No. 716 · Kalos · Fairy
Xerneascards
Xerneas is a Fairy-type Pokémon introduced in Kalos, number 716 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2013 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 23
- Sets
- 14
- Printed
- 2013–2026
- Illustrators
- 15
- Sightings
- 2
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The strongest Xerneas art
01/06Xerneas
Illustration rare
02/06Xerneas EX
Ultra Rare
03/06Xerneas GX
Ultra Rare
04/06Xerneas ex
Promo
05/06Xerneas BREAK
Ultra Rare
06/06Xerneas EX
Promo
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Which is the better picture?
Two Xerneas cards, side by side.
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Xerneas by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Xerneas cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Xerneas gets drawn
Xerneas is usually drawn wondrous, epic and dreamy, sometimes ethereal, usually jumping, in spring, often in 3D.
Across 18 Xerneas artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2013–2026
Xerneas through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2013 XY Black Star Promos- 2014 XY
2015 BREAKthrough- 2016 Steam Siege
2017 Crimson Invasion- 2018 Forbidden Light
2020 Vivid Voltage
2021 Celebrations- 2023 SVP Black Star Promos
2024 Surging Sparks- 2025 Mega Evolution
- 2026 Chaos Rising
Xerneas sightingsspotted in 2 other cards
Cards where Xerneas turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Xerneas card
23 cards, strongest artwork first.
Xerneas in numbers
- Cards
- 23
- Sets
- 14since XY Black Star Promos
- Illustrators
- 15most by 5ban Graphics
- Printed
- 2013–2026
- Printed as
- Basic, BREAK
- Sightings
- 2in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 120–210
They span 14 sets, from XY Black Star Promos to 30th Celebration. 15 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, AKIRA EGAWA and Eske Yoshinob. It has been printed as Basic and BREAK.
Who draws Xerneas
15 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
14 sets, by how many Xerneas cards each holds.
- XY Black Star Promos4
- Forbidden Light3
- XY3
- Chaos Rising2
- Steam Siege2
30th Celebration1
BREAKthrough1
Celebrations1
Crimson Invasion1
Lost Thunder1
Mega Evolution1- SVP Black Star Promos1
2 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Xerneas cards are there?
- There are 23 Xerneas cards, printed between 2013 and 2026 across 14 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Xerneas card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Xerneas art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Xerneas cards?
- 15 illustrators have drawn Xerneas. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 9, followed by AKIRA EGAWA and Eske Yoshinob.
- What was the first Xerneas card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from XY Black Star Promos, released in 2013. 9 of its 23 cards are Rare.
