2013–2016

XY era Pokémon cards

19 English sets and 1,962 cards, from XY Black Star Promos (Oct 12, 2013) to Evolutions (Nov 2, 2016). The era opens with XY Black Star Promos and closes with Evolutions. Its most valuable card is Team Aqua's Kyogre-EX 6/34 from Double Crisis, at $852. Pikachu appears on more of its cards than any other Pokémon (18). It comes after the Black & White era and before the Sun & Moon era. See every era in order.

Team Aqua's Kyogre-EX 6/34, Double Crisis — Team Aqua's Kyogre-EX$852PSA 10 $372,000

Sets: 19; 2013–2016
Cards: 1,962
Most valuable card: $852; Team Aqua's Kyogre-EX
Most valuable set: $9,977; XY Black Star Promos
Most-featured Pokémon: Pikachu; 18 cards

What defined the era

The XY era, from 2014 to Evolutions in November 2016, is the era of Mega Evolution EX cards and BREAK cards, the gold-bordered sideways evolutions of Breakthrough and Breakpoint. Full-art Pokémon-EX and the first full-art Supporters carried the chase, and the secret rares were the Mega Pokémon: M Rayquaza-EX from Ancient Origins and the Phantom Forces pair of Dialga-EX and Gengar-EX are the dearest cards today. Generations, with its Radiant Collection, and Evolutions, a reworking of Base Set's cards, were the era's two special sets and are the ones most often opened now. XY was printed in large numbers, so raw copies of most cards stay cheap and the premium sits in PSA 10s of the full arts.

Most valuable cards of the era

Top 24, ungraded price

Newest first

XY sets

19 sets, newest first

Evolutions
November 2016 · 113 cards
Set value $789
M Charizard-EX $122
Chase cards
McDMcDonald's Collection 2016
August 2016 · 12 cards
Set value $898
Magikarp $170
Steam Siege
August 2016 · 116 cards
Set value $419
Gardevoir-EX $95.10
Chase cards
Fates Collide
May 2016 · 129 cards
Set value $1,045
Umbreon-EX $151
Chase cards
Generations
February 2016 · 117 cards
Set value $1,488
Flareon-EX $169
Chase cards
BREAKpoint
February 2016 · 126 cards
Set value $1,067
Gyarados-EX $201
Chase cards
McDMcDonald's Collection 2015
November 2015 · 12 cards
Set value $130
Pikachu $29.00
BREAKthrough
November 2015 · 165 cards
Set value $1,365
Mewtwo-EX $204
Chase cards
Ancient Origins
August 2015 · 101 cards
Set value $2,787
M Rayquaza-EX $730
Chase cards
Roaring Skies
May 2015 · 112 cards
Set value $2,221
M Rayquaza-EX $707
Chase cards
Double Crisis
March 2015 · 34 cards
Set value $1,324
Team Aqua's Kyogre-EX $852
Chase cards
Primal Clash
February 2015 · 164 cards
Set value $1,543
Primal Groudon-EX $205
Chase cards
Phantom Forces
November 2014 · 124 cards
Set value $2,486
Dialga-EX $800
Chase cards
Furious Fists
August 2014 · 114 cards
Set value $778
Lucario-EX $146
Chase cards
McDMcDonald's Collection 2014
May 2014 · 12 cards
Set value $108
Pikachu $40.00
Flashfire
May 2014 · 110 cards
Set value $1,416
M Charizard-EX $477
Chase cards
XY
February 2014 · 146 cards
Set value $771
Blastoise-EX $160
Chase cards
Kalos Starter Set
November 2013 · 39 cards
Set value $109
Snorlax $35.23
XY Black Star Promos
October 2013 · 216 cards
Set value $9,977
Gyarados $600

Set value is one copy of every card at today’s ungraded prices, shown for sets with prices for at least 90% of their cards.

Most cards this era

Pokémon of the era

Common questions

How many sets are in the XY era?

19 English sets and 1,962 cards, from XY Black Star Promos (Oct 12, 2013) to Evolutions (Nov 2, 2016).

What is the most valuable XY era card?

Team Aqua's Kyogre-EX 6/34 from Double Crisis, at about $852 ungraded.

When did the XY era start and end?

The first English XY set, XY Black Star Promos, was released on Oct 12, 2013. The last in the catalogue is Evolutions, released on Nov 2, 2016. The Sun & Moon era follows it.

Which XY era set is worth the most?

XY Black Star Promos, at about $9,977 for one of every card at today’s ungraded prices. Only sets with prices for 90% or more of their cards are compared.