Garchomp-EX

XY Black Star Promos XY167/211 • promo

Set: XY Black Star Promos
Number: XY167/211
Rarity: Promo
Released: 2013
Energy type: dragon energy
Market price: $33.96
Artist: Ryo Ueda

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Market

What it's worth

$33.96market price via TCGplayer · Sep 10, 2026$20.54 – $34.14 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As part of the XY Black Star Promos, this Garchomp-EX card represents a significant era of the Pokémon Trading Card Game where Dragon-type cards featured distinct, multi-energy attack costs. Collectors prize this particular print for its unique artwork and its status as a promotional release, which separates it from the standard expansions of the XY series.

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Card face

What it does

180 HPBasicEX

Cost: fighting energyShred30

This attack's damage isn't affected by any effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Cost: water energy fighting energy fighting energy colorless energyHyper Beam100

Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Weaknessfairy energy×2Retreatcolorless energy colorless energy

Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Formats

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Garchomp-EX card, numbered XY167 as part of the XY Black Star Promos, was released in 2016 as a specialized promotional offering. It was designed to coincide with the broader XY expansion cycle of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which introduced the powerful Mega Evolution and EX card mechanics to modernize the competitive meta. The card was specifically distributed through the Garchomp-EX Box, a retail package that allowed players to acquire this specific dragon-type card directly rather than relying on random booster pack pulls.

The visual design of this card follows the standard aesthetic for the EX series, featuring a high-contrast holographic foil finish and stylized artwork that emphasizes the Pokémon's aggressive, predatory nature. Illustrators for the Black Star Promo line were tasked with creating dynamic, full-body poses to highlight the scale of the EX-tier Pokémon. Within the gaming community, Garchomp-EX was received as a functional tool for collectors and players alike, serving as a staple representation of Sinnoh region designs within the XY-era card framework.

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Garchomp-EXXY Black Star Promos · #XY09/211 · promo · 2013$20.85

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