Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Hydreigon ex
Surging Sparks · #240 · Special Illustration Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$42.08
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 240 / 252
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Special Illustration 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
- 2.64 copies on average · 201 decks
- Match win rate
- 35.2%
- -12.1 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
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
This printing of Hydreigon ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Hydreigon ex — Surging Sparks
Played in 59 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 | $38.88 | $45.00 | $394.00 | $42.08 | $49.35 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €59.00 |
| 7-day average | €43.67 |
| 30-day average | €43.17 |
| Low | €29.89 |
| Trend price | €41.78 |
| Low (excellent+) | €29.89 |
| averageSellPrice | €42.54 |
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 $42.08; 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 Special Illustration Rare card in the Surging Sparks set.
Other Hydreigon ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
