Hoopa-EX (Ancient Origins 36)

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Hoopa EX  
フーパEX HoopaEX
Psychic
HoopaEXAncientOrigins36.jpg
Regular print
Illus. Ryota Murayama
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Hoopa-EX
Type Psychic
HP 170
weakness
Psychic×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
  
English expansion Ancient Origins
Rarity Rare Holo ex
English card no. 36/98
Japanese expansion Bandit Ring
Japanese rarity RR
Japanese card no. 036/081
English expansion Ancient Origins
Rarity Rare Ultra
English card no. 89/98
Japanese expansion Bandit Ring
Japanese rarity SR
Japanese card no. 087/081
English expansion XY Black Star Promos
English card no. XY71
Japanese expansion Mythical & Legendary Dream Shine Collection
Japanese card no. 020/036
Japanese expansion Premium Champion Pack
Japanese card no. 064/131
Japanese expansion The Best of XY
Japanese card no. 058/171
Japanese Deck Kit Extra Regulation Box
Japanese card no. 010/048
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Hoopa.

HoopaEX (Japanese: フーパEX HoopaEX) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon-EX card. It was first released as part of the Ancient Origins expansion.

Card text

Ability
Scoundrel Ring
バンデッドリング
 
When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may search your deck for up to 3 Pokémon-EX (except for Hoopa-EX), reveal them, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
PsychicPsychicPsychic Hyperspace Fury
いじげんラッシュ
Discard 2 Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 100 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
720U
Pokémon-EX rule
When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.


Release information

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art card in the Ancient Origins expansion, first released in the Japanese Bandit Ring expansion. The Regular print features artwork by Ryota Murayama, while the Full Art print features artwork by 5ban Graphics. It was reprinted with new artwork by Eske Yoshinob as one of the XY Black Star Promos available in the Powers Beyond Tins starting October 7, 2015. The Regular print was reprinted in the Japanese Premium Champion Pack as a Mirror Reverse Holofoil. The XY Promotional print was later included in the Japanese Mythical & Legendary Dream Shine Collection.

The Ancient Origins Regular print was reprinted in the Japanese The Best of XY subset. The Ancient Origins Regular print, alongside a Jumbo version, was included in the Hoopa-EX Challenge Box. The Ancient Origins Regular print was reprinted as a Non Holofoil in the Japanese Extra Regulation Box released on October 4, 2019.

Gallery

HoopaEXAncientOrigins36.jpg
Regular print
Illus. Ryota Murayama
HoopaEXAncientOrigins89.jpg
Full Art print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
HoopaEXXYPromo71.jpg
XY Promotional print
Illus. Eske Yoshinob
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

This card features Hoopa Unbound. Scoundrel Ring's Japanese name, Bandit Ring, is the name of the Japanese expansion in which Hoopa-EX was first released. Hyperspace Fury is a move in the Pokémon games that Hoopa can learn.


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