Pokémon · Black & White
Haxorus
Dark Explorers · #89 · Rare Holo · 2012
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From
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Market reference
$4.19
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 89 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Fraxure
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Akira Komayama
- Pokédex #
- 612
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 80 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 Haxorus plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Stunning Uppercut) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- 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 Fraxure first).
How to beat Haxorus
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- 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
- 1% of decks
- 1.02 copies on average · 320 decks
- Match win rate
- 47.4%
- +0.2 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 Akira Komayama
This card was illustrated by Akira Komayama.
Building around Haxorus?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Their sturdy tusks will stay sharp even if used to cut steel beams. These Pokémon are covered in hard armor."
CCCGuillotine — 60
CCCCStunning Uppercut — 80
Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If both of them are tails, this attack does nothing.
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Haxorus or Dark Explorers.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Haxorus was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Haxorus has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Haxorus — Black Bolt
Played in 40 recent decks
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 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.75 | $3.99 | $7.80 | $4.19 | $2.98 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $7.61 | $8.99 | $113.00 | $7.61 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.30 |
| 7-day average | €1.98 |
| 30-day average | €1.89 |
| Low | €0.39 |
| Trend price | €1.94 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.45 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.65 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.45 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.77 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.73 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.87 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Haxorus is real?
Haxorus 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 Haxorus worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Haxorus is $4.19; 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 Haxorus from?
Haxorus is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Haxorus?
Haxorus is a Rare Holo card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Haxorus printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
