Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Hydreigon
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH037 · Promo · 2019
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Market reference
$7.95
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH037 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Zweilous
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Taira Akitsu
- Pokédex #
- 635
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 43.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Hydreigon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥80 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Zweilous first).
How to beat Hydreigon
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Taira Akitsu
This card was illustrated by Taira Akitsu.
Building around Hydreigon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"There are a slew of stories about villages that were destroyed by Hydreigon. It bites anything that moves."
Ability: Dark Squall
As often as you like during your turn, you may attach a Darkness Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon.
DDCPitch-Black Fangs — 130
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hydreigon was legal.
Expanded Tourney #2
4 days ago
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Expanded
5 days ago
Expanded Tourney #2
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #2 - 18 Codes
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
2 weeks ago
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
3 weeks ago
Tournament play
This printing of Hydreigon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Hydreigon ex — Surging Sparks
Played in 135 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 2026/06/25| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $6.00 | $8.88 | $84.67 | $7.95 | $9.90 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.50 |
| 7-day average | €14.26 |
| 30-day average | €12.60 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €14.51 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €14.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.73 |
| averageSellPrice | €16.98 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.93 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.39 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hydreigon is real?
Hydreigon 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 worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hydreigon is $7.95; 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 from?
Hydreigon is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Hydreigon?
Hydreigon is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
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