Pokémon · XY
Hoopa
Steam Siege · #51 · Rare · 2016
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$0.38
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 51 / 116
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Yoshinobu Saito
- Pokédex #
- 720
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 43.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Hoopa 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 (Portal Strike) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 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 Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Hoopa
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Yoshinobu Saito
This card was illustrated by Yoshinobu Saito.
Building around Hoopa?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It is said to be able to seize anything it desires with its six rings and six huge arms. With its power sealed, it is transformed into a much smaller form."
CHyperspace Punch
This attack does 20 damage to 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
PPPPortal Strike — 130
This Pokémon can't use Portal Strike during your next turn.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hoopa was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.12 | $0.38 | $19.98 | $0.38 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.68 | $19.76 | $0.63 | $0.77 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.49 |
| 7-day average | €0.74 |
| 30-day average | €0.64 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.65 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.69 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.15 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.88 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.66 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.04 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.97 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hoopa is real?
Hoopa 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 Hoopa worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hoopa is $0.38; 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 Hoopa from?
Hoopa is from the Pokémon set "Steam Siege" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Hoopa?
Hoopa is a Rare card in the Steam Siege set.
Other Hoopa printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
