Pokémon · Black & White
Serperior
Boundaries Crossed · #13 · Rare Holo · 2012
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From
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Market reference
$5.06
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 13 / 153
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Servine
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mizue
- Pokédex #
- 497
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Serperior plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Mega Drain) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Servine first).
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Serperior
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.7 copies on average · 30 decks
- Match win rate
- 36.7%
- -10.6 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mizue
This card was illustrated by Mizue.
Building around Serperior?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It can stop its opponents' movements with just a glare. It takes in solar energy and boosts it internally."
GCDouble Slash — 50×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads.
GCCMega Drain — 70
Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Serperior or Boundaries Crossed.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Serperior was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/06/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $3.25 | $4.50 | $52.99 | $5.06 | $52.88 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $5.07 | $48.29 | $84.75 | $7.31 | $55.27 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.49 |
| 7-day average | €2.82 |
| 30-day average | €2.78 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €2.77 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.75 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.07 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.99 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.49 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.59 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.12 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Serperior is real?
Serperior is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Serperior worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Serperior is $5.06; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Serperior from?
Serperior is from the Pokémon set "Boundaries Crossed" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Serperior?
Serperior is a Rare Holo card in the Boundaries Crossed set.
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