Kabutops ex 97/100

Pokemon card from Sandstorm · released Sep 18, 2003

~$160.30 Holofoil

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Kabutops ex 97/100 Sandstorm Pokemon card

Kabutops ex is a Rare Water-type Stage 2 Pokemon card, number 97/100 in Sandstorm (released Sep 18, 2003), illustrated by Ryo Ueda. Its TCGplayer market price was ~$160.30 for the holofoil finish on Oct 30, 2026. Between Oct 1 and Oct 30, 2026, its Holofoil TCGplayer market price went from ~$141.84 to ~$160.30, up 13.0%.

Prices by finish

Finish	PriceMarket price	Low	Mid	Buy
Holofoil	~$160.30	~$187.00	~$249.99	Buy Holofoil on TCGplayer (opens in a new tab)Search eBaySearch AmazonCardNexus

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Card details

Set	Sandstorm
Number	97/100
Rarity	Rare
Type	Water
HP	150
Stage	Stage 2 — evolves from Kabuto
Artist	Ryo Ueda
Format legality	Not legal in Standard or Expanded
Finishes	Holofoil

What the codes mean

Card number97/100Card 97 of the 100 in the main Sandstorm list.
Set symbolThe small Sandstorm symbol identifies the set. Cards from before Scarlet & Violet print a symbol instead of a set code.
Regulation markNo regulation mark. Cards before Sword & Shield (2020) have none.
RarityRare: a black star.
Illustrator“Illus. Ryo Ueda” names the artist who made the art.

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Attacks & abilities

Hydrocutter40×Flip a number of coins equal to the amount of Energy attached to Kabutops ex. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads. You can't flip more than 3 coins in this way.

Spiral Drain70Remove 2 damage counter from Kabutops ex (remove 1 if there is only 1).

Weakness: Grass ×2, Lightning ×2 · Retreat cost: 2

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Card data via TCGdex and pokemontcg.io, updated Oct 31, 2026. Prices: TCGplayer market prices via TCGCSV, Oct 30, 2026.