Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Xurkitree
Forbidden Light · #39 · Rare · 2018
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$2.40
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 39 / 150
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic · Ultra Beast
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 796
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 33.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Xurkitree 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.
- 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.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Cablegram) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Xurkitree
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Xurkitree?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It appeared from the Ultra Wormhole. It raided a power plant, so people think it energizes itself with electricity."
LDazzle Blast — 20
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.
LLCCablegram — 100
If you have exactly 3 Prize cards remaining, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Xurkitree 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.00 | $2.30 | $5.99 | $2.40 | $2.16 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.99 | $4.74 | $18.99 | $4.31 | $8.18 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €1.08 |
| 30-day average | €1.05 |
| Low | €0.14 |
| Trend price | €1.13 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.14 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.45 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.38 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.75 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.06 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Xurkitree is real?
Xurkitree 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 Xurkitree worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Xurkitree is $2.40; 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 Xurkitree from?
Xurkitree is from the Pokémon set "Forbidden Light" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Xurkitree?
Xurkitree is a Rare card in the Forbidden Light set.
Other Xurkitree printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
