% of decks · 9972 seen
Dreepy
in 100% of decks · 9976 seen
Hisuian Growlithe
in 0% of decks · 10 seen
Hisuian Arcanine
in 0% of decks · 10 seen
Rosa's Encouragement
in 31% of decks · 3129 seen
Torchic
in 19% of decks · 1926 seen
Blaziken ex
in 20% of decks · 1955 seen
Combusken
in 18% of decks · 1834 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Dragapult ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CJet Headbutt — 70
RPPhantom Dive — 200
Put 6 damage counters on your opponent's Benched Pokémon in any way you like.
As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's).
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
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Tournament play
This printing of Dragapult ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Dragapult ex — Twilight Masquerade
Played in 3,539 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 | $114.99 | $133.82 | $1,609.90 | $128.50 | — |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dragapult ex is real?
Dragapult 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 Dragapult ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dragapult ex is $128.50; 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 Dragapult ex from?
Dragapult ex is from the Pokémon set "Prismatic Evolutions" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Dragapult ex?
Dragapult ex is a Special Illustration Rare card in the Prismatic Evolutions set.
Other Dragapult ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
