Pokémon · XY

Braixen

XY · #25 · Uncommon · 2014

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Market reference

$0.36

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Card facts

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Set position: 25 / 146
Release year: 2014
Rarity: Uncommon
HP: 80
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Fennekin
Evolves to: Delphox
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: 5ban Graphics
Pokédex #: 654
Series: XY

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Card Selection
Damage efficiency: 40 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

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Braixen plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is card selection. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Needs Fire Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Fire type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥40 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 Fennekin; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.

How to beat Braixen

Exploit its Water weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 1.78 copies on average · 157 decks
Match win rate: 36.4%; -10.9 pts vs the 47.3% 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.

Mega Delphox ex

in 16% of decks · 24 seen

Delphox

in 97% of decks · 141 seen

Fennekin

in 100% of decks · 146 seen

Emboar

in 32% of decks · 47 seen

Pignite

in 27% of decks · 40 seen

Tepig

in 29% of decks · 43 seen

Reshiram

in 9% of decks · 13 seen

Firebreather

in 64% of decks · 93 seen

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About this card

HP: 80Type:RFireSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: FennekinEvolves to: Delphox

"It has a twig stuck in its tail. With friction from its tail fur, it sets the twig on fire and launches into battle."

CClairvoyant Eye

Look at the top 3 cards of your deck and put them back on top of your deck in any order.

RCFire Tail Slap — 40

Discard a Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon.

Weakness:W×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Braixen was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

2 weeks ago

Tournament play

This printing of Braixen has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Braixen — Chaos Rising

Played in 41 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 2026/07/19

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.10	$0.33	$1,000.00	$0.36	$0.20
Reverse Holofoil	$0.49	$0.98	$23.49	$1.34	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/05/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.20
7-day average	€0.18
30-day average	€0.23
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.24
Low (excellent+)	€0.04
Reverse holo low	€0.20
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.35
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.07
reverseHoloSell	€0.87
averageSellPrice	€0.28
Reverse holo 30-day	€1.18
Reverse holo trend	€1.10

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Braixen is real?

Braixen 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 Braixen worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Braixen is $0.36; 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 Braixen from?

Braixen is from the Pokémon set "XY" in the XY series, released in 2014.

What rarity is Braixen?

Braixen is a Uncommon card in the XY set.