Pokémon · XY
Kingdra
XY Black Star Promos · #XY39 · Promo · 2013
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From
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Market reference
$37.53
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY39 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Seadra
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- hatachu
- Pokédex #
- 230
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 150 damage
- 50 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 Kingdra plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Water / 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 ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- 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 Seadra first).
How to beat Kingdra
- Exploit its Fairy weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by hatachu
This card was illustrated by hatachu.
Building around Kingdra?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It stores energy by sleeping at underwater depths at which no other life-forms can survive."
Ancient Trait: α Growth
When you attach an Energy card from your hand to this Pokémon (except with an attack, Ability, or Trainer card), you may attach 2 Energy cards.
CGather Strength
Search your deck for up to 4 basic Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
WWLDragon Blast — 150
Discard a Water and a Lightning Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:Y×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Kingdra 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 2026/07/21| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $125.00 | $399.99 | $692.21 | $37.53 | $500.00 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €20.00 |
| 7-day average | €22.85 |
| 30-day average | €26.06 |
| Low | €45.00 |
| Trend price | €31.95 |
| Low (excellent+) | €49.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.93 |
| averageSellPrice | €20.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.89 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.40 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Kingdra is real?
Kingdra 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 Kingdra worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kingdra is $37.53; 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 Kingdra from?
Kingdra is from the Pokémon set "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Kingdra?
Kingdra is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos set.
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