Hydreigon ex
SV08: Surging Sparks · 223/191 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
223/191
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Hydreigon ex: Rarity & Collectibility
Hydreigon ex in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #223/191 of the SV08: Surging Sparks set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Hydreigon ex?
In 2026, a Near Mint Hydreigon ex (Ultra Rare, SV08: Surging Sparks #223/191) changes hands at roughly $4.80, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $4.80, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.00. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $4.80, Lightly Played $4.03, Moderately Played $3.79, Heavily Played $2.69, Damaged $2.00 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Hydreigon ex is valued near $32.00 — about 6.7x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Hydreigon ex: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Hydreigon ex, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Hydreigon ex sits around $32.00 — roughly 6.7x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $15.99, CGC 10 $40.00, CGC 9.5 $20.00 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | DAMAGED | $3.49 | $3.49 | $3.49 | 1 |
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $4.89 | $4.89 | $4.89 | 4 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $5.53 | $5.53 | $5.53 | 192 |
| ebay | ACE 8 | $26.90 | $26.90 | $26.90 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $17.50 | $17.50 | $17.50 | 4 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 11 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $3.15 | $3.15 | $3.15 | 3 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | 33 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $5.15 | $5.15 | $5.15 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 18 |
| ebay | PSA 8 5 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | 2 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $15.99 | $15.99 | $15.99 | 28 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $19.50 | $19.50 | $19.50 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 1 |
| ebay | TAG 10 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $2.00 | $2.00 | $2.00 | 6 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $2.69 | $2.69 | $2.69 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $4.03 | $4.03 | $4.03 | 441 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $3.79 | $3.79 | $3.79 | 10 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $4.80 | $3.39 | $5.83 | 4,835 |
Collector Outlook for Hydreigon ex
As an Ultra Rare, Hydreigon ex carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Hydreigon ex on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
