Pokémon · XY
Xerneas
XY Black Star Promos · #XY31 · Promo · 2013
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Market reference
$3.68
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY31 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 716
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 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 Xerneas 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 (Light of Life) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 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 ≥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.
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.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
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."
YCCAurora Gain — 50
During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon has no weakness.
YYCCLight of Life — 80+
If your opponent has Yveltal (including Yveltal-EX) in play, this attack does 40 more damage.
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 | $1.23 | $3.60 | $4,321.00 | $3.68 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.49 |
| 7-day average | €2.82 |
| 30-day average | €2.90 |
| Low | €0.99 |
| Trend price | €2.71 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.96 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.70 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.95 |
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 $3.68; 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.
