Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Hydreigon ex
Surging Sparks · #119 · Double Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$0.89
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 119 / 252
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Double Rare
- HP
- 330
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · Tera · ex
- Evolves from
- Zweilous
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Pokédex #
- 635
- 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 Hydreigon ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Crashing Headbutt) 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 Darkness / Psychic / Metal Energy to attack — note its own type is Darkness, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥165 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.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Hydreigon ex
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥165 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- 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
- 0% of decks
- 2.61 copies on average · 202 decks
- Match win rate
- 35.2%
- -12.0 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.
Building around Hydreigon ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
DCCrashing Headbutt — 200
Discard the top 3 cards of your opponent's deck.
PDMCObsidian — 130
This attack also does 130 damage to 2 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Tera: As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's).
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Hydreigon ex or Surging Sparks.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hydreigon ex was legal.
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Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
60
ran Hydreigon ex
Tournaments scanned
291
past 30 days
Competitive note
Seeing competitive play.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 8th
Top decks running Hydreigon ex
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 | $0.39 | $0.99 | $4,321.00 | $0.89 | $1.00 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.96 |
| 7-day average | €0.97 |
| 30-day average | €1.01 |
| Low | €0.29 |
| Trend price | €0.95 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.29 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.01 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hydreigon ex is real?
Hydreigon 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 Hydreigon ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hydreigon ex is $0.89; 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 ex from?
Hydreigon ex is from the Pokémon set "Surging Sparks" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Hydreigon ex?
Hydreigon ex is a Double Rare card in the Surging Sparks set.
Other Hydreigon ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
