Pokémon · XY
Fennekin
Kalos Starter Set · #8 · 2013
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From
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Market reference
$4.50
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 8 / 39
- Release year
- 2013
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Braixen
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 653
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 Fennekin 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 (Live Coal) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Fennekin
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.1 copies on average · 135 decks
- Match win rate
- 38.5%
- -8.8 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.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Fennekin?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Eating a twig fills it with energy, and its roomy ears give vent to air hotter than 390 degrees Fahrenheit."
RScratch — 10
RCLive Coal — 20
Weakness:W×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Fennekin or Kalos Starter Set.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Fennekin was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Fennekin has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Fennekin — Chaos Rising
Played in 58 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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.05 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.24 | — |
| Holofoil | $0.29 | $0.75 | $19.98 | $4.50 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.50 |
| 7-day average | €0.38 |
| 30-day average | €0.31 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.49 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.03 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.55 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.41 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.52 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.62 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Fennekin is real?
Fennekin 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 Fennekin worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Fennekin is $4.50; 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 Fennekin from?
Fennekin is from the Pokémon set "Kalos Starter Set" in the XY series, released in 2013.
Other Fennekin printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
