Pokémon · XY
Vivillon
BREAKthrough · #15 · Rare Holo · 2015
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From
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Market reference
$0.61
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 15 / 165
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Spewpa
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mizue
- Pokédex #
- 666
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 Vivillon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥60 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 Spewpa first).
How to beat Vivillon
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.11 copies on average · 131 decks
- Match win rate
- 42.1%
- -5.1 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
More by Mizue
This card was illustrated by Mizue.
Building around Vivillon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The patterns on this Pokémon's wings depend on the climate and topography of its habitat. It scatters colorful scales."
Ability: Energy Color
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a basic Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
GCCSleep Powder — 60
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Vivillon or BREAKthrough.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Vivillon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.11 | $0.60 | $17.66 | $0.61 | $0.85 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.33 | $0.92 | $19.98 | $0.92 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.45 |
| 7-day average | €2.08 |
| 30-day average | €1.42 |
| Low | €0.30 |
| Trend price | €1.96 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.65 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.88 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.17 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.90 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Vivillon is real?
Vivillon 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 Vivillon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Vivillon is $0.61; 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 Vivillon from?
Vivillon is from the Pokémon set "BREAKthrough" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Vivillon?
Vivillon is a Rare Holo card in the BREAKthrough set.
Other Vivillon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
