Pokémon · XY
Xerneas
XY · #96 · Rare · 2014
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From
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Market reference
$0.94
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 96 / 146
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Rare
- 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
- 1.32 copies on average · 56 decks
- Match win rate
- 35.3%
- -11.8 pts vs the 47.1% 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 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.
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.43 | $0.88 | $19.99 | $0.94 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.47 | $2.11 | $4,321.00 | $1.97 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €1.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.76 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €1.19 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.09 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.59 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.97 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.97 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.83 |
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 $0.94; 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" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Xerneas?
Xerneas is a Rare card in the XY set.
Other Xerneas printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
