Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Xerneas
Vivid Voltage · #78 · Rare Holo · 2020
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Market reference
$0.44
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 78 / 203
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 716
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Recovery
- 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 Xerneas 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 (Aurora Gain) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal 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 Xerneas
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Xerneas?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When the horns on its head shine in seven different colors, it is said to be sharing everlasting life."
PGeo Hunt
Put a card from your discard pile into your hand.
PPCAurora Gain — 100
Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.
Weakness:M×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Xerneas was legal.
Expanded Tourney #2
4 days ago
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Expanded
5 days ago
Expanded Tourney #2
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #2 - 18 Codes
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
2 weeks ago
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
3 weeks ago
Tournament play
This printing of Xerneas has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Xerneas — Chaos Rising
Played in 39 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 2026/06/24| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.43 | $999.99 | $0.44 | $0.27 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.15 | $0.45 | $999.99 | $0.46 | $0.40 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.08 |
| 7-day average | €0.70 |
| 30-day average | €0.58 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.52 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.05 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.97 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.35 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.71 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.45 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.95 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.35 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Xerneas is real?
Xerneas 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 Xerneas worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Xerneas is $0.44; 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 Xerneas from?
Xerneas is from the Pokémon set "Vivid Voltage" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Xerneas?
Xerneas is a Rare Holo card in the Vivid Voltage set.
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Other Xerneas printings
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