Pokémon · XY
Latias
XY Black Star Promos · #XY78 · Promo · 2013
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Market reference
$81.93
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY78 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Sanosuke Sakuma
- Pokédex #
- 380
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 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 Latias plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fire / Psychic Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Dragon type, weak to Fairy ×2 — a Fairy 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 Latias
- Exploit its Fairy weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Sanosuke Sakuma
This card was illustrated by Sanosuke Sakuma.
Building around Latias?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It can telepathically communicate with people. It changes its appearance using its down that refracts light."
REon Connection
Draw a card. If Latios is on your Bench, draw 1 more card.
PCCSpeed Wing — 60
Weakness:Y×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Latias or XY Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Latias was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Latias has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Latias ex — Surging Sparks
Played in 3,312 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 2026/07/21| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $38.99 | $57.34 | $341.90 | $81.93 | $149.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €32.00 |
| 7-day average | €40.99 |
| 30-day average | €35.47 |
| Low | €9.00 |
| Trend price | €34.35 |
| Low (excellent+) | €14.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €6.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €11.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €43.33 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €12.40 |
| Reverse holo trend | €15.55 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Latias is real?
Latias 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 Latias worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Latias is $81.93; 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 Latias from?
Latias is from the Pokémon set "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Latias?
Latias is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos set.
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