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Release date, card count, chase cards, value and how it compares with the XY era.
XY Beginning Set was released November 8, 2013.
XY Beginning Set has 41 cards.
XY Beginning Set is part of the XY era.
Miltank, at $20.00, as of October 25, 2026.
XY Beginning Set is a Japanese Pokémon TCG deck product from the XY era, released on November 8, 2013 under the set code HXY. It is a compact release with 41 catalog printings, built as an entry point to the new era rather than a full booster expansion. Furfrou is the one name printed in more than one version, and the cards that carry the set's value include Miltank, Snorlax, Greninja and Delphox, a mix of everyday trainer-deck Pokémon and the era's starters. The XY Beginning Set card list reads as a pre-built deck product, not a collector chase release.
There is no rarity ladder or secret tier to speak of here, since XY Beginning Set is a deck product and its 41 printings are the whole run. The most valuable cards are Miltank, which ranks first, then Snorlax, Greninja, Delphox and Bidoof. Value is fairly concentrated: the top five cards hold 51 percent of the set's total card value, so the chase cards in this release are the handful of deck staples that rank above the rest, with the remainder sitting well below them.
As of October 2026, XY Beginning Set ranks 6th by total card value among the 10 comparable XY sets, about equal to the era median, and 41st across the whole game's 110 comparable sets. Its single most valuable card ranks 7th in the era, while it ranks 5th for trading activity. It followed Mewtwo vs Genesect Deck Kit (Genesect) and came before Yveltal Half Deck; the Genesect kit holds the next-door slot on value in neither direction as given, so the rank figures above place it. Its cards also appear in the English Kalos Starter Set, released the same week.
Written from market data as of October 22, 2026; the tables update live.
| Measure | This setXY Beginning Set | Median of 10 deck productsXY median | Previous setMewtwo vs Genesect Deck Kit (Genesect) | Next setYveltal Half Deck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | Nov 8, 2013 | — | Jul 13, 2013 | Jan 31, 2014 |
| Cards | 41 | 23 | 16 | 15 |
| Master set value | ≥ $114.35 | $114.65 | ≥ $77.25 | ≥ $20.00 |
| Most valuable card price | $20.00 | $47.44 | $39.99 | $10.00 |
| Priced cards | 29 of 41 | 16 | 7 of 16 | 3 of 15 |
Completing XY Beginning Set means finding all 41 catalog printings, and 29 of them carry a market price. Because the top five cards hold 51 percent of the total card value, the cost of a full set is driven mostly by those few cards, while the rest of the run is comparatively light. This is a small, finite list, so the most valuable cards are the main variable in what a complete set involves.
PansageXY Beginning Set · 002——N/AQuant score — not availableToo few of the sub-scores resolved on this instrument to compose one. An honest absence: a partial composite would rank it against cards the model knows far more about.
PanpourXY Beginning Set · 011——N/AQuant score — not availableToo few of the sub-scores resolved on this instrument to compose one. An honest absence: a partial composite would rank it against cards the model knows far more about.
InkayXY Beginning Set · 018——N/AQuant score — not availableToo few of the sub-scores resolved on this instrument to compose one. An honest absence: a partial composite would rank it against cards the model knows far more about.
BisharpXY Beginning Set · 020——N/AQuant score — not availableToo few of the sub-scores resolved on this instrument to compose one. An honest absence: a partial composite would rank it against cards the model knows far more about.
SkittyXY Beginning Set · 028——N/AQuant score — not availableToo few of the sub-scores resolved on this instrument to compose one. An honest absence: a partial composite would rank it against cards the model knows far more about.
BunnelbyXY Beginning Set · 030——N/AQuant score — not availableToo few of the sub-scores resolved on this instrument to compose one. An honest absence: a partial composite would rank it against cards the model knows far more about.
PotionXY Beginning Set · 034——N/AQuant score — not availableToo few of the sub-scores resolved on this instrument to compose one. An honest absence: a partial composite would rank it against cards the model knows far more about.
Crushing HammerXY Beginning Set · 035——N/AQuant score — not availableToo few of the sub-scores resolved on this instrument to compose one. An honest absence: a partial composite would rank it against cards the model knows far more about.
SwitchXY Beginning Set · 036——N/AQuant score — not availableToo few of the sub-scores resolved on this instrument to compose one. An honest absence: a partial composite would rank it against cards the model knows far more about.
Pokemon CatcherXY Beginning Set · 037——N/AQuant score — not availableToo few of the sub-scores resolved on this instrument to compose one. An honest absence: a partial composite would rank it against cards the model knows far more about.
Poke BallXY Beginning Set · 038——N/AQuant score — not availableToo few of the sub-scores resolved on this instrument to compose one. An honest absence: a partial composite would rank it against cards the model knows far more about.