Pokémon · XY
White Kyurem
XY Black Star Promos · #XY81 · Promo · 2013
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Market reference
$45.98
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY81 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 646
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 30 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 White Kyurem 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 (Flare Blizzard) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Fire / Water 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 ≥60 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 White Kyurem
- Exploit its Fairy weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
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 White Kyurem?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It generates a powerful, freezing energy inside itself, but its body became frozen when the energy leaked out."
RCCHyper Beam — 40
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
RRWCFlare Blizzard — 120
This Pokémon can't use Flare Blizzard during your next turn.
Weakness:Y×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to White Kyurem or XY Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where White Kyurem 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 | $34.99 | $52.35 | $9,999.00 | $45.98 | $420.86 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €8.00 |
| 7-day average | €30.69 |
| 30-day average | €26.98 |
| Low | €7.95 |
| Trend price | €32.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €24.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.30 |
| averageSellPrice | €35.62 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.43 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.47 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my White Kyurem is real?
White Kyurem 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 White Kyurem worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for White Kyurem is $45.98; 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 White Kyurem from?
White Kyurem is from the Pokémon set "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.
What rarity is White Kyurem?
White Kyurem is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos set.
Other White Kyurem printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
