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Rayquaza-EX

Roaring Skies · #60 · Rare Holo EX · 2015

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Card facts

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Set position: 60 / 112
Release year: 2015
Rarity: Rare Holo EX
HP: 180
Subtype: Basic · EX
Evolves to: M Rayquaza-EX
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: PLANETA
Pokédex #: 384
Series: XY

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 130 damage; 32.5 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

Strategy & play

How Rayquaza-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 (Dragon Strike) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
Needs Fire / Lightning Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
Dragon type, weak to Fairy ×2 — a Fairy attacker doing ≥90 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 Rayquaza-EX

Exploit its Fairy weakness — ≥90 damage one-shots it.
It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Lillie's Clefairy ex

$1.77 · in 22% of decks

Dreepy

$0.28 · in 21% of decks

Dusknoir

$0.28 · in 10% of decks

Yveltal

$0.25 · in 10% of decks

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About this card

HP: 180Type:NDragonSubtype: Basic · EXEvolves to: M Rayquaza-EX

CCDragon Claw — 30

RRLCDragon Strike — 130

Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon can't use Dragon Strike during your next turn.

Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness:Y×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Rayquaza-EX was legal.

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4to Torneo Tropical Beach

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The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

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3 weeks ago

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 2026/07/19

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$13.99	$24.77	$188.55	$26.21	$188.55

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€6.00
7-day average	€10.30
30-day average	€11.52
Low	€4.00
Trend price	€8.22
Low (excellent+)	€5.00
reverseHoloAvg1	€5.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€5.18
averageSellPrice	€9.13
Reverse holo 30-day	€4.82
Reverse holo trend	€6.03

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Rayquaza-EX is real?

Rayquaza-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 Rayquaza-EX worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Rayquaza-EX is $26.21; 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 Rayquaza-EX from?

Rayquaza-EX is from the Pokémon set "Roaring Skies" in the XY series, released in 2015.

What rarity is Rayquaza-EX?

Rayquaza-EX is a Rare Holo EX card in the Roaring Skies set.