Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Yveltal
Paradox Rift · #118 · Rare · 2023
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Market reference
$0.18
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 118 / 266
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- Pokédex #
- 717
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 40 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 Yveltal 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 (Dark Edge) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥65 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 Yveltal
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 10% of decks
- 1.09 copies on average · 7584 decks
- Match win rate
- 48.1%
- +0.8 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 kawayoo
This card was illustrated by kawayoo.
Building around Yveltal?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When its life comes to an end, it absorbs the life energy of every living thing and turns into a cocoon once more."
CCCross-Cut — 30+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon is an Evolution Pokémon, this attack does 60 more damage.
DDCDark Edge — 120
Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Yveltal or Paradox Rift.
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 9
Aug 28, 2026
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #26 25 Codes
Aug 28, 2026
ASRcristiano # 185 - 60 codes prize pool!
Aug 28, 2026
Full Bench Fridays PTCGL Cash Event $10 #11
Aug 28, 2026
Torneo Online PTCGL AC Gratuito #9
Aug 29, 2026
Perth Pokemon Week 2
Aug 29, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Yveltal was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #72 PTCG Live
today
🟢Jolly Good Weekly #4 | Top Cut! (50 Codes!)
today
8° Torneo del circuito CarroTCG/Prof. Fili
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 100 Codes
today
ASRcristiano # 184 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
today
Tournament play
This printing of Yveltal has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Yveltal — Mega Evolution
Played in 2,928 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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.02 | $0.20 | $2.99 | $0.18 | $0.08 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.30 | $2.99 | $0.30 | $0.14 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.07 |
| 7-day average | €0.08 |
| 30-day average | €0.09 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.12 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.23 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Yveltal is real?
Yveltal 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 Yveltal worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Yveltal is $0.18; 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 Yveltal from?
Yveltal is from the Pokémon set "Paradox Rift" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Yveltal?
Yveltal is a Rare card in the Paradox Rift set.
Other Yveltal printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
