Hop’s Zacian ex SAR is a single card from Battle Partners (SV9), the Scarlet & Violet-era Japanese expansion that pairs Pokemon Sword & Shield’s rival character with his signature Legendary. Card number 128/100 sits at the Special Art Rare tier — the full-art chase slot of the set.
This guide covers what the card is, which set it comes from, what a PSA10 currently costs out of our own Tokyo stock, and how it differs from the other Japanese Zacian and Zamazenta prints it sometimes gets mixed up with.
Hop’s Zacian ex SAR is card 128/100 from Battle Partners (SV9), a 132-card Japanese expansion released January 24, 2025. A PSA10 copy is currently listed at ¥12,386 (~$77.9) (更新：当前售罄 — 可通过 Quick Order 申请补货) in our own stock. It is a different card from the 30th Anniversary Zacian & Zamazenta print (085&086/103) — different set, different number, do not confuse the two.
Prices are current listings as of September 2026, converted at ¥159/USD.
Card Overview: Hop’s Zacian ex SAR (128/100)
Hop’s Zacian ex is confirmed in the Battle Partners set list at card number 128/100, rarity SAR (Special Art Rare). The SAR slot is the full-art alternate-artwork tier that Scarlet & Violet-era Japanese sets use for their headline chase cards, sitting above the set’s standard rares.
The card belongs to a recurring Scarlet & Violet-era design pattern: a “[Character]’s [Pokemon]” card that illustrates a human trainer alongside their partner Pokemon in one full-art scene, rather than depicting the Pokemon alone. Here, that trainer is Hop and the partner Pokemon is Zacian.
That naming convention matters when you’re searching listings or matching a card to a checklist. “Hop’s Zacian ex” is a distinct catalogue entry from a plain “Zacian ex” print with no trainer figure, and the two should never be treated as the same card just because the Pokemon in the artwork is the same. Number and rarity together — 128/100, SAR — are what confirm you are looking at this specific Battle Partners print rather than a different Zacian card from a different set.
For the full 132-card checklist this number belongs to, see our Battle Partners (SV9) card list.
Who Is Hop, and Why Is He Paired With Zacian?
Hop is the English localisation name for the rival character from the Pokemon Sword & Shield games, set in the Galar region. On this card, he appears in a Trainer-partner illustration alongside his signature Zacian — the pairing that gives the card its name, rather than a plain “Zacian ex” print with no human figure.
Because Hop is tied specifically to the Galar region’s starter storyline, collectors building out Galar-themed sets or character-partner subsets tend to look for this card alongside the region’s starter Pokemon cards. If that’s your focus, our Galar starters card guide covers the wider regional lineup.
Character-partner cards like this one sit slightly outside the plain species checklist that most binders are organised around. If you collect by region rather than by Pokemon alone, Hop’s Zacian ex SAR is one of the pieces that ties a Galar-themed collection together alongside the starter trio, rather than standing in for a generic Zacian slot.
Look for the card number 128/100 and the SAR designation together. Battle Partners uses the same Zacian likeness across more than one print in the wider Zacian & Zamazenta lineage, so number and rarity — not the artwork alone — are what confirm you’re holding this specific card.
Battle Partners (SV9): The Set This Card Comes From
Battle Partners is a Scarlet & Violet-era Japanese expansion pack with a set total of 132 cards, released in Japan on January 24, 2025. The set’s naming theme — pairing video-game trainer characters with their partner Pokemon in full-art form — runs across its higher-rarity slots, of which Hop’s Zacian ex SAR is one.
We don’t publish pull-rate figures for Battle Partners in this guide, since we haven’t verified box-opening data for the set ourselves. For that context and a look at the set’s other chase cards, see our Battle Partners pull-rates and best-cards guide.
At 132 cards, Battle Partners is a full-sized expansion pack rather than a compact promo or starter-deck product, which means the character-partner subline that includes Hop’s Zacian ex SAR sits alongside a broader spread of regular rares, hit slots and secret-rare numbers within the same release. Knowing the set total is useful when you’re checking whether a listing or a scan matches an official Battle Partners print rather than a card from an adjacent SV9-family release.
Current PSA10 Price and Value
A graded copy of this card is listed on our site: a PSA10 Hop’s Zacian ex SAR is currently listed at ¥12,386 (~$77.9) (更新：当前售罄 — 可通过 Quick Order 申请补货) at the September 2026 rate of ¥159/USD. We aren’t publishing third-party auction or marketplace comparison prices for this specific SAR here, since we haven’t verified those figures ourselves — the price above reflects our own listed stock only.
Hop’s Zacian ex SAR vs Other Zacian & Zamazenta Prints
Battle Partners’ Hop’s Zacian ex SAR is not the only Japanese Zacian or Zamazenta card in circulation, and it’s easy to mix it up with a more widely recognised print: the 30th Anniversary Zacian & Zamazenta card at 085&086/103. That is a different set and a different card number from this one — the two should not be treated as interchangeable or compared on price, since they come from separate releases.
If you’re trying to place this SAR within the full history of Japanese Zacian and Zamazenta printings, our Zacian & Zamazenta cards guide surveys every Japanese printing across sets, while this article stays focused on the single Battle Partners SAR. For the 30th Anniversary print specifically, see our Zacian & Zamazenta 30th Celebration card guide.
More Japanese PSA10 Chase Cards from Our Catalogue
If Hop’s Zacian ex SAR fits your budget, a few other single-card PSA10 guides on our site cover cards in a similar price range from different Japanese sets. These are unrelated cards — shown here purely as other Japanese chase cards we carry, not as further Zacian or Battle Partners printings.
Each of these has its own dedicated card guide on our blog covering its set, number and rarity in full — this section is only a pointer that they exist, not a price or rarity comparison against Hop’s Zacian ex SAR.
Where to Buy Hop’s Zacian ex SAR from Japan
We ship graded Japanese singles worldwide from Tokyo with tracked delivery. Our PSA10 Hop’s Zacian ex SAR (128/100) is currently listed at ¥12,386 (~$77.9) (更新：当前售罄 — 可通过 Quick Order 申请补货) as a single graded copy.
Looking for other Battle Partners cards or want to build a mixed order of Japanese singles? Our Quick Order page is the fastest way to add multiple cards to one order.
Because this is a single graded copy rather than an open-ended print run, availability on any one PSA10 card can change once it sells. If you’re specifically after 128/100 and want to confirm it’s still the listed copy before ordering, our product page always reflects the current stock status rather than a static archive price.
常见问题
What set is Hop’s Zacian ex SAR from?
Battle Partners (SV9), a Japanese expansion pack with a set total of 132 cards, released January 24, 2025. Its card number is 128/100.
Is Hop’s Zacian ex SAR the same as the 30th Anniversary Zacian & Zamazenta card?
No. The 30th Anniversary Zacian & Zamazenta card is numbered 085&086/103 in a different set. Hop’s Zacian ex SAR is 128/100 from Battle Partners — a separate print, not interchangeable in price or availability.
Who is Hop in the Pokemon games?
Hop is the English localisation name for the rival character from the Pokemon Sword & Shield games, set in the Galar region. This card depicts him alongside his signature Zacian.
How much does PSA10 Hop’s Zacian ex SAR cost?
Our own PSA10 copy is currently listed at ¥12,386 (about $77.9 at ¥159/USD, September 2026). We don’t track third-party auction prices for this specific card.
Where can I buy a PSA10 Hop’s Zacian ex SAR from Japan?
This graded copy ships worldwide from Tokyo with tracked delivery. Use our product page to buy this card directly, or our Quick Order page to combine it with other Japanese singles in one order.
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