Xerneas · Celebrations, what to know.
About the Xerneas card
Numbered 12 of 25 in Celebrations, released in October 2021, Xerneas is a Rare, a Basic Psychic-type carrying 120 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Xerneas needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA.
Xerneas carries this Pokédex flavor text: "When the horns on its head shine in seven colors, it is said to be sharing everlasting life."
What is Xerneas worth?
Xerneas is a non-holo Rare. In Celebrations, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Xerneas trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Xerneas before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
On Xerneas, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Xerneas in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Xerneas
For Xerneas, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Xerneas rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
