Pokémon TCG · 2015 Set Guide
Primal Clash Set Guide
The set of Primal Reversion: Kyogre-EX and Groudon-EX become Primal Kyogre-EX and Primal Groudon-EX. It is the biggest XY set to that point, with a run of full arts from 147 to 160.
Overview
Primal Clash is the fifth XY expansion: 160 cards up to the printed total and four secret-rare Trainers above it, Dive Ball, Enhanced Hammer, Switch and Weakness Policy (161 to 164). Its Rare Ultra run, 147 to 160, has full arts of its Pokémon-EX and of its four Supporters.
It introduced Primal Reversion, which works like Mega Evolution: Primal Kyogre-EX evolves from Kyogre-EX, and becoming one ends your turn. Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick, one of the set's Supporters, is on the Expanded banned list.
Cards and rarities
Primal Clash has 164 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "1/160", next to the set code PRC.
The printed total is 160, so the 4 cards from 161 to 164 are secret rares. Set completion in TurnZero HQ counts a set against its printed total and keeps the secret rares apart, so finishing the main set and chasing the cards above it read as two separate goals. How set completion works →
Headline Pokémon
Twelve Pokémon-EX, each worth two Prize cards when Knocked Out, among them the two Primal Pokémon:
Primal Kyogre-EX
Primal Clash #55
240 HP. Tidal Storm does 150, moves 2 Energy to your Bench and does 30 to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon-EX.
Primal Groudon-EX
Primal Clash #86
240 HP. Gaia Volcano does 100, or 200 if a Stadium is in play, which it then discards.
Wailord-EX
Primal Clash #38
250 HP Basic. High Breaching does 120 and puts it to sleep.
Trainers worth knowing
Two Trainers built for the set's Water and Fighting decks:
The chase card: Primal Kyogre-EX
Primal Clash's chase card is Primal Kyogre-EX, numbered 149/160, a Rare Ultra, illustrated by 5ban Graphics, at $363.35 on October 22, 2026.
The Rare Ultra Primal Groudon-EX (151/160) was second at $224.34 and the Rare Ultra Kyogre-EX (148/160) third at $181.61.
Primal Kyogre-EX is printed twice in Primal Clash. The Rare Holo EX (55/160) was $62.18.
Every Primal Kyogre-EX in Primal Clash
| Version | Number | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo EX | 55/160 | $62.18 |
| Rare Ultra | 149/160 | $363.35 |
Only the exact version is worth its price. The number at the bottom of the card and the rarity symbol beside it tell you which one you pulled. Reading the number and rarity symbol →
Chase cards and prices
The full arts of the two Primal Pokémon and their Basic forms lead, Primal Kyogre-EX first.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Primal Kyogre-EX | Rare Ultra | $363.35 |
| Primal Groudon-EX | Rare Ultra | $224.34 |
| Kyogre-EX | Rare Ultra | $181.61 |
| Groudon-EX | Rare Ultra | $166.59 |
| M Gardevoir-EX | Rare Ultra | $105.42 |
| M Aggron-EX | Rare Ultra | $93.36 |
| Gardevoir-EX | Rare Ultra | $72.90 |
These are each card's headline TCGplayer market price on October 22, 2026. Prices can move a long way, most of all in a set's first months, so treat them as a snapshot. Each card's page shows today's price for every variant and its 90-day chart. How Pokémon card prices work →
What a complete set costs
One copy of every card in Primal Clash, bought as singles, cost $1,989.39 on October 22, 2026. That is the fourth most expensive of the fifteen sets in the XY series.
The three most valuable cards, Primal Kyogre-EX, Primal Groudon-EX and Kyogre-EX, come to $769.30, or 39% of the total. Without them the set costs $1,220.09. Of the 164 cards, 116 were under $2.00, together $52.45; the other 48 add up to $1,936.94.
Each card is counted at its cheapest priced variant, a Normal copy rather than a Reverse Holofoil where both exist, at its TCGplayer market price. This is what it costs to buy the set as singles. It is not what opening packs returns, and not what a complete set would sell for, which after fees and the many cards worth cents would be noticeably less.
Playing it
No Primal Clash card carries a regulation mark, so none is Standard-legal as printed. Standard has allowed only the H, I and J marks since April 10, 2026. Primal Clash is legal in Expanded, which takes every set from Black & White on, except for Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick (133/160 and 158/160), on the Expanded banned list.
A reprint with a legal mark makes older printings of the same card legal again, so check a card's name before you rule it out.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Primal Clash release?
February 4, 2015. Its set code is PRC.
How many cards are in Primal Clash?
164. The printed total is 160, and the 4 cards numbered above it are secret rares.
What is Primal Reversion?
The way Kyogre-EX and Groudon-EX become Primal Kyogre-EX and Primal Groudon-EX. It works like Mega Evolution: under the Primal Reversion rule, your turn ends when one of your Pokémon becomes a Primal Pokémon.
What is the most valuable Primal Clash card?
The Rare Ultra Primal Kyogre-EX (149/160), at $363.35 on October 22, 2026, ahead of the Rare Ultra Primal Groudon-EX (151/160) at $224.34. Prices move daily, so check each card's page for the current figure.
Track your Primal Clash cards.
Scan cards in by the set code and number at the bottom, see how much of the set you own, and value every copy from daily TCGplayer prices. Free to start.
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