Pokémon · XY
Axew
BREAKthrough · #109 · Common · 2015
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From
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Market reference
$0.32
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 109 / 165
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Fraxure
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 610
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Axew plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Dragon Claw) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal / Fighting Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Dragon type, weak to Fairy ×2 — a Fairy attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Axew
- Exploit its Fairy weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 2 decks
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Axew?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They mark their territory by leaving gashes in trees with their tusks. If a tusk breaks, a new one grows in quickly."
MExtra Chop — 20
This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself.
FMCDragon Claw — 40
Weakness:Y×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Axew or BREAKthrough.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Axew 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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.05 | $0.33 | $1,000.00 | $0.32 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.46 | $0.75 | $19.98 | $0.80 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.35 |
| 7-day average | €0.22 |
| 30-day average | €0.19 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.23 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.35 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.68 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.81 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.65 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.91 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Axew is real?
Axew 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 Axew worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Axew is $0.32; 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 Axew from?
Axew is from the Pokémon set "BREAKthrough" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Axew?
Axew is a Common card in the BREAKthrough set.
Other Axew printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
