Hop's Zacian ex #186 value & price
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Hop's Zacian ex #186 is one of the standout special illustration rares from Journey Together, the 2025 set that gave this legendary wolf its moment with artist DOM's illustration work. If you're here checking Hop's Zacian ex value, here's the short version: raw copies are sitting around $29, which feels about right for a card this popular but not scarce enough to be untouchable. Collectors love it for the art as much as the pull, and that combination is exactly what keeps demand steady.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $29, down 18% over the past year, with an all-time high of $114 in March 2025.
Recent pulls of Hop's Zacian ex
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Hop's Zacian ex price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 7,042 graded, only 2,458 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $135 | 2,458 | 2,130 / 328 |
| PSA 9 | $30 | 3,532 | 3,397 / 135 |
| PSA 8 | $26 | 854 | 815 / 39 |
| PSA 7 | $25 | 150 | 136 / 14 |
| PSA 6 | $20 | 39 | 39 / - |
| PSA 5 | $16 | 4 | 4 / - |
| PSA 4 | $14 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 3 | $12 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 2 | $11 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $29 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 186 of 190
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Metal
- HP
- 230
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- DOM
- Released
- 2025
Attacks
- Insta-Strike30Colorless
This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
- Brave Slash240Metal · Metal · Metal · Colorless
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Brave Slash.
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The collector's take on Hop's Zacian ex
Is Hop's Zacian ex worth grading?
So is Hop's Zacian ex worth grading? A raw copy runs $29, a Grade 9 comes in at $35, and a true PSA 10 jumps up to $142, which works out to about 4.9x the raw price. That's a real jump, but hitting gem mint isn't a given: special illustration rares like this one show every little edge ding and print line under a grader's light, so plenty of copies come back as a 9 instead of a 10. Factor in grading fees and turnaround time before you send one in, and only do it if your copy looks genuinely clean to the naked eye first. If it's got a soft corner or a scuff, you're often better off just enjoying it raw or selling as-is.
How rare is Hop's Zacian ex?
We don't have official population numbers to lean on here, but special illustration rares as a category are already one of the harder pulls in any modern set, usually tucked in at low odds per box. Journey Together followed that same pattern, and Hop's Zacian ex fits right into that scarce tier: not a chase card at the very top of the set, but not a common sight either. That kind of built-in scarcity is a big part of why the raw price holds steady and why a clean PSA 10 commands such a premium over a played or lightly handled copy.
Where can you pull Hop's Zacian ex?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in, since we track actual pulls across pack sites rather than just guessing at odds. Hop's Zacian ex has been recorded 161 times across courtyard, tilt-rips, collector-crypt, and lastpack, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $70. We've seen it show up in the Wildcard Basic Pack, Pokemon Premium Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Mini Pack, and Pokémon Starter Pack, so if you're chasing this one, those are the products where it's actually been showing up. Just know going in that opening packs is a gamble, most rips don't cover what you paid, and pulling one is a bonus, not a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Hop's Zacian ex worth?+
A raw or ungraded Hop's Zacian ex is valued around $29 right now. Grade it and a Grade 9 sits at $35, while a PSA 10 jumps to $142, which is about 4.9 times the raw price. Where it lands for you depends on condition and whether you plan to grade it.
Is Hop's Zacian ex worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 brings $142 against a raw price of $29, a solid 4.9x multiplier. But gem mint copies aren't easy to land, so only send in copies that already look sharp, and factor in grading costs before you commit.
What set is Hop's Zacian ex from?+
Hop's Zacian ex #186 comes from Journey Together, released in 2025. It's a special illustration rare illustrated by DOM, which is part of why collectors are drawn to it beyond just the gameplay side.
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