Braixen XY Black Star Promos #XY161

Card #XY161 · Illustrated by kirisAki

80 HPFirePokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$0.78

Range $1 → $2
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Braixen is a Promo Pokémon card from XY Black Star Promos (#XY161), illustrated by kirisAki. It's a Stage 1 Fire-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Fennekin, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $0.78 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#8 most valuable Braixen of 13 #214 most valuable in XY Black Star Promos of 216

Competitive play · Limitless

0.2%

Played in 0.2% of competitive decks — 7 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.

Raw price by condition

Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$0.79

LPLightly Played$0.52

MPModerately Played$0.43

DMGDamaged$0.42

7-dayflat

30-dayflat

90-day▲ 4.0%

All-time high$1

All-time low$1

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$0.79

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 8		$20$20–$20
PSA 5		$8$8–$8

“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$2.11

Period high

$2.73

Period low

$0.89

Change

▼ 8.3%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA25 gradedPSA 10 · 5 · 20% gem rate

105

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Braixen 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

−$51

Raw $0.78 → graded PSA 8 ≈ $20.00
after ~$70.19 grading fee → 25.6× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 8	$20.00	$70.19	−$51	25.6×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

TCGplayerUS CardmarketEU eBay MercariUS AmazonUS TrollAndToadUS CoolStuffIncUS

Check recent sold prices

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Cross-market prices

171% spread

TCGplayer · cheapest$1

Cardmarket$1

PriceCharting · dearest$2

Currently 171% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat 0%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 171% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$1

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Card text

Evolves from Fennekin.

Destructive Flame20

Fire

Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Crackling Ribbon30

Colorless · Colorless

Weakness Water ×2Retreat 1

“When the twig is plucked from its tail, friction sets the twig alight. The flame is used to send signals to its allies.”

About the Pokémon

Fox PokémonGEN VIFennekin → Braixen → Delphox

It has a twig stuck in its tail. With friction from its tail fur, it sets the twig on fire and launches into battle.

Card details

SetXY Black Star Promos →

Number#XY161

RarityPromo

PokémonAll Braixen cards →

GenerationGen VI · Kalos →

ArtistkirisAki →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeFire

HP80

Evolves fromFennekin

WeaknessWater ×2

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#654

Card IDxyp-XY161

SourceAggregated marketplaces

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