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Hoopa ex
Pokemon
“Hoopa ex” (B4-103) is a Pokémon card from the Ruler of the Skies set in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Key details include 150 HP, Darkness, and Shadow Bullet and Dynamite Punch.
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Hoopa ex Card Details
Illustrator·PLANETA CG WorksHP
150
TypesDarkness
Pokedex Number
#720
Hoopa ex Attacks
- 30Shadow Bullet
This attack also does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
- 100Dynamite Punch
This Pokémon also does 20 damage to itself.
Weaknesses
Retreat Cost
How to get Hoopa ex
Deck snapshot
Where Hoopa ex is played
Observed use in sampled public tournaments. These figures are not ladder usage, a card win rate, or a recommendation to play a particular number of copies. Versions with the same effect are combined. Examples retain their source artwork.
- Tournament usage
- 6.9%
- 230 / 3,329 lists
- Most common count
- 2 copies
- 95.2% of lists using it
Decks that use “Hoopa ex”
Event window: Sep 19, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026
Hoopa ex versions and alt art
3 matching cards
Daily tournament data
Build with Hoopa ex
Seen in 6.9% of 3,329 sampled tournament lists. Most lists that use it run 2 copies.
- Tournament usage
- 6.9%
- 230 / 3,329 lists
- Most common count
- 2 copies
- 95.2% of lists using it
- Average copies
- 1.95
- Among lists using it
- Archetypes
- 9
- Current decks using it
Decks that use “Hoopa ex”
- Hoopa ex Mega Absol ex
- 1 copy
- 0.0% (0)
- 2 copies
- 100.0% (169)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 5.1%
- Team Rocket's Weezing ex Hoopa ex
- 1 copy
- 0.0% (0)
- 2 copies
- 100.0% (15)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 0.5%
Real 2-copy list
- 1× Darkrai ex
- 2× Hoopa ex
- 2× Team Rocket's Koffing
- 2× Team Rocket's Weezing ex
- 2× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 1× Copycat
- 2× Lucky Ice Pop
- 2× Deceptive Needle
- 1× X Speed
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Hoopa ex Greninja
- 1 copy
- 0.0% (0)
- 2 copies
- 100.0% (13)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 0.4%
Real 2-copy list
- 2× Froakie
- 2× Greninja
- 1× Mega Absol ex
- 2× Hoopa ex
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Rare Candy
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Field Blower
- 2× Deceptive Needle
- 1× X Speed
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Hoopa ex Mega Sableye ex
- 1 copy
- 0.0% (0)
- 2 copies
- 100.0% (9)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 0.3%
Real 2-copy list
- 1× Darkrai ex
- 1× Mega Sableye ex
- 2× Hoopa ex
- 2× Cyrus
- 1× Mars
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 1× Repel
- 1× Copycat
- 2× Lucky Ice Pop
- 1× Field Blower
- 2× Deceptive Needle
- 1× X Speed
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Hoopa ex Mega Gengar ex
- 1 copy
- 0.0% (0)
- 2 copies
- 100.0% (3)
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- Inclusion
- 100.0%
- Meta share
- 0.1%
Real 2-copy list
- 2× Froakie
- 2× Greninja
- 1× Gastly
- 1× Haunter
- 1× Mega Gengar ex
- 2× Hoopa ex
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Rare Candy
- 2× Copycat
- 1× Small Balloon
- 1× Wally
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Zoroark ex Mega Sableye ex
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (3)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 75.0%
- Meta share
- 0.1%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Darkrai ex
- 2× Zorua
- 2× Zoroark ex
- 1× Bombirdier
- 1× Mega Sableye ex
- 1× Hoopa ex
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Hiking Trail
- 1× Field Blower
- 2× Deceptive Needle
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Zoroark ex Mega Absol ex
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (3)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 6.8%
- Meta share
- 1.3%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Darkrai ex
- 1× Mega Absol ex
- 2× Zorua
- 2× Zoroark ex
- 1× Bombirdier
- 1× Hoopa ex
- 1× Sabrina
- 1× Giant Cape
- 1× Cyrus
- 1× Pokémon Center Lady
- 1× Copycat
- 1× Lucky Ice Pop
- 2× Deceptive Needle
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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- Hydreigon Mega Absol ex
- 1 copy
- 100.0% (2)
- 2 copies
- 0.0% (0)
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- Inclusion
- 2.1%
- Meta share
- 2.9%
Real 1-copy list
- 1× Mega Absol ex
- 2× Deino
- 2× Hydreigon
- 1× Bombirdier
- 1× Hoopa ex
- 1× Cyrus
- 2× Rare Candy
- 2× Copycat
- 2× Lucky Ice Pop
- 1× Hiking Trail
- 1× Juliana
- 2× Poké Ball
- 2× Professor's Research
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Tournament intelligence
Hoopa ex in tournament decks
This card appears in 9 current and 4 historical tournament archetypes.
Tournament deck data sourced from Limitless Tournament Platform.
Historical decks featuring this card
Archived tournament profiles where this card appeared in at least half of tracked decklists.
- Archived meta snapshot
Team Rocket's Raticate ex Hoopa ex
Last seen Oct 14, 2026100.0% card inclusion
- Archived meta snapshot
Hoopa ex Darkrai ex
Last seen Sep 7, 2026100.0% card inclusion
- Archived meta snapshot
Greninja Darkrai ex
Last seen Aug 31, 2026100.0% card inclusion
- Archived meta snapshot
Hoopa ex Hydreigon
Last seen Oct 12, 2026100.0% card inclusion
Other cards with Shadow Bullet, like Hoopa ex
3 matching cards
Other cards with Dynamite Punch, like Hoopa ex
4 matching cards
Tournament synergy
Cards commonly played with Hoopa ex
These cards appear in the same tournament archetypes as Hoopa ex. Rankings use archetype-level samples and inclusion; they do not measure how often two cards occur in the exact same list.
Poké Ball
P-A-005
- shared archetypes
- 9
- avg. inclusion
- 100.0%
Cyrus
A2-150
- shared archetypes
- 9
- avg. inclusion
- 99.4%
Copycat
B1-225
- shared archetypes
- 9
- avg. inclusion
- 99.7%
Professor's Research
P-A-007
- shared archetypes
- 9
- avg. inclusion
- 99.7%
Deceptive Needle
B4-148
- shared archetypes
- 9
- avg. inclusion
- 97.8%
Field Blower
B3-147
- shared archetypes
- 8
- avg. inclusion
- 77.9%
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