The cardPRE 32/131

Prismatic Evolutions

Iron Thorns ex PRE 32/131

Name: Iron Thorns ex PRE 32/131
Brand: Pokémon

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Iron Thorns ex has appeared in several sets: Twilight Masquerade (TWM 77) and Prismatic Evolutions (PRE 32). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

The market for this printing

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No quotation can be assigned to this reference until its finish is identified. Card language: English. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

When it came out

Prismatic Evolutions landed here on 17 January 2025.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 6 December 2024, under the code SV8a. That is 42 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 230
Type: Lightning
Stage: Basic
Retreat cost: 4
Weakness: ×2
Regulation mark: H
Number: 32/131
Set: Prismatic EvolutionsPRESet guide

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
It has an Ability, Initialization. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
A strength
Iron Thorns ex runs it in 58 of the 58 lists we have read, seen across 42 different tournaments.
A strength
It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.
A strength
Mark H. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.
Keep in mind
Retreat cost 4. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.
Keep in mind
It is an ex card. The turn it goes down your opponent takes 2 Prizes instead of one, and games do turn on exactly that.
Keep in mind
Weakness Fighting ×2. Against a Fighting Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 9,687 tournament lists we have read, 2,286 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on November 11, 2026. TCGdex

Every version of this card

Look at the number printed at the bottom of your card. That is what tells you which version you are holding. Tap yours to open its page.

Iron Thorns ex TWM 77/167Twilight MasqueradeDouble rareDouble rare
Iron Thorns ex TWM 196/167Twilight MasqueradeUltra RareUltra Rare
Iron Thorns ex PRE 32/131Prismatic EvolutionsDouble rareThe one you are looking atDouble rare

Who plays it

Every printing of Iron Thorns ex plays the same way at a tournament. So the decks below count them all together, and the last column shows the one players wrote on their list.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Iron Thorns ex	58 of 58	42	TWM 77
mega-rayquaza-ex	22 of 38	15	TWM 77
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik	15 of 123	13	TWM 77
Dragapult ex / Iron Thorns ex	7 of 7	6	TWM 77
Mega Manectric ex	5 of 39	5	TWM 77
Eelektrik	2 of 58	2	TWM 77
Raging Bolt ex / Teal Mask Ogerpon ex	1 of 109	1	TWM 77

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 5 Iron Thorns cards on one page, priciest first.

View all Iron Thorns cards

Iron Thorns ex PRE 32/131

The market for this printing

When it came out

What the card itself says

What to make of it

Every version of this card

Who plays it

The other cards of this Pokémon

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What to make of it

What the card itself says

Who plays it

The other cards of this Pokémon

Its Ability

Initialization

Its attacks

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