Pokémon · XY
Sylveon
XY Black Star Promos · #XY04 · Promo · 2013
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Market reference
$44.37
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY04 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Eevee
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 700
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Sylveon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Fairy Wind) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fairy Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fairy type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Eevee; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Sylveon
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.41 copies on average · 152 decks
- Match win rate
- 39.0%
- -8.2 pts vs the 47.2% field average
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 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Sylveon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It sends a soothing aura from its ribbonlike feelers to calm fights."
YDisarming Voice — 20
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused.
YCCFairy Wind — 60
Weakness:M×2
Resistance:D-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Sylveon or XY Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Sylveon was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Sylveon has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Sylveon — Prismatic Evolutions
Played in 60 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 | $26.50 | $49.99 | $209.90 | $44.37 | $149.39 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.90 |
| 7-day average | €17.43 |
| 30-day average | €18.42 |
| Low | €0.40 |
| Trend price | €15.32 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.39 |
| averageSellPrice | €18.28 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.75 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sylveon is real?
Sylveon 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 Sylveon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sylveon is $44.37; 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 Sylveon from?
Sylveon is from the Pokémon set "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Sylveon?
Sylveon is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos set.
Other Sylveon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
