# Yveltal EX #79/146 — XY

## Summary

Yveltal EX was one of the defining Basics of the XY era, a Darkness attacker whose Evil Ball punished energy-heavy boards and drove some of the format's most played lists. As a headline Ultra Rare in the base set, it drew steady demand from players and from Gen VI box-legendary collectors alike. At a $16 modelled guide, with 8 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.50 out of Perfect Order; a PSA 10 guides at $112, 7.1 times raw, but a 14% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | XY |
| Number | 79/146 |
| Rarity | Ultra Rare |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2014-02-05 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| Suffix | EX |
| HP | 170 |
| Types | Darkness |
| Attack: Evil Ball | cost Darkness/Colorless — damage 20+ — This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Energy attached to both Active Pokémon. |
| Attack: Y Cyclone | cost Darkness/Colorless/Colorless — damage 90 — Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Resistance | Fighting -20 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Yveltal #717](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/yveltal) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$15.85** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Floor delivered ask: $13.70 — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Quant score: 53/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2014-02-05T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-30T08:23:17.518Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-28T08:25:51.407Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-06T18:32:58.850Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-28T08:25:51.407Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-06T08:16:55.860Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/xy/yveltal-ex-79)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy1-79%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)