Pokémon · XY
Xerneas
XY Black Star Promos · #XY05 · Promo · 2013
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From
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Market reference
$9.89
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY05 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 716
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fairy Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fairy 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Xerneas
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.26 copies on average · 58 decks
- Match win rate
- 35.5%
- -11.7 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 Xerneas?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Legends say it can share eternal life. It slept for a thousand years in the form of a tree before its revival."
YGeomancy
Choose 2 of your Benched Pokémon. For each of those Pokémon, search your deck for a Fairy Energy card and attach it to that Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
YYCRainbow Spear — 100
Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:M×2
Resistance:D-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Xerneas or XY Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Xerneas 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 | $11.37 | $14.00 | $59.90 | $9.89 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €19.49 |
| 7-day average | €6.89 |
| 30-day average | €4.53 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €6.98 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.85 |
| averageSellPrice | €7.10 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.97 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.69 |
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 $9.89; 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 "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Xerneas?
Xerneas is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos set.
Other Xerneas printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
