Pokémon · POP
Celebi ex
POP Series 2 · #17 · Rare · 2005
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Market reference
$58.60
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 17 / 17
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic · ex
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ryo Ueda
- Pokédex #
- 251
- Series
- POP
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Celebi ex 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 (Psychic Shield) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Celebi ex
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Ryo Ueda
This card was illustrated by Ryo Ueda.
Building around Celebi ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Time Reversal
Once during your turn, when you put Celebi ex from your hand onto your Bench, you may search your discard pile for a card, show it to your opponent, and put it on top of your deck.
PCPsychic Shield — 30
Prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Celebi ex by your opponent's Pokémon-ex during your opponent's next turn.
When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $64.99 | $144.00 | $598.50 | $58.60 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €17.99 |
| 7-day average | €30.14 |
| 30-day average | €34.78 |
| Low | €4.99 |
| Trend price | €22.43 |
| Low (excellent+) | €14.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.05 |
| averageSellPrice | €23.72 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.44 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.50 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Celebi ex is real?
Celebi ex 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 Celebi ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Celebi ex is $58.60; 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 Celebi ex from?
Celebi ex is from the Pokémon set "POP Series 2" in the POP series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Celebi ex?
Celebi ex is a Rare card in the POP Series 2 set.
Other Celebi ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
