Character info
The character
Xerneas is the Life Pokémon introduced in Pokémon X, known as one of the legendary box mascots of that generation. It is said to be able to share eternal life with others when its antler-like horns shine in seven colors. In the games it is strongly associated with the Fairy type and themes of renewal and vitality.
This card
This is card 076/128 from the 30th Celebration set, a Basic Pokémon printed at Rare (R) rarity bearing the Pikachu 30th Anniversary Stamp. The artwork, illustrated by kodama, depicts Xerneas rearing back with its antlers blazing in a multicolored stream of light against a pink and magenta background. The card lists Pokédex data for NO. 0716, including its height, weight, and species classification.
How it plays
Xerneas is a Basic Pokémon with 120 HP, weak to Metal-type attacks (x2) and retreating for two Colorless Energy. Its Psychic Ability, Geonavigation, costs one Colorless Energy and lets the player search their deck for up to two Stadium cards, reveal them, add them to hand, then shuffle the deck. Its attack, Aurora Horns, costs two Psychic Energy and one Colorless Energy and deals 100 damage.
Written with AI from the card and its catalogue entry, and checked by WinnTCG.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in 30th Celebration, a set of 128 cards, rarity R. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by kodama and published 2026-09-16. Both come from the public catalogue, not from WinnTCG.
A catalogue match is not the authenticity check. It confirms the card is the card it claims to be. Whether it is genuine was checked separately, on the card itself; see Authenticity below.
About this card
#716 in the National Pokédex · a Generation VI Pokémon · 137 different cards of it exist.
When the horns on its head shine in seven colors, it is said to be sharing everlasting life.
From the card and the public catalogue, not written by WinnTCG.
Authenticity
WinnTCG authenticated this card in hand, on the bench, against genuine Pokémon cards. It was checked four ways: light shone through it to check the core, its weight on a scale, its thickness measured, and its print pattern and surface texture under magnification.
How this card was graded
WinnTCG graded this card in hand, on the bench. The card was in our hands, and we sealed the case ourselves. We photographed it here under controlled light to show which card is in the case and where anything we marked sits on it.
If you are buying this slab: the grade is WinnTCG’s judgement of the card that was in front of us, and WinnTCG sealed this case. The photographs above are of that card. Compare them against what you can see through the case, because a case can be opened by anyone who has held it since.
The working behind this grade
Every grade here is published with its reasoning. The report states what each measurement returned, what the model proposed on each axis, where the grader disagreed with it, and every defect marked on the photographs above.