Fairy-Type Pokémon Cards: What Happened to Fairy, Weakness and Popular Cards

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Fairy at a Glance

Printing figures count every English printing. Fairy has no cards in Standard.

Fairy

Video game typesFairy types, from 2013 to 2019. Fairy Pokémon have been printed as Psychic since.

Pokémon in StandardNone: no Fairy card has been printed since 2019

Basic Energy cardFairy Energy

First expansionKalos Starter Set (2013)

Pokémon cards printed in English238

Most printed PokémonGardevoir (18), Xerneas (16), Sylveon (11)

Fairy Energy

Sun & Moon #172

Basic Energy: no copy limit in a deck.

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How Fairy Plays

Fairy cards were printed for six years, from the Kalos Starter Set in 2013 to Cosmic Eclipse in 2019. Nearly every one was weak to Metal and resisted Darkness, and the Dragon Pokémon printed in the same years were weak to Fairy, so a Fairy deck was the natural answer to a Dragon deck.

In Standard there are no Fairy cards left. A Fairy Pokémon printed today, such as Sylveon ex or Mega Gardevoir ex, is a Psychic card that keeps the old Metal Weakness, and Lillie's Clefairy ex brings back the Fairy rule by making the opponent's Dragon Pokémon weak to Psychic.

Things to Know About Fairy Pokémon Cards

Fairy cards were weak to Metal and resisted Darkness on nearly every card.
Dragon Pokémon from the XY and Sun & Moon series were printed weak to Fairy.
Fairy cards are legal in Expanded, which allows every set from Black & White on, but not in Standard.
Fairy Energy is still a Basic Energy card, but no Pokémon in Standard has a Fairy symbol in its attack cost.

Where Fairy Pokémon Are Now

Fairy Pokémon printed since 2020 are Psychic cards. These are legal in Standard and keep Fairy's old habits.

Sylveon ex

Surging Sparks #86

Mega Gardevoir ex

Mega Evolution #60

Lillie's Clefairy ex

Journey Together #56

Sylveon ex: Magical Charm does 160 and makes the Defending Pokémon's attacks do 100 less next turn; Angelite shuffles 2 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon into their deck. Weak to Metal, as Fairy cards were.
Mega Gardevoir ex: Gardevoir was a Fairy card in XY and Sun & Moon. Now Psychic, Mega Symphonia does 50 for each Psychic Energy on all your Pokémon.
Lillie's Clefairy ex: Fairy Zone makes your opponent's Dragon Pokémon weak to Psychic, the Fairy-beats-Dragon rule on a Psychic card.

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Most Valuable Fairy Cards

The highest-priced Fairy Pokémon of the XY and Sun & Moon series, one printing per card name, by TCGplayer market price on November 2, 2026. Prices change daily; each card's page has today's.

Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX

Unbroken Bonds #205

$713.14

Mimikyu-GX

Lost Thunder #226

$316.83

Togepi & Cleffa & Igglybuff-GX

Cosmic Eclipse #143a

$294.95

Sylveon-GX

Hidden Fates Shiny Vault #SV76

$225.42

Sylveon-EX

Generations #RC32

$195.02

Xerneas-EX

XY #146

$119.44

Classic Fairy Cards Collectors Know

Older cards that collectors know the type by. No prices here: vintage cards sell too rarely, in too many conditions, for one number to mean much. How to check what your Pokémon cards are worth →

Xerneas-EX

XY #97

Sylveon-GX

Guardians Rising #92

Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX

Unbroken Bonds #205

Xerneas-EX: From XY (2014), the series' first set and the Fairy legendary's first EX.
Sylveon-GX: From Guardians Rising (2017).
Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX: The alternate art TAG TEAM from Unbroken Bonds (2019).

The Other Types

Grass Plants and Bugs. Grass decks heal, move Energy around and power up off Grass Energy in play, and almost every Grass Pokémon is weak to Fire. Fire Big damage that costs Energy. Fire attacks often discard Energy to hit hard, Charizard is the type's face, and Fire is weak to Water. Water The biggest type by printings. Water covers Water and Ice Pokémon, mixes raw damage with damage counters, and is weak to Lightning or, for Ice types, Metal. Lightning Pikachu's type. Lightning decks attach Energy fast and hit hard for it, Lightning is weak to Fighting, and it hits Water and Flying Pokémon for Weakness. Psychic Mewtwo, Mew and Gardevoir. Psychic decks scale damage off Energy and bend the rules, and Psychic is weak to Darkness or, for Fairy-origin Pokémon, Metal. Fighting Lucario, Machamp and the Rock and Ground Pokémon. Fighting decks hit hard and cheaply, and Fighting is the type the most Standard Pokémon are weak to. Darkness Umbreon, Darkrai and the Poison Pokémon. Darkness decks disrupt, poison and punish, and Darkness hits Psychic Pokémon for Weakness. Metal The card game's Steel type. Metal Pokémon are bulky, resist Grass, and hit Fairy-origin and Ice Pokémon for Weakness; Fire is their problem. Dragon No Basic Energy and no Weakness. Dragon Pokémon pay with two other types, hit hard, and in Standard nothing is weak to them and they are weak to nothing. Colorless Fits in any deck. Colorless costs can be paid with any Energy, so Colorless Pokémon such as Snorlax, Eevee and Bloodmoon Ursaluna slot into every type.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fairy still a type in the Pokémon TCG?

No new Fairy cards have been printed since Cosmic Eclipse in 2019. The type was retired when the Sword & Shield series began in 2020, and Fairy Pokémon are now printed as Psychic.

What was Fairy type weak to in the Pokémon TCG?

Metal. Nearly every Fairy card was weak to Metal and resisted Darkness, and the Dragon Pokémon of the same era were weak to Fairy.

Can I still play Fairy cards?

In Expanded, yes: it allows every set from Black & White on, which covers every Fairy card. They are not legal in Standard.

What is the most valuable Fairy-type Pokémon card?

Of the XY and Sun & Moon series, Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX from Unbroken Bonds at $713.14 on TCGplayer as of November 2, 2026. Older cards, such as the vintage Shining and Gold Star cards, can sell for more, but they trade too rarely for one price to mean much.

Which Pokémon has the most Fairy-type cards?

Gardevoir, with 18 English Fairy cards counting every printing, then Xerneas (16) and Sylveon (11).

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