Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Xerneas
Celebrations · #12 · Rare · 2021
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Market reference
$0.33
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 12 / 25
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- AKIRA EGAWA
- Pokédex #
- 716
- Series
- Sword & Shield
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 Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Xerneas
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥60 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
- 1.31 copies on average · 48 decks
- Match win rate
- 34.2%
- -13.1 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.
More by AKIRA EGAWA
This card was illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA.
Building around Xerneas?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"When the horns on its head shine in seven colors, it is said to be sharing everlasting life."
CCBreath of Life
Search your deck for up to 3 basic Energy cards of different types and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.
PCCAurora Horns — 100
Weakness:M×2
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.31 | $4,321.00 | $0.33 | $0.15 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.18 |
| 7-day average | €0.24 |
| 30-day average | €0.18 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.18 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.17 |
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 $0.33; 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 "Celebrations" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Xerneas?
Xerneas is a Rare card in the Celebrations set.
Other Xerneas printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
