Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Iron Hands ex
Prismatic Evolutions · #31 · Double Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$0.54
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 31 / 180
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Double Rare
- HP
- 230
- Subtype
- Basic · ex · Future
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Prize Manipulation
- Damage efficiency
- 160 damage
- 53.33 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 Iron Hands 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 attack takes an extra Prize on KO — a tempo and comeback swing. Opponents will play around giving it a target.
- Its main attack (Arm Press) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 160 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥115 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Iron Hands ex
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥115 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Building around Iron Hands ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
LLCArm Press — 160
LCCCAmp You Very Much — 120
If your opponent's Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from this attack, take 1 more Prize card.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
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SEASAC League Challenge #13 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
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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 | $0.10 | $0.80 | $50.00 | $0.54 | $0.95 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Iron Hands ex is real?
Iron Hands 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 Iron Hands ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Iron Hands ex is $0.54; 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 Iron Hands ex from?
Iron Hands ex is from the Pokémon set "Prismatic Evolutions" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Iron Hands ex?
Iron Hands ex is a Double Rare card in the Prismatic Evolutions set.
Other Iron Hands ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
