Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Celesteela-GX
Unbroken Bonds · #228 · Rare Rainbow · 2019
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Market reference
$9.40
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 228 / 234
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare Rainbow
- HP
- 200
- Subtype
- Basic · GX · Ultra Beast
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- aky CG Works
- Pokédex #
- 797
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 110 damage
- 36.67 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 Celesteela-GX 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 (Power Cyclone) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 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.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥100 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.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Celesteela-GX
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥100 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- 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 aky CG Works
This card was illustrated by aky CG Works.
Building around Celesteela-GX?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Ability: Force Canceler
As long as this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, prevent all effects of your opponent's GX attacks, including damage, done to your Pokémon.
CCCPower Cyclone — 110
Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
CDiscovery-GX
Count your Prize cards and put them into your hand. Then, take that many cards from the top of your deck and put them face down as your Prize cards. If you don't have that many cards in your deck, this attack does nothing. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Celesteela-GX 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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $8.00 | $9.80 | $790.40 | $9.40 | $8.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €8.99 |
| 7-day average | €9.35 |
| 30-day average | €8.30 |
| Low | €4.99 |
| Trend price | €9.95 |
| Low (excellent+) | €6.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €7.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.01 |
| averageSellPrice | €9.52 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €8.89 |
| Reverse holo trend | €8.98 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Celesteela-GX is real?
Celesteela-GX 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 Celesteela-GX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Celesteela-GX is $9.40; 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 Celesteela-GX from?
Celesteela-GX is from the Pokémon set "Unbroken Bonds" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Celesteela-GX?
Celesteela-GX is a Rare Rainbow card in the Unbroken Bonds set.
Other Celesteela-GX printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
