Pokémon · XY
Keldeo
XY Black Star Promos · #XY118 · Promo · 2013
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$29.06
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY118 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 647
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
Strategy & play
How Keldeo 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 (Sacred Sword) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥45 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 Keldeo
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.8 copies on average · 10 decks
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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Keldeo?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When it is resolute, its body fills with power and it becomes swifter. Its jumps are too fast to follow."
Ability: Justified
This Pokémon's attacks do 50 more damage to your opponent's Darkness Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
WWWSacred Sword — 100
This Pokémon can't use Sacred Sword during your next turn.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Keldeo or XY Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Keldeo 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 2026/07/21| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $14.69 | $28.26 | $9,999.00 | $29.06 | $35.59 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €43.95 |
| 7-day average | €24.12 |
| 30-day average | €16.46 |
| Low | €2.45 |
| Trend price | €24.93 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.12 |
| averageSellPrice | €18.73 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.23 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.26 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Keldeo is real?
Keldeo 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 Keldeo worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Keldeo is $29.06; 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 Keldeo from?
Keldeo is from the Pokémon set "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Keldeo?
Keldeo is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos set.
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