Pokémon · Black & White
Serperior
Legendary Treasures · #RC3 · Uncommon · 2013
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Market reference
$4.60
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- RC3 / 140
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Servine
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 497
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Serperior plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Solar Beam) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Servine first).
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Serperior
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 1.86 copies on average · 29 decks
- Match win rate
- 37.1%
- -10.1 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 Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Serperior?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It only gives its all against strong opponents who are not fazed by the glare from Serperior's noble eyes."
Ability: Royal Garden
If this Pokémon has any Grass Energy attached to it, this Pokémon has no Retreat Cost.
GCCSolar Beam — 80
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Serperior 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.29 | $4.34 | $4,321.00 | $4.60 | $2.72 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.90 |
| 7-day average | €2.05 |
| 30-day average | €2.07 |
| Low | €0.75 |
| Trend price | €1.97 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.95 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.64 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.69 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.85 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.51 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Serperior is real?
Serperior 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 Serperior worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Serperior is $4.60; 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 Serperior from?
Serperior is from the Pokémon set "Legendary Treasures" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Serperior?
Serperior is a Uncommon card in the Legendary Treasures set.
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